This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Tran. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to add 12 latrines in the village. In actuality, 30 were achieved! Emily reports: The project has been completed. There are now 24 new directly-dug latrines in the […]
Location Keur Andallah Willane, Department of Fatick, Region of Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Keur Andallah Willane is a small community of about 600 people that is located about 25 kilometers from the nearest major town. The village is mainly composed of the Wolof ethnic group, but there are many Bambara speakers as well. The village […]
Location Keur Diam, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community of Keur Diam is an ethnically Pulaar village made up of about 280 people in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. Loca ted about 40 km from Kaolack, the village supports itself primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum, as well as herding cattle. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rosanne Dunivan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to construct 16 latrines in the village. Rosanne reports: With the project, 14 simple pit lined latrines were built, one for each family without a latrine. Each villager […]
Location Boke Salsalbe, Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description Boke Salsalbe is a village of approximately 500 people, located in the Saint Louis region, approximately 8 kilometers off the national road. The village is comprised of mostly people from the Pulaar ethnic group, the main source of income being animal husbandry and subsistence agriculture. Many families […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Keyes. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a 2-compartment latrine at the middle school. Sarah reports: The latrine project has been successfully completed. The original project concept was for the construction of a latrine […]
Location Town of Ronkh, Rural community of Ronkh, Department of Dagana, Region of Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description The town of Ronkh is situated in the northwest corner of Senegal, on the border of Mauritania. Ronkh is 25 kilometers off the Route Nationale and 100 kilometers from the regional capital, Saint Louis. It is the […]
Location Town of Ronkh, Communaute Rurale of Ronkh, Department of Dagana, Region of Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description The town of Ronkh is situated in the northwest corner of Senegal, on the border of Mauritania. Ronkh is 25 kilometers off the Route Nationale and 100 kilometers from the regional capital, Saint Louis. It is the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Kopper. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide running water for the school and to build a handwashing station next to the latrines. Sarah reports: After some personnel changes, I am happy to report that […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Lella. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide a well next to the Women’s Group Garden to enable year-round irrigation of the garden. Eric reports: Our community finished the Women’s Group Garden Well the […]