Location Louly Ngogom, Thiès Region, Senegal Community Description Mbour is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. The community of Louly Ngogom, located 15 km East of Mbour, on the route Nationale, is a Serer village of 500 people. The village does […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Sprague. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to cement covers on all the wells throughout the village to protect them from contamination. Sarah reports: The project was completed, to the benefit of 500 community members. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Watson. The project was to build a bathroom at the school. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Jacob reports: The intention of this project was to provide a latrine for the primary school and reduce the amount of open […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Sithian Siring, Department of Dabo, Kolda Region, Senegal Community Description Sithian Siring is located in the region of Kolda in the southern part of Senegal. The ecoregion classification is known as the Guinean Forest Savanna Mosaic characterized […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Curtis McCoy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to build an 8-stall latrine at the CEM de Pakour. Curtis reports: Completing the Latrine Project at the CEM de Pakour proved to be much more difficult […]
Location Pakour, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Pakour is an arrondissement of around 2,500 people in the Department of Velingara located in the southeast of the region of Kolda, Senegal. Seated just 12 km from the border of Guinea-Bissau it sees a lot of traffic moving in and out of the […]
This project has been finished under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Regula. The project was designed to install a basin system in the community gardens of the town. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Adam reports: This project sought to expand the useable dry season garden space of the community […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location of Project: Kondokhou, Saraya Department, Kedougou Region, Senegal Description of Project Community: Fitaba is a small village approximately 15 km from the district capital of Saray by the bush path. The road connecting the two is […]
Location Thiargny, Linguere District, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Thiargny is a rural village located in the Linguère Department, Louga Region, of north-central Senegal. The village of about 1,500 people is 30 km into the bush off of the paved road. The members of the community are almost all ethnically Pulaar, Muslim, and most of […]
LocationSibeere, Kolda, Senegal Community DescriptionOn the outskirts of Kolda a village, down a sandy bush path lined with rows of cashew, Sibeere’s community market garden nestles up against the lush seasonal riverbed. The garden supplies tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, and other vegetables to the local market by the cartload. The village chief owns the land […]