Three students from Thomas Moore University are doing a three-month internship in Gambia. Hayley, Nadia, and Tilde are with the children from the Kibosala School.

You can follow them here: Blog Hayley, Nadia, Tilde

In remote villages in Gambia, medical care is often inaccessible. Untreated wounds often lead to serious complications. Flemish nurses, through Gammol's Leetulor project, are bringing care and expertise in wound care directly to local communities.

Mien is in Gambia for eight months, hosting colleagues. Together, they visit villages and train local people in wound care.

Poster project Leetulor:  Wat-Aanpak- Impact.pdf

Just before the end of the year, the water system at Brufut Sotokoi Tintino was completed.
Our seventh new water system this year!

The tower for the water system at Brufut Sotokoi Tintino has been welded. Now just a coat of paint and we can finish our last water system of the year.

In Brufut, we plan to install two new water systems this year. The first will be in Brufut Kenbaring, just east of the Tanji Bird Sanctuary. The second will be in Brufut Sotokoi Tintinto.

With the help of young and old, we are erecting the tower in Kenbaring. It holds two 5,000-liter tanks that feed the village's nine taps.

Faala Village's water system was an older one. It was a central building with ten taps and a 1,000-liter water tank on the roof. We're adapting the system to our current standard: a tower with two 5,000-liter tanks and nine taps distributed throughout the village.

Festive inauguration of the new school in Farab Suutu. Celebrations were held with great enthusiasm, and Omar Saidy, our Gammol representative in Gambia, received a Certificate of Appreciation from the local community.

The new school in Faraba Sutu has opened. These are the first students. More will be joining soon.

The new school in Faraba Sutu: the roof and windows have been installed, it's tiled, and the painting is underway. The school will open within a month.

In Mandinaba, we installed a water system with taps on the public road a few years ago. During a previous visit, we noticed that the village itself had installed several water points in private compounds. We requested that these private taps be removed, but the village refused. Water in private compounds is against the agreement: all taps must be available to everyone free of charge.

Therefore, we are dismantling the water system. It is with a heavy heart that we are doing so. We are recovering the water pump and solar panels and will reuse them elsewhere.

The rice harvest seems to have been good at first glance. Now everything needs to be processed. We're curious about the final result: what has it yielded?

Gammol is invited by the governor to the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new Deep Sea Port in Sanyang, in the presence of Gambian President Adama Barrow. The Sanyang region is a prime example of Gammol's strong presence. One of our water facilities is also located in the port. This is certainly a recognition of what we do in The Gambia.

One of the water tanks in Nimisat has cracked, is leaking and is being replaced.