We are Ninki Nanka Encounters.

Ninki Nanka Encounters (NNE) Foundation is a small, new Gambian charity bringing people together to work towards the responsible development of the Ninki Nanka Trail (NNT) to harness the untapped potential of The River Gambia for the benefit of local people.

Our role is to facilitate local tourism businesses, government and communities to implement a responsible approach to developing The River as a tourist destination and deliver inspiring tourism products and experiences. We aim to ensure empowerment and a fair deal for communities and create extraordinary, mutually beneficial encounters between tourists and local people.

Our activities focus on supporting NNT communities and MSMEs through innovative product & experience development, capacity building & education; a booking platform & Ninki Nanka Centre for selling their activities/accommodation/products; community projects fund; NNT Green Scales quality & sustainability standard; branding & marketing and creative interpretation, arts & performances to share communities’ cultural and natural heritage and Ninki Nanka stories on their own terms.

NNE are organized around delivering our NNT theory of change which includes 4 (dragon-themed) implementation pathways:

• Product Development: Dragon Tales & Trails

• Good Governance: The Ninki Nanka Way

• Environmental Management: Green Svales

• Community Empowerment: Dragon Empowered