Location Saré Sara and Ndorna, Bagadaji, Dabo, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saré Sara is a small Pular village along the road in the southern Senegalese region of Kolda, about twenty kilometers outside of Kolda, the regional capital. Spread across its sixty-one compounds is a population of approximately 450 people. Of that, 22% are adult men, […]
Location Nafadji Senegal, Saraya District, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Located 90 kilometers away from the town of Kedougou, Nafadji has a primary school, and this year, the community mobilized together to build a four-classroom middle school about 800 meters away from the border of the village. Since the school is recently built and far away […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Martin Davis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve as many wells as possible, with a target of improving 12 wells and capping 2 unsafe wells. Martin reports: For the price of five-hundred dollars we […]
Location Sinthiane Quartier, Podor, St. Lous, Senegal Community Description Podor is a large town of about 15,000 people situated in the region of St. Louis. It is made up of six districts and has four primary schools. Most of the residents of Sinthiane are of the Pulaar, Wolof, Maure, and Diola ethnic groups. Students from […]
Location Sakagne Wolof, Communité Rural of Ndiago, Département of Guinguineo, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Sakagne Wolof is a small village in the Département of Guinguineo. It has a total of 75 people with about 15 compounds families. The name of the village chief is Pape Ndieye. They have no electricity and are 6 km […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Evan Spark-DePass. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 3 ventilated improved pit latrines at the school. Evan reports: The Diambo Diawbe Primary School Latrine project was completed a little more than two weeks after […]
Location Sare Djiba, Southern Kolda region, Senegal Community Description Sare Djiba is a Pulaar village with a population of approximately 350, located 16 kilometers from Velingara, a small city in the Southern Kolda region of Senegal. The predominant source of income in Sare Djiba is subsistence farming of millet, corn, peanuts, and cotton. The Sare […]
Location Kayemor, Nioro du Rip, Kaolack region, Senegal Community Description Kayemor, a village of about 2,000 residents, is located just north of The Gambia in the department of Nioro du Rip, Kaolack region in Senegal. The primary language and ethnic group is Wolof, followed by Pulaar. Located 18 kilometers from a paved road, Kayemor is […]
Location Saare Aboudou (Hamdaliaye Demba), Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saare Aboudou is a rural Pulaar village located about 13 km Southeast of Kounkane in the Kolda region. The village is surrounded by forest and agricultural fields. 412 people live in Saare Aboudou, more than half of whom are children. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nathan Danielsen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to fix several wells that were in disrepair, unsafe, and providing unclean drinking water in the community. Nathan reports: I’m proud to announce the completion of the Sare […]