[3] Genieri is twinned with Yate, a town in the United Kingdom, a link that arose in 1986 as an initiative by a group of students.

[4] In November 2018, the people of Genieri financed the development of a self-sufficient water source.

[5] Genieri is home to a “Youth Skill Tailoring Centre”, opened in 2014.

[7] Genieri was able to afford treatment for all cases of Malaria thanks to a donation from Yate, though the village was still severely affected by it and was still recovering as of February 2019.

[8] As of October 2020, Genieri had not been directly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but lockdowns imposed by the Gambian government had negatively impacted the town's economy by preventing villagers from commuting to nearby towns for work.