Our Lives in The Gambia

A World Story Exchange project in Salikenni, The Gambia, West Africa

"Always Trust In God" by Isatou Dampha

Student Films

"My Cattle and My Life" by Ebrima Bah
"Agriculture and Education are the Keys in This Li...
"Hard Work Brings Success" by Mariama Jammeh
"Be Friendly and Work Hard" by Adama Barry
"Allah Is Great" by Amienata Daffeh
"My Life in Salikenni" by Ebrima Dibba
"Always Trust In God" by Isatou Dampha
"Inter Kunda" by Adama Jammeh
"I Start Everything With Help From God" by Mariama...
"A Young Boy From Salikenni" by Sambujang Kalley

About the Project

This two-week World Story Exchange workshop invited ten students (ages 14-17) from Salikenni's Upper Basic School to create documentary stories about their lives. Students learned basic photography and videography, then signed out cameras to document self-determined values such as school, home, food, family, work, play, religion, and their hopes for the future. Next they wrote narrations, recorded them, and worked with WSE instructors on computers to edit their stories. At the end of the project the films were screened outdoors for a huge audience of over 200 friends and family from their village.