Gambia Revenue Authority kicked off a workshop at the Senegambia Beach Hotel, where senior staff and gender focal points are getting trained on diversity and inclusion stuff for five straight days. Deputy Director Binta Sallah Kandeh said the whole point is embedding equity into policies and operations instead of treating it like some checkbox exercise, while Acting Commissioner Essa Jallow mentioned that respecting differences actually boosts efficiency when dealing with taxpayers from different backgrounds.
The sessions cover everything from gender-responsive budgeting to stopping workplace harassment, and participants are supposed to figure out how to turn national policies into actual internal rules. Director of Internal Audit John Gomez told everyone that real change comes from how people lead teams rather than just paperwork sitting around collecting dust.
The Ministry of Gender backed the initiative as a solid example of integrating inclusion into public sector work, and the training wraps up with recommendations for improving the authority's diversity framework through better data collection and leadership accountability.
The sessions cover everything from gender-responsive budgeting to stopping workplace harassment, and participants are supposed to figure out how to turn national policies into actual internal rules. Director of Internal Audit John Gomez told everyone that real change comes from how people lead teams rather than just paperwork sitting around collecting dust.
The Ministry of Gender backed the initiative as a solid example of integrating inclusion into public sector work, and the training wraps up with recommendations for improving the authority's diversity framework through better data collection and leadership accountability.
