Nfamara K. Dampha

Nfamara K. Dampha has seven years of experience in student and youth organizational leadership and community and public sector management. He currently serves as Assistant Secretary to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources. His main work responsibilities include formulating, reviewing, and monitoring the implementation of fisheries, water, and climate related policies, programs, and strategies. Nfamara K. Dampha is the founder and current President of Genieri Youth’s Association for Education & Development focused on empowering rural youth with skills meant to combat poverty, inequality, and unemployment. He earned a first class degree (Cum Laude) in Development Studies from the University of the Gambia. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, he plans to implement a variety of projects focused on mitigating rural-urban drift, illegal migration, and promoting rural youth empowerment for the purpose of rural development. Stayed in Africa.