 
Contact Address:
Agency For The Development
of Women & Children
ADWAC Head Office
Kerewan
North Bank Region
PO Box 828 Banjul
The Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 5720106 / 5720075
9901991 / 9915217
Fax:
5720075
Email: adwac@qanet.gm
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Information:
ADWAC Gambia is a registered non-governmental organisation
which was established in 1996. Their main objective
is to increase the capacity of women and children to
overcome poverty in their agricultural communities by
utilising a multi-sectoral approach.
Its main areas of community intervention are in food
security, school education, training of women, healthcare,
HIV/Aids information, women's enterprise development,
community resources management, microfinancing and loans,
literacy campaigns and adult education.
For example in carrying out marketing research for growers
of garden vegetables in Kerewan in 2008 in order to
evaluate the commercial viability of their crops and
to formulate appropriate strategies to overcome hurdles
faced by female growers.
As the strategic partner of gorta in Gambia ADWAC has
developed a water storage pond in Njabba Kunda Eco-Zone
in the North Bank. This was followed by a small scale
village watershed management program. A study of the
target area was made to look at water movement which
caused erosion and the fast run-off. This was later
scaled up to programs used to increase ground penetration,
tree planting exercises, management of water transit
points to reduce erosion and the development of gullies.
Over time it is hoped these best practices will create
sustainable agriculture and improve the productivity
of the Njabba Kunda horticultural area as well as the
lives of the local villagers. |
