The Kuli Kunda school well was dug on 10 November 1996, shortly after the school was established. The pump is used not only for drinking water for the school’s 100 children but also for the school garden. In addition, problems with the village water supply have led to many villagers coming to the school for […]
PROJECT INFORMATION Location of Project: Kerr Tubai, North Bank Region, Lower Niumi, The Gambia, West Africa; GPS Coordinates: N13°27.262 W016°26.284 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT COMMUNITY Kerr Tubai is a small community located in the eastern part of Bakindiki. The settlers are from the Fula and Manjago tribes. The one-century-old community is populated by roughly 200 subsistence farmers […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachelle Reynoso. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the double pump in Basori. Rachelle reports: I worked with the water committee, comprised of the Kafoo (area) leaders, to begin to talk about the water […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Starch. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a hand pump in the village. Stephanie reports: I am happy to inform you that we have completed the Jamally Ganyado pump restoration project! For years the […]
Location Jamally Ganyado, Central River Region, Sami District, The Gambia Community Description The community of Jamally Ganyado is a rural community located on the north bank in the Central River Region of the Gambia about 5 kilometers from Janjanbury. The village is mostly made up of people from the Fula tribe. Thirty four families, about […]
Location Minteh Kunda, Central Baddibu District, North Bank Division, The Gambia Community Description Minteh Kunda is a Mandinka community of about 1,000 people. There is a lower basic school and a small clinic in the village. Three months ago a tap system was constructed in Minteh Kunda. Since the construction was completed, water has become far […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Goldsmith. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide a water supply for irrigation of three garden sites inside the Minteh Kunda Lower Basic School. Jeremy reports: My counterpart, Kaymo Marang, a former headmaster at Minteh […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maureen Hessel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the water pump, provide piping to the school kitchen, and add 3 water taps. Maureen reports: The Tumani Tenda Primary School had not been able to access […]
Location Tumani Tenda, Kombo East District, West Coast Region, The Gambia Community Description Tumani Tenda is a rural community located in The Gambia, West Africa, with around 400 inhabitants, including 180 children under the age of 18. Tumani Tenda is a farming and fishing community, located on a tributary of The River Gambia. The Tumani […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maureen Hessel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a Grundfos submersible pump to bring water from the borehole to the community center. Maureen reports: The project has been satisfactorily completed according to the […]