The village lies on the South bank of the central River of the Gambia in the Niamina Dankunku. It has a population of about 3,500 people, ‘Mandinkas’ are the leading ethnic group. Dankunku is about 10 km from the main road from Soma-Basse and is reached via a small access road.
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Dankunku has a public elementary school next to a small clinic, agriculture, cattle breeding and forestry slightly. The village benefits from the project of rural water supply by the installation of standpipes at strategic locations in the community. Still, there are no water line connections to individual households. There are no electricity or telephone connection, this will, in most parts of the community, communication extremely difficult, or it is minimal.
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People operate in the region, both livestock breeding and agriculture. The most crucial monoculture in the area is peanuts. The main food crops are rice, millet, and various vegetables. However, therefore they must rely heavily on support from other family members and/or relatives who live in other areas.
Dankunku, beside the river, has a lot of wild horses, animals. These include monkeys, bush pigs, hyenas, and until a few years, tigers and leopards that occur; however, because of the high deforestation in the area no longer exist. Yet all this could be introduced in the area with the support of appropriate projects. My foundation would like to welcome members & visitors to our ecovillage village Project in Dankunku.Dankunku as a rich cultural/traditional heritage. Culture and tradition are usually seen in this community as an essential factor to promote unity, cooperation for mutual trust, understanding, and cohesion among the people. The annual cultural festival is held there will always be welcomed as 'Homecoming Festival' for people from Dankunku who currently reside far away. This provides an opportunity for the families, friends, relatives, and loved ones to reconnect.
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Membership & Visitors
- Current members: 8
- Open to new members
- Open to visitors
We welcome guests, volunteer workers, exchange visitors & members in our Eco-village Project. We provide entertainment, Mandinka Dancing & drumming lesson & Camp Fire inside our ecovillage project every evening for our Guests,Visitors, volunteers, and members of the community, can offer people an opportunity to socialize with others from different social and cultural backgrounds.
Volunteering Roles
You can get involved in several ways to make positive changes in our community; some of the opportunities available include:
- Fundraising
- Planting trees
- Building Maintenance
- Teaching Children & Adult Education
- Event Management
- Volunteer program Co-ordination
- Arts & African Dancing, Drumming Workshops Facilitation
- IT support (SEO/Website Maintenance/Content Management)
- Trustee Roles
There are lots of different reasons for volunteering with us:
- Gaining work experience and gaining and improving employability skills
- Contributing to the local community while keeping busy
- Meeting new people in a great work environment
- Improving mental health and feeling valued
- Only for the rewarding feeling of helping the community
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So, What Should You Expect From Us?
We will look at the skills we, as an organization, currently require and match these up with your skill set. During your induction meeting, we shall agree on a list of things you will be responsible for, so you always know what you are meant to be doing. You’ll also be assigned a supervisor to guide you and provide ongoing training.
Get involved: https://ecovillage.org/get-involved/.
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