Completed Projects

School Garden Sanyang (West Coast, Kombo South District)

Start of construction in 2014
Area of 500 m²
School garden is located directly at an Islamic school
Building a wall (made of 7800 stones = 260 bags of cement, 7 trucks of sand) for the school grounds including gate
23 bananas, 13 oranges, 8 papayas were planted
First we were able to connect to the school's water supply
May 2015: Construction of a tool shed
February 2016: Construction of 3 toilets and purchase of school furniture and doors for everyone with funding from a classroom foundation
Autumn 2016: the teachers' salaries can be financed by selling fruit and vegetables (all year round).
Autumn 2017: Construction of two classrooms from natural materials (own initiative) for the youngest
Autumn 2018: The shell of two new classrooms is in place, school furniture has been ordered
Spring 2019: Construction of a kitchen, crockery and pots (is a prerequisite for participation in the state-funded food program)
Winter 2019: existing well collapsed due to poor quality, new well was built (6 meters deep)
2021: 350 pupils visit the school regulary

Übergabe von zwei Bildern als Dankeschön

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Kitty Compound Project (West Coast District)

Start of construction in spring 2014
Construction of solid wall and laying of water pipes
Growing fruits and vegetables (selling harvested fruits and vegetables allows the family to afford breakfast for the first time)
Garden serves as a sample garden for the unbelieving villagers to imitate
Winter 2015, handover to the Saidy family

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Well construction No Kunda (North Bank)

Start of construction in May 2016
Fountain construction completed for entire village
Gambian cook from Berlin had the dream of having a well built for his home village
Hand in Hand took over all the work to dig the well, installed the borehole, the pump and the solar cells

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Kitty (West Coast District)

Start of construction spring 2016
Area 2 hectares
550 wooden stakes made of termite-resistant wood and necessary barbed wire (which turned out to be of poor quality)
Construction of well (17m deep) including a pump, solar panels and 7 pools of water
Use of drip irrigation, not ideal because hoses were often chopped up
November 2016: the families receive flower beds and an orange tree to care for
120 orange trees and 10 lime trees from Senegal were planted
Spring 2017: Construction of a tool shed
March 2018: Completion of toilets
August 2019: first harvest from our orange trees
April 2020: a new borehole is needed, 30 meters deep (big thanks to all villagers of Rathenow)
Spring 2022: 58 sacks of oranges were harvested in Kitty 1 = €540

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Sutukoba (North Bank, Lower District)

Start of construction in autumn 2016
Joint realization of the project with Kerstin Strian
Area 2000 m²
Metal fence and fountain completed in October 2017
Cultivation of rice and findo

Winter 2018: handover to the villagers

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School in Rumba (West Coast District)

First contact November 2016
3 classrooms were already available, school made a very neat impression
Number of students: 150 in February 2017
European supporters withdrew assostance in 2014
The number of students increased enormously, the 3 classrooms were no longer sufficient, teaching was carried out in two shifts
November 2016: Construction of 3 toilets
March 2017: Construction of a school wall (before that, a wild path led through the school grounds)
October 2017: Completion of the bricks for the new school building for 3 new classrooms
School garden (to finance part of the teachers' salaries) in planning with a well already in place
March 2018: The shell is complete
School furniture was made in The Gambia
2023: 450 students will be taught

Schulkinder beim Besuch von Hand in Hand

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Kitty 2 (West Coast District)

Start of construction in winter 2017
Area 2 hectares
Fencing work completed
Spring 2018: Well construction and borehole including pump, solar panels and water tank and corresponding water basin completed
October 2018: Handover of the beds to the families
100 donated orange trees from Senegal were planted

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Cable (West Coast Region)

Start of construction in spring 2018
Area 3.5 hectares

6 wells (8 meters deep, has enough water) and 2 water basins already existed
Some of the fence had to be repaired
The area resembled a jungle and had to be cleared first. The biggest problem were the men, they preferred to lie under the mango tree. After many fruitless discussions we withdrew from the project.

Our motto is to work hand in hand with people.

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Faraba Banta (West Coast Region, Kombo East District)

Start of construction 2018
4000 inhabitants
Area 200 x 115 m
Initiator of project was a Dutch couple with husband being Gambian
Hand in Hand took care of the organizational aspects and brought the materials on site, as well as supervising the construction
Wooden fence (termite-resistant wood from Senegal) procts the the property
Borehole (20 meters deep), water basin, water tower and solar panels
January 2019: Handover of the beds to the families

Erste Besichtigung des Grundstückes 2018

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Faraba Kairaba (West Coast Region)

Start of construction autumn 2018
Area 3.7 hectares
February 2019: Borehole (26 meters deep)
Metal fence (pasture fence comes from Germany; unfortunately, termite-resistant fences don't last long and we also want to counteract deforestation, for environmental reasons), water basin, water tower and solar panels, toilets
December 2020: Completion of all necessary works and distribution of the areas to the families. Each family got an orange tree to care for

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Kayal (North Bank)

Start of construction in spring 2019
Borehole with 4 water extraction points (28 meters deep)
Winter 2020: Work starts on the desired Frauengarten
2.5 hectares
Water tank, pump, solar panels and the necessary water basins were installed
Area was divided among the families, each family received an orange tree to care for
Summer 2021: the garden was handed over
December 2022: emergency call - pump does not work, villagers have called a self-proclaimed specialist who ended up destroying the pump completely. Therefore, they had to source a new pump with their own rsources.

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Kolior (North Bank, Kiang East District)

Start of construction spring 2020
in 2012 the existing garden was completely destroyed by bush fires with an area of 120 x 150 meters being lost to the villagers
Metal fence, 4 wells (6 meters deep), we decided against a borehole because of the shallow depth and because the garden is outside the village and therefore there is no security against theft
Winter 2020: Handover to the villagers

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Kerr Mama School (Northbank, neighboring village of Kayal)

Start of construction in spring 2020
School was completely destroyed by storm and fire, school density in this region is very low
In cooperation with a Dutch foundation, a Dutch-Gambian couple and us, the school was rebuilt from ground
3 classrooms (including school furniture from Gambia), toilet, school kitchen and school garden were added
Bricks for the school were made using their own skills and initiative

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Sahadatou (North Bank, Upper River Region)

First contact: December 2020
Area: 5 hectares of land for 3 adjacent villages
January 2021: Borehole 35 meters deep
December 2021: Fenced area, water basin, pipes laid, pump installed and a water tower constructed
Christmas 2021: handover to the villagers; Each family receives an orange tree to care for.

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Sittanunku (North Bank)

First contact: February 2021
Area: 4 hectares
Borehole dug into 35 meters depth
May 2022: Fencing of the site
Autumn 2022: water basin, pump, solar panels, pipe to the water basin laid
Christmas 2022: Solemn ceremony of handing over the garden to the villagers. Each family receives an orange tree to care for.

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Gartenproject Missiranding (North Bank)

First contact: March 2022
Area: 5 hectares
Bohrloch dug into 35 meters depth (June 2022)
Mai 2023: Fencing of the site
September 2023: water basin, pump, solar panels, pipe to the water basin (24 pices) laid
Oktober 2023: Handover of the garden to the villagers. Each of the approximately 100 families received an orange tree for care.
Januar 2024: Visit of the garden by members of the association. The first plants are sprouting.
Area was only worked with hand tools, without mechanical help.