PROJECT INFORMATION:Location of Project: Kuno Ngunta, Niani District, Central River Region, The Gambia, West Africa Description of Project CommunityKuno Ngunta is a remote village located about 8 kilometers off the main Trans-Gambia Highway, north through “the Wassu intersection,” along the northern Gambia-Senegal border. An isolated community of about 2,000 Nomadic Fulani tribesmen and women, Kuno […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Jxxxxx and Bxxxxxxx, Central River Region, The Gambia Community Description […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak, with the support of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. All proposed well rehabilitations were completely quickly and smoothly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jeremy Reports: In summary, 5 Bluepumps were installed and 2 Mark II […]
This project is made possible through the collaboration of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Niamina Dankunku, Niamina East, and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region–South, The Gambia Community Description Remote, rural villages are all struggling with clean water access and related health issues due to breaking and broken handpumps. Problem Addressed […]
It started as an ambitious project to repair pumps in villages along the great river in The Gambia, back when Jeremy Mak was a PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) stationed there. One project followed another, and Jeremy has unceasingly gone back to install, fix, replace and repair wells and handpumps across that nation. At this point, […]
This project is made possible through the collaboration of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Niamina Dankunku and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region–South, The Gambia Community Description Remote, rural villages along the river that are all struggling with clean water access, and the related health issues. Problem Addressed Many of these rural villages […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve water access and sanitation conditions across 5 villages by repairing handpumps and doing small sanitation and hygiene projects. Jeremy reports: This project successfully repaired three broken […]
This project has been completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The goals of this project were completed, and done simultaneously as the Central River Region Handpump and WASH Improvement Program – Phase 2 – The Gambia, another of the many projects that Jeremy […]
Location 5 villages in Niamina Dankunku and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region-South, The Gambia. The villages are Choya, Madina Wallom, Dankunku Fula Kunda, Sare Gynalko, and Brikama Lefaya. Community Description These 5 villages are smaller ethnic Fula communities that are largely under-served by government and NGO agencies. These poor, pastoral and farming villages enjoy […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Trnkus. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a pump in the village. Jessica reports: We have finished up the Kerr Ngornyan pump repair project. There is now year-round access to water for the […]