Joost Verbart,
Eva Loopik,
Emma Gründeman
What we need to know about The Gambia
This collection contains all the information we need to know about The Gambia to turn our project into a big succes!
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Geography of The Gambia
In this article, the geography of The Gambia will be briefly illustrated.The Gambia is located in West Africa. It is completely enclosed by Senegal, except where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean, as can be seen in the figure. The Gambia River, where the country is named after, runs through the country from east to west. The country is at no point wider than 50 km, except for the coastline that has a width of 80 km. With an area of 11,000 square km (of which 1,100… -
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The development of poverty
In this article, we will have a closer view on how poverty has been developed in The Gambia and zoom in on some important factors which… -
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Which institutions rule The Gambia?
In this article, we will eleborate on which institutions rule The Gambia. We will regard political aspects as well as economic aspects. -
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What defines Gambian culture?
In this article, we will elucidate six different dimensions of Gambian culture and discuss how we can integrate these dimensions in our… -
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Four African issues that may impact our project
During our project it is impossible to not come across some "African culture" aspects which will influence our performences. In this… -
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Gambia's view on innovation
Since our project makes use of some very innovating conservation techniques, it is quite important to know Gambia's view towards innovation… -
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Gambian politics
This article is about the history of the politics in the Gambia: The previous presidents, the different political parties and past… -
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Education in the Gambia
The education system in the Gambia has a primary, a secondary and a tertiary level. All education is taught in English. The Gambia has been… -
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Tourism in the Gambia
The Gambia is a popular tourist country. In the coastal area there are a lot of hotels and resorts. There is a big contrast with the poor… -
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Circle of Trust - The Gambia
During the course Project Research and Design, we made a circle of trust for 2 different entities that have to cooperate closely during the project in The Gambia: ourselves, the students, and the women who we are going to teach about dried food and who are eventually going to give workshops themselves. First, we made the circle for us, which you can see in the picture below. The circle of trust… -
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Economical facts about the Gambia
This article contains facts about the economy of the Gambia.Numbers and Facts In Gambia the used currency is Dalasi. Some basic facts about the GDP in the Gambia and labour in the Gambia: GDP $1.040 billion (2010 est.) GDP growth 5.5% (2008 est.) GDP per capita $605 (2010 est.) GDP by sector agriculture: 33%, industry: 8.7%, services: 58.3% (2008 est.) Inflation - Annual 5.6 percent - 12-month moving average (31 December 2014…