This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Bachman. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a cement-lined well, connected to two cement water basins, inside an enclosed community garden. Emily reports: The goal of the project was to provide chain-link metal […]
Location Pondala, Saraya, Kédougou, Sénégal Community Description Pondala is a small village of approximately 420 people located in the southeast part of the country on the main road between the regional capitol of Kedougou and the Mali border. The people of Pondala are mainly subsistence farmers. Although the village is on the main transit route, […]
Location Diambo Soubalo, Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description Diambo Soubalo is located in northern Senegal in the region of Saint Louis, a few kilometers from the Mauritania border. It is a community of approximately 1,700 people whose primary vocation is farming. The village lacks running water and electricity. However, it is located next to a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Madeline Tiee. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate 6 latrines and restore them to working order. Madeline reports: I am writing to inform you of the completion of the latrine improvement project at the […]
Location Village of Ndiassoume, Department of Mbirkelane, Kaffrine Region, Senegal Community Description Ndiassoume is a small village located 8 kilometers northeast of Mbirkelane, Senegal in the heart of the peanut basin. The population is about 250 people during the dry season. The village doubles in size during the rainy season due to the additional need […]
Location Mamadou Badeifa, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Mamadou Badeifa is a small village of 163 individuals located 30 kilometers east of Kolda. It is composed of 12 compounds, situated a kilometer off the Route Nationale, and is without electricity or running water. A population made up of ethnic Pulaars, the people of Mamadou Badeifa are […]
Location Joal-Fadiouth, Department of Mbour, Thies Region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Joal-Fadiouth is primarily made up of two ethnic groups; Wolof and Serere. The city as a whole prides itself on its religious diversity and tolerance. Joal is on the mainland, with mangroves on one side and the Atlantic on the other. Fadiouth is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Olivia Kenna. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well for the benefit of both the women’s garden and the primary school. Olivia reports: The digging of the Sare Djiba Women’s Garden and Primary […]
Location Usine Coton, Kolda, Senegal Community Description This project will take place in a part of Usine Coton comprised of 38 people living in 4 houses. They share the use of one well. Each day the women use the centrally-located well to obtain water for drinking, cooking, doing laundry, bathing, washing clothes, and watering their […]
Location Village of Goundaga, Community Rural Kandiaye, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Goundaga is a village of about 500 people in southern Senegal. The village lacks access to running water and electricity. The community’s economic base is agriculture, specifically focused on peanuts, cotton, millet, and rice. The village has a health […]