Location Pyatiooglee District, Chernigiv, Chernigivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Chernihiv is a city of about 300,000 residents located 100 km northeast of Kiev on the Desna River. It is a minor tourist destination due to its ancient churches and Antoniv caves. School No. 9 provides an education for children who primarily come from poor families. […]
Location Bati Njol, Niamina East District, Central River Region (South), The Gambia Community Description The village of Bati Njol is a “Fana Fana” community, meaning it is a traditional Wolof village. It is an up-country bush village, with over 2,500 people. Most citizens of Bati Njol are farmers. The women spend time in small, personal […]
Location Zanabahona I, Commune Rurale Imito, Fandriana district, Amoron’i Mania region, Madagascar Community Description The village of Imito is located 224 km south of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. It is a mountain town, not easily accessible by the national road, and by all means very rural—there is no electricity or running water, and the […]
Location Kirk Kazik Village, Talas Rayon, Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Kirk Kazik is a village of 5,448 residents living in approximately 300 family units. The main sources of income are from school or fieldwork. This village has one school, the Eshmanbet School, for all school-age children. There are 578 students from 1st through 11th […]
Location Affe Tidiane, in the Kaffrine region of Senegal Community Description Affe Tidiane is a village of 300 people, located 7 km north of Kaffrine, 60 km from Kaolack, and about 300 km from the capital, Dakar. Most residents are from the Wolof ethnic group, but a few are Pulaar. There are 22 family compounds, […]
Location Salamata, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Salamata is a mid-sized village in the Kolda region of Senegal. The village has a population of approximately 900 residents spread out among 54 family compounds, the majority of whom are Pulaar. Most families rely on subsistence farming of millet, corn, sorghum, peanuts and beans. Many women […]
Location Medina Afia, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal, West Africa Community Description The community of Medina Afia is located beside a banana and mango plantation. Most of the men in the community are employed by the farm. The village is home to approximately 1,300 people. The community has an established Case de Sante, […]
Location Kolky, Manevychi Region, Volyn’ska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kolky is a village of about 4,000 people in the most Northwestern Oblast of Ukraine. Once an independent republic, Kolky is a welcoming community with some of the best and brightest people in Ukraine. Kolky School-Lyceum is an almost 50-year-old institution, and one of the top […]
Location Ban Wang Kree, Namaipai Sub-district, Thung Song District, Nakhonsithammarat Province, Thailand Community Description Namaipai is sub-district of 14 villages, with three primary education schools. One of these schools is located in Ban Wang Kree, which is a small village of 393 people in the southeast part of the sub-district. Community members are mostly rubber […]
Location Village Dimi, Baghdatis Raioni, Imereti Region, Georgia Community Description Dimi is a small village in the Imereti region of Georgia, in the western part of the country. Dimi is located about 30 minutes south of the regional capital and second-largest city in Georgia, Kutaisi. The village has two schools and a population of approximately […]