I participated in an event called Future Trek, facilitated by the Education Sector. There were three groups of PCVs that presented programs at six different Senior Secondary Schools in the North Bank Region (NBR) on the weekend of June 23-24. This was the second year Future Trek targeted schools in the NBR, and next year Future Trek will be held in a different region for two years. The… ....READ MORE
I experienced my first Holy Month of Ramadan – the fasting month. I did not personally fast, but I took the opportunity to learn about the world’s second largest religious group. My host family and counterpart were very receptive to my many questions about the changes I was seeing, and endeavored to explain concepts foreign to me. I will discuss some of the things I saw and learned… ....READ MORE | 2 Comments
I previously wrote about joining the new Peace Corps The Gambia Media Team. During our media training we were divided into three groups, assigned a topic to research, photograph and create a video. Those videos are now published, and this post will tell you more about each teams process, with links to the videos. I have also included a video produced by Harry Dwinell at the 2018 All-Vol conference… ....READ MORE
I took myself on a field trip to My Farm, an educational center for children and farmers started by the Norwegian Charitable Foundation Africa StartUp. Their mission is to improve livelihoods in The Gambia through education in agriculture innovation, environmental protections and entrepreneurism. I was impressed with this beautiful two and half acre farm, located… ....READ MORE | 3 Comments