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 is a project to be included under the Central River Region Handpump and WASH Improvement Program – The Gambia. Under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak, in addition to the repair of non-working pumps and the installation of new pumps, a series of small WASH projects will be undertaken to improve […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was designed to secure access to clean water for Choya, Si Kunda, and Kalikajara Villages by installing 3 Blue Pumps. Although the beneficiary communities changed over time, the result […]
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. The project was to rehabilitate 7 Mark II Handpumps in 3 districts. Jeremy reports: I’m writing to let you know that I have concluded the Sinchu Njabo and Kaani Kunda […]
Location Sinchu Jaabo and Kaani Kunda (hamlet), Badibu, CRR-North, Gambia Touba Murit and Naani Kunda, Dankunku, CRR-South, Gambia Choya, Niamina West, CRR-South, Gambia Community Description These five communities are composed of poor subsistence coos and peanut farmers. As a transit point from the North to the South Bank of the Gambia River, Kaani Kunda also […]
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 rehabilitate two Mark II handpumps in the Niamina Dankunku Area. Jeremy reports: I’m writing to let you know that we successfully concluded the Niamina Dankunku Area Pump […]
Location Dankunku District, Central River Region-South, The Gambia Community Description Dankunku, a predominantly ethnic Mandinka village, is the center of Niamina Dankunku District, and is located 10 km off the Trans-Gambia South Bank Highway in the Central River Region, The Gambia. The population is comprised of roughly 2,000 residents coming from 140 or so compounds. […]
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 rehabilitate 4 Mark II hand pumps in the Niamina Dankunku area. Jeremy had his Peace Corps service interrupted, but was able to pass the project on to […]
Location Dankunku, Fula Kunda, and Brikama Lefaya – all located in Niamina Dankunku District, Central River Region-South, The Gambia Community Description Dankunku, a predominantly ethnic Mandinka village, is the center of Niamina Dankunku District, and located 10 km off the Trans-Gambia South Bank Highway in the Central River Region, The Gambia. The population is comprised […]