Poca TV is an independent TV station based in the Netherlands. Their usual field of interest is roots/reggae music, but in 2009 the station’s director Poca (aka Aldith Hunkar) was invited to become an ambassador for YEP Africa, a youth empowerment project in The Gambia. She visited The Gambia in the summer of 2009 and took along her camera – and was in turn filmed by Robert van den Broek – as she followed a group of young entrepreneurs as they took their first tentative steps in the business world. As she puts it, this isn’t about hand outs, but about ‘a group of strong-willed young Africans shaping their own lives’. The video above is an account of her time with these young Gambians and is a great insight into the country and the struggles the young people have to find work within a tough economic situation. We wish them, and Aldith all the best for the future.

You can find out more about Poca TV on their MySpace page, and YEP Africa at their website.