The Gambia

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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Franklin H. Williams Awardees represent Peace Corps’ Domestic Dividend
Peace Corps

Returned Volunteers leverage Peace Corps service to improve communities at home.

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Two Gambian women sit outside at a market selling oranges.
Projects take root in The Gambia
Susan Baldwin

My project as an Agriculture Peace Corps Volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa is to teach gardening and tree planting methods to students in grades seven through twelve.

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VIDEO: A day in the life in The Gambia
VIDEO: A day in the life in The Gambia
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What Volunteers from top states say about Peace Corps service
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Solar-Powered Water Supply System Project in The Gambia
6 SPA projects empowering communities around the world
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A lesson on pumpkins, wastefulness and abundance from The Gambia
A lesson on pumpkins, wastefulness and abundance
Kimberly Knowle-Zeller

I think of pumpkins and can’t help but think of her. 

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SARJO: A Peace Corps The Gambia Anniversary Story
SARJO: A Peace Corps The Gambia Anniversary Story
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For 50 years, Peace Corps has been working alongside Gambians to make a sustainable, lasting impact in The Gambia.

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Maine middle school students make connections with students in The Gambia
Guy Hamlin

I first heard of the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools program and was immediately intrigued. 

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How I used trees to encourage female financial independence
How I used trees to encourage female financial independence
Katrina Alber

It’s cashew season again!

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VIDEO: Hospitality in The Gambia
VIDEO: Hospitality in The Gambia
Third Goal

Volunteer Taylor Peliska gives us a taste of hospitality in The Gambia. 

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