The Gambia

Community Description
Nyankui is a small village located in the Gambian bush consisting of roughly 1027 people. Nearly every person in the village earns an income by farming or selling vegetables at the local market.

Nyankui has a hard-working, incredibly active women's group with 135 members, a Village Development Committee that meets regularly, and an enormous community garden that is worked on by members of the women's group.

Although there are 4 garden wells in Nyuankui, only one is functioning through the dry season.

Project Description
This project is to build a well to provide irrigation for the community garden. The well will be dug by hand to a depth of 10 meters, sufficient to provide water year-round.

Project funds will be used to purchase the materials, including cement, wire, gravel, and sand.

Project Impact
1000 people, consisting of 135 women who participate in the project, their families, and other members of the village, will benefit from the project.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Kasey Pendexter

Comments
A garden well provides more than just water to irrigate a community garden. It provides the means to grow crops all year, leading to better health, an economic opportunity, and the empowerment of a group of dedicated women.

Dollar Amount of Project
$469.23

Donations Collected to Date
$270.00

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Any contributions in excess of the Dollar Amount of Project will be allocated to other projects directed by this PCV and/or projects of other PCVs in this country.

Dollar Amount Needed
$199.23

Community Description
The village of Kuwonku is a small rural farming community of about 800 people. The community is committed to improving every aspect of village life, including health care, education, and farming techniques.

The Village Development Committee (VDC) is eager to enter into projects that will generate income for the community, and has identified forestry as a means of pursuing this.

The community has set aside a 1 hectare plot to be used as a woodlot, a tract set aside for the growing of trees. However, the nearest water source is about a quarter of a mile away.

Project Description
This project is to dig a well to provide water for irrigation of the woodlot. The well will be dug by hand by local experts, in the middle of the plot, to a depth of about 16 meters.

Project Impact
The project will benefit the community of 800 people.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Elizabeth Thompson

Comments
Under the direction of the VDC, a secure water source is being established. The trees will be grown and sold at a profit for the benefit of the community.

This is a perfect example of a project that arose out of a need. With great community support, the project is designed to be sustainable.

Dollar Amount of Project
$360.00

Donations Collected to Date
$360.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Elizabeth Thompson of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Elizabeth and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in The Gambia.

Community Description
Essau is on the north bank of the Gambian River, just past the ferry port town of Barra, in the Lower Niumi District.

Essau Senior Secondary School is a secondary school where students continue their education in hopes of being able to go on to professional jobs and/or higher education at either the college or a university. Students from 5 nearby villages come to attend classes.

Water is available at the high school from only a single tap at the front of the school. It is in poor condition, leaking constantly and wasting water. There is no running water in the restrooms, located at the back of the school.

The leaking tap leaves standing water, allowing mosquitoes to breed, creating conditions conducive to the spread of malaria.

There is also a small community just outside of the school that gets its water from the high school tap.

Project Description
This project will create a piping system throughout the school. It will bring water to the administrator's house and to the toilets for the staff, boys, and girls. It will also provide water for the science labs.

Project Impact
The 395 students that attend ESSS, consisting of 204 boys and 191 girls, along with the staff, consisting of 27 people, will benefit from the project.

The 900 people living in the cluster of homes across the street from the school will also benefit.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Brian Sisco

Comments
This project provides a needed water supply to various buildings in a secondary school. It removes a health hazard, and also creates a better environment for the neighboring community. It provides great benefit to a large number of people at a low cost.

Dollar Amount of Project
$636.00

Donations Collected to Date
$111.00

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Donations of any amount will be appreciated. The full amount will give you "naming rights", if that is something you would like.

Any contributions in excess of the Dollar Amount of Project will be allocated to other projects directed by this PCV and/or projects of other PCVs in this country.

Dollar Amount Needed
$525.00