Posts by Project Manager

In 2017 Jef Jel Project financed a new 17-meter fishing boat, motor and nets which can be taken beyond the local rivers to the open ocean.  The local rivers yield smaller fish which are good for feeding the local community but cannot be sold to the market.  By going to the open ocean, larger fish…

In 2017 the village of Ndangane began preparing a plot of land for growing Cashew Trees. The fruit from these trees can be extremely profitable and provide a highly-nutritious food source. This project is in the very early stages and we will be monitoring its progress closely.

Chickens Through the investment of Jef Jel, the Ndangane community was able to construct a large building designed specifically to support the raising of broiler chickens in 2012.  These chickens are produced in lots of approximately 500.  Once they are fully grown (about 8 weeks), the chickens are prepared and sold to the local community…