We provide remote communities with the infrastructure or amenities they need
to live normal and fulfilling lives like anyone else
Community development is still not considered as a development strategy in many mainstream philanthropy and international aid circles. Nevertheless, we are committed to the cause of transforming needy and lacking communities into safe and well-sufficient places for humans to stay without any huddle. We are here to demonstrate building evidence-based communities that will talk for themself.
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Villages on the outskirts of the Gambia City, which mostly depend
on fishing and farming to survive are subdued to a hand-to-mouth
existence, scooping small fishes in their nets from the muddied
banks of the river and traveling long distances to collect drinkable
water. Today most of these settlements are populated with people
who have no hope of a brighter future.
Most of these people live in Ramshackle huts, some built from mud and straw, and others pieced together with driftwood and corrugated iron. Families of up to 15 people can live in and occupy a single hut, in a dirty and cramped condition
With no or very few roads leading in and out of most of these settlements, the average visitors to the main city of the Gambia can be forgiven for not noticing these communities’ existence. Anchor For All Foundation visited some of these communities before implementing the community development aid project. We have found out that most of these communities experience high levels of
seasonal malaria among the inhabitants, swarm flies, and contaminated foods, all linked to the dirty waters they drink and bathe.
With no clean water sources of their own, these remote communities depend on dams and so on,
riddled with diseases and bacteria. Summer rains only increased the problem, as stagnant water rose from the fragile riverbanks to flood the village,
polluting and damaging the unprotected huts and causing raw sewage to seep into where the children ate, slept, and played.
We have met with community leaders on our visits, to assess the most urgent needs of the children and young people living in remote areas. It was
concluded that most of these remote areas need clean and safe drinking water more than anything else, to halt the spread of preventable diseases and deter the swarms of mosquitoes attracted to the dirty water. The water Project for remote communities was then launched to provide a safe water pipeline running directly to these communities. Today some of these communities can access clean water from tap right outside their homes, safe in the knowledge that they are no longer at risk from deadly waterborne diseases such as cholera and dysentery. Explore our portfolio
Our relationship with the people in the rural areas is profound and personal. The strength, resilience and love they display through terrible circumstances continue to inspire us to work to build a brighter future for
them. We want to do more for these communities, but we cannot do so alone.
Many of these remote areas are all waiting for aid and support to enhance their way of life. By prioritizing communities in need like those in the Gambia with a full project sponsorship or a donation, you could play a vital role in the Gambia community’s happiness and success. Learn more about our sponsorship here.