Location Etchilo, Kédougou, Senegal Community Description Kédougou is located in southeastern Senegal. The main sources of income are agriculture, small-scale commerce, construction, and gold mining. Etchilo is a Catholic Basari community within a majority Pulaar and Muslim area. The people speak an unwritten language and continue strong traditions involving ceremonies with traditional dress and songs, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lorraine Perricone – Dazzo. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 15 high-quality latrines in Diouly Ker Mor. Lorraine reports: The project at my Peace Corps site is completed. Over the past month, 6 workers have […]
Location Diouly Ker Mor, Kaffrine, Senegal Community Description Diouly Ker Mor lies 32 km southwest of the city of Kaffrine, in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. It is a small agrarian village with 11 households (9 of the Wolof cultural group while the other two are Pulaar du Nord), and between 180 and 250 inhabitants, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Hannah Vick. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to clean up sewage hazards and build two clean-water septic tanks. Hannah reports: I’m happy to report the Kebemer Correctional Facility Sanitation Project complete before the rains arrived! After […]
Location Kebemer, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Kebemer Department is one of the three departments in the Louga Region in the northwest part of Senegal. The Kebemer Correctional Facility (Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction de Kébémer) with dilapidated infrastructure dating back to colonial 1912, is at full capacity. The inmates, most of whom are petty […]
Location Saare Bono, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Saare Bono is a small Pulaar village in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. It is about 11 km from the road town of Keur Madiabel. The people of Saare Bono make their living primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum. Many of the villagers also […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Frank Guzzardo. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a cistern at the primary school for water storage, and to run the necessary piping to the school garden and the latrine. The system is fully functional […]
Location Matakossi, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Matakossi is located in South East Senegal, in the region of Kedougou, about 37 km west of the city of Kedougou, on the Salemata road. A traditional subsistence farming Pula-Futa village, the major field crops, and therefore dietary staples, are corn, rice, and groundnut. Dry season gardening is rather […]
Location Matakossi, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Matakossi is a moderate-sized village of approximately 350 villagers, located 37 km west of Kedougou near the Guinean border in Southeast Senegal. Pulaar is the dominant language spoken in this remote village. The primary school in Matakossi consists of one building that houses two classrooms. The community uses […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Frank Guzzardo. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build 15 latrines in Matakossi. However, it turned out that only 10 could be completed at this time within the given budget. Frank reports: The Matakossi […]