Location Sector (1) Aldea La Emboscada, municipality of San Miguel Siguila, department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Sector (1) is a small community located within the Aldea La Emboscada, just a short bus ride from the town center of San Miguel Siguila. There are around 5,000 inhabitants and the community is 100 percent indigenous. The […]
Location Shinabatende, Lurambi Division, Kakamega Central District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Shinabatende is a community located between Kakamega and Mumias in Western Kenya. It is populated by members of the Luhya tribe, which is a polygamous tribe. The community has both Christians and Muslims. The people are mostly small-scale farmers that grow maize, beans […]
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 La Primavera, San Pedro Jocopilas, El Quiche, Guatemala Community Description La Primavera is located in the department of El Quiche, Guatemala. The population in 2010 was 3,044 habitants. Running water is a severe need for the community since 67% of the 406 homes do not have running water. Furthermore, 46% of homes do not […]
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 Antsakoana, Amparafaravola District, Madagascar Community Description Antsakoana is a small town north of the town Amparafaravola located in the Eastern part of Madagascar. Antsakoana is one of 20 communes in District Amparafaravola. Rice fields make up most of the land in this region where there are 120,000 hectares of rice fields, with 15 hectares […]
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, […]