This is a tremendous new project that is being implemented under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. The project is to secure access to clean and protected water for Choya, Si Kunda, and Kalikajara Villages by installing 3 Blue Pumps. Jeremy previously completed the Dankunku, Fula Kunda, and Brikama Lefaya Pump Project – […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in the region, and specifically to focus on the repair and installation of handpumps. Jeremy reports: The Central River Region Handpump […]
This is a large-scale program to undertake a series of projects to: (1) repair and install hand pumps and (2) to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in the region. The initial projects under the program have been, and are continuing to be, carried out under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. […]
Location Ndungu Kebbeh, Jokadu, North Bank, The Gambia Community Description The village of Ndungu Kebbeh is located in the district of Jokadu in the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The project is located in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the village center. Physically it is separated from the larger community by two school […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to complete the well at Ker Kgornyan that was started a few years ago, and install the pump. Suzanne reports: The work of completing the well and installing […]
Location Ker Ngornyan, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is of medium size, 20 to 30 compounds on the main road. The villagers are farmers for the most part, planting millet, groundnut, sesame, and rice. A few have small gardens which they work in the dry season and some are trying to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ciera Smith. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide access to safe and clean water for the school and to provide water for the community women’s garden. Ciera reports: The scope of the project was to […]
Location Kerewan Dumbokono, Upper Fuladu District, Central River Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerewan Dumbokono is a small Mandinka village located in the Central River Region of The Gambia. Most villagers depend on coos and groundnut (peanuts) for sustenance while most of the women work in the nearby rice fields, which are about 5 km […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer . To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair the first of the hand pumps, Pump #1, in Bantanding-Tukulor. Suzanne reports: This project was a simple repair and the work was completed early in the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair the second of the hand pumps, Pump #2, in Bantanding-Tukulor and to replace the cement wall around the pump. Suzanne reports: At first, we were concerned […]