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Stories From The Gambia

Every Peace Corps Volunteer has a story to tell. Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work in The Gambia.

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A partnership to improve mapping in The Gambia
By Delia Walker-Jones
May 28, 2026
Serving As A Volunteer
Trinity C is an education volunteer in The Gambia.
Meet Trinity, an Education Volunteer in The Gambia
By Peace Corps
February 5, 2026
Serving As A Volunteer
The Honorable Mr. Bouy speaking at a Peace Corps event in The Gambia.
A legacy of service in The Gambia
By Peace Corps
December 11, 2025
Peace Corps Perspectives
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Meet Isbah, an Education Volunteer in The Gambia
By Peace Corps
August 8, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Sean feels a sense of ownership and responsibility in his Gambian community.
When my Peace Corps community began to feel like home
By Peace Corps
January 21, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Calvin with his host community
Cultural Integration and Ramadan Defined my Peace Corps Service in The Gambia
By Calvin Dewitt
December 27, 2023
A Peace Corps Response Volunteer begins service in The Gambia
By Peace Corps The Gambia
October 11, 2023
Serving As A Volunteer
Gambian village
How my service in The Gambia led to a career change
By Dr. Evelyn Newman-Phillips, Ph.D.
May 24, 2022
After Service
Woman points to crops
How women revitalized a local community in The Gambia through gardening
By Peace Corps
February 22, 2022
Serving As A Volunteer
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Franklin H. Williams Awardees represent Peace Corps’ Domestic Dividend
By Brandalyn Bickner
January 6, 2021
Peace Corps Perspectives
VIDEO: A day in the life in The Gambia
VIDEO: A day in the life in The Gambia
By Peace Corps
March 1, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
FL The Gambia
What Volunteers from top states say about Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
December 13, 2018
Becoming A Volunteer
A lesson on pumpkins, wastefulness and abundance from The Gambia
A lesson on pumpkins, wastefulness and abundance
By Kimberly Knowle-Zeller
October 30, 2017
After Service
SARJO: A Peace Corps The Gambia Anniversary Story
SARJO: A Peace Corps The Gambia Anniversary Story
By None
July 12, 2017
How I used trees to encourage female financial independence
How I used trees to encourage female financial independence
By Katrina Alber
April 27, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
VIDEO: Hospitality in The Gambia
VIDEO: Hospitality in The Gambia
By Peace Corps
March 10, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Peanuts
Peanuts, and other things I learned I like
By Steven Prihoda
February 22, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Feed the Future & the Peace Corps: Taking food security efforts to the grassroots level
Feed the Future & the Peace Corps: Taking food security efforts to the grassroots level
By Overseas Programming and Training Support
April 11, 2016
Peace Corps Perspectives
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Attaya: or, the importance of “wasting” time
By Steven Prihoda
January 7, 2016
Serving As A Volunteer
VIDEO: Stomping out malaria goes local
VIDEO: Stomping out malaria goes local
By Peace Corps
July 24, 2013
Serving As A Volunteer