Location Patar Lia, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Patar Lia is a rural community of 371 people, located about 10 kilometers off the Route National near the small town of Gossas. It is made up mostly of subsistence farmers who spend the rainy season growing peanuts and millet in the fields surrounding the village. Many of […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Byron Yee. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct two latrines on the grounds of the Ecole Karang Soce primary school. Byron reports: The materials were purchased on June 12, with the “opening ceremony” on […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Megan Thompson. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a well, to be used as a source of potable water for the village and as a year-round source of water for gardening. Megan reports: The […]
Location Gouniang, Senegal Community Description Gouniang is a rural community located 250 km northeast of Tambacounda, 15 km southeast of Bakel, and 3 km from the border of Mauritania. It consists of approximately 1000 residents, most of whom are descendants of the Pulaar ethnic group. The village participates in subsistence farming, and does an admirable […]
To read about the planning of the original project, CLICK HERE. Before implementation, the project for Ecole Privee 2 became infeasible. With time running out on her service in Senegal, Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Morris was able to put together a substitute project, and successfully implement and complete it. Emily determined that there was a […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erika Berg. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 10 latrines in various compounds throughout the village of Ndoumane. Each latrine was to be lined with cement bricks to prevent ground contamination, ventilated with […]
Location Koboye, Senegal Community Description Koboye is a 300-person Pulaar village with three distinct quartiers, located on a mountaintop a few kilometers from the Senegal-Guinea border. There exists a shallow well, about 20 meters deep, toward the eastern side of the central quartier. However, it is dry for about 6 months of the year. Also, […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer David Campbell. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for a number of steps to renew the well on the school grounds, including clearing the contaminated water, installing a concrete cap, installing a rope pump, building […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Grant Rowland. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project called for the construction of ten latrines, spread throughout the village. Grant reports: Overall everything went very well. There was a slight delay the first week because one […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mary Haviland. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build ten latrines for households in the village. Mary reports: The final latrine in Mbul Waly has been completed. All the supplies were bought from local […]