The Gambia

Tenengfara Solar Powered Water Project, Central River Region – The Gambia

Water Charity’s Water For Everyone – The Gambia program has launched a new solar-powered water project in the Central River Region of The Gambia. Location of Project: Tenegfara Village, Niamina East District, Central River Region, The Gambia, West Africa; GPS Coordinates: N13°37.500 W015°01.311 Community Description Tenengfara is a village located about 8 kilometers east of […]

Foni Kansala District Rehab Tour Phase 3- West Coast Region, The Gambia

Foni Kansala- is one of the nine districts of the West Coast Region of The Gambia, located south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Kansala is located in the southeast of the division, between Foni Bintang-Karenai and Foni Bondali. This area of the country is prone to illegal deforestation, especially […]

Niamina East District Rehab Tour Phase 1 – The Gambia

Niamina East is one of the ten districts of the Central River Region of The Gambia. It is located within the Janjanbureh Area Council. The district covers an area of about 395.6 km² with a population of about 34,000, of which 47.5% are male and 52.5% are female. Subsistence farming remains the dominant occupation in […]

UPPER SALOUM DISTRICT REHAB TOUR PHASE 2 – The Gambia

Upper Saloum is one of the ten districts of the Central River Region of The Gambia. The district covers an area of about 155.8 km² with a population of about 24,000 people, of which 44.6% are male and 55.4% are female. Subsistence agriculture remains the dominant occupation in the district. The Central River Region, located […]

Upper Saloum District Rehab Tour Phase 1 – The Gambia

Upper Saloum is one of the ten districts of the Central River Region of The Gambia. The district covers an area of about 155.8 km² with a population of about 24,000, of which 44.6% are male and 55.4% female. Subsistence farming remains the dominant occupation in the district.   The Central River Region is one […]

Conclusion of Lower Saloum District Rehab Tour Phase-2 – The Gambia

The Lower Saloum of the Central River Region is one of the poorest regions in The Gambia. Most people in the villages of Lower Saloum are engaged in subsistence farming – there is a recognized ‘hungry season’ when food is scarce but agricultural labour is most intense. There are serious environmental and ecological vulnerabilities, especially […]