Location Medina Njama, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Medina Njama is a small community of 20 family compounds totaling around 450 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting primarily of Wolofs, but there are a few Fula compounds as […]
Location Sare Sawadi, Fulladu West, Central River Region – South Bank, The Gambia Community Description The village of Sare Sawadi is a small Fula community of 175 people located twelve kilometers from the town of Bansang. The villagers farm groundnuts, coos, rice and cassava. Water sources in the village include one hand pump and one […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Amber Miller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair the pump on the well and restore it to service for use by the students, faculty, and staff of the school, by the mothers and children […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle Staggers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair two broken water pumps in Kerr Auldi. Kyle reports: I’m happy to report that the two pumps, one at the Lower Basic School and the other […]
Location Yallal Ba Village, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 350 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village has one elementary school. The village has two current working pumps located on opposite […]
Location Niamina East District, Central River Region, The Gambia Community Description This community is primarily a Fula village. This is one of the three main tribes in the Gambia. They speak the language Pulaar and are primarily rice, millet, and peanut farmers. The community consists of 30 compounds with approximately 450 residents. The Sinchu Gundo […]
Location Ker Ngornyan, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Ker Ngornyan is a small village of about 400 people on the main road. The people are farmers who mostly grow groundnuts, coos, and sesame. Some people are keeping livestock including cows. At least two farmers are making good efforts in tree planting. The main […]
Location Basse Santa Su, Fuladu District, Upper River Region, The Gambia Community Description Basse Santa Su is located in the Upper River Region of the Gambia, which is the furthest region from the capital city of Bangul. Although Basse is a regional capital, it has taken many years for the inhabitants to see the development […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maggie Rudick. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to improve the 6 wells that support the Women’s Garden to have the capacity to provide an adequate supply of water to irrigate the crops during the […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mallory Pohlman. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Mallory informs us that, with the repair of 5 pumps, the community now has 6 working water pumps! The funding first went toward those pumps needing major repairs, while additional […]