Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) have begun a new program to replicate the ongoing success of our East Africa Water & Sanitation Program in Western Africa. It involves the implementation of dozens of water, sanitation, public health, and environmental projects in a number of West African nations. The initial countries included […]
Water Access and Sanitation Initiative in Semil, Guatemala INTRODUCTION Semil is a small Mayan village in Guatemala, home to a vibrant community of approximately 12,000 indigenous Mayan people living within an hour’s walk of the local school. While this village is rich in cultural heritage, it faces significant modern challenges, particularly in terms of access […]
Foni Bintang-Karenai, located in the West Coast region of The Gambia, is one of the country’s nine districts. It is located in the southwest of The Gambia, on the southern bank of the Gambia River. It is centrally located in the southern part of the region and is flanked by Foni Kansala and Foni Brefet. […]
Foni Bintang-Karenai stands as one of The Gambia’s nine districts in the West Coast Region, positioned to the southwest of the country just south of the Gambia River. Positioned centrally in the southern part of the region, Foni Bintang-Karenai finds itself nestled between Foni Kansala and Foni Brefet. Dominated primarily by the Jola tribe and […]
The Lower Saloum of the Central River Region is one of the poorest regions in The Gambia. Most people in the villages of Lower Saloum are engaged in subsistence farming – there is a recognized ‘hungry season’ when food is scarce but agricultural labour is most intense. There are serious environmental and ecological vulnerabilities, especially […]
In Kiang East, as in the rest of rural The Gambia, declining per capita food production has been a long-standing problem. This problem is compounded by a projected near-doubling of the country’s population. The situation is particularly worrisome in rural settlements where farmers have lost 25% of their purchasing power over the years due to […]
Kiang West is one of the six districts of the Lower River Region of the Gambia. Along with Kiang Central and Kiang East, it makes up the Kiang area. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 14,953 and the current population estimate for the district is 21,800. Kiang West is home to the Kiang West National Park which was established in 1987 and is adjacent to […]
Kiang Central is one of the six districts of the Lower River Region of the Gambia. Along with Kiang East and Kiang West, it makes up the Kiang area. In Kiang Central, as in most of The Gambia’s rural villages, most men farm rice, groundnuts, and millet. Most women garden for subsistence food needs, as well as work in the rice fields. Farming is the main […]
Bondali District, as in The Gambia’s “Fonis,” the West Coast Region bordering Senegal’s Casamance region, has experienced intermittent turmoil overflowing from West Africa’s longest-running civil conflict, four decades of sporadic violence rooted in a separatist rebellion by neighboring Senegal’s “Mouvement des forces démocratiques de la Casamance” (MFDC). The longstanding currents of informal trade across Casamance’s northern border […]
Jarra West District is one of the six districts of the Lower River Region of The Gambia. In the 2013 census, it had a population of 27,205. Its current population is estimated to be 31,900. Its main town is Soma which is a commercial town linking the Trans-Gambia corridor towards southern Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. The main occupations are farming, including crop […]