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| Digging a Berm and swale in a Field Setting |
Kaolack Region Earthworks Water Harvesting and Erosion Control Training of Trainers Tour
This training took place Januray 22th-28th at three sites in the Kaolack and Kaffrine regions of Senegal. My involvement was from the idea inception of holding such a training in this area (inspired by a similiar training held in the Kolda region) to execution and follow-up. During the tour 4 volunteers, two staff members, and 7 work partners travelled from site to site implementing earthoworks soft-scaping technologies for erosion control and water harvesting in three different agircultural settings; garden, orchard, and field. These work partners learned the techniques through repetition and practice and will return to their communities as knowledegable trainers of these skills.
A full case study I co-wrote can be found at http://www.pcsenegal.com/case_studies/139-greater-kaolack-earthworks-tourney
I have also created an On-Demand training guide which includes a sample budget, schedule, and project guildelines for future volunteers who are implementing this same training tour.
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| Boomerang Berms and Terracing in an Orchard Setting created during the tour |
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| Contour Berm in a field |
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| Myself and work partners practicing Using the A-Frame Levelling tool in a garden setting |
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