Dumbutu
East Africa
- Showing The Gambia on the left and the country's bordering it
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A map of the gambia Gambia showing the river with Banjul (the capital) near the mouth of the river. Dumbutu is about 1/3 of the way down the river on the south side.
About the village
The village of Dumbutu is a good three hours' drive east of The Gambia's capital, Banjul.
Dumbutu borders one of the largest protected areas in the Gambia, the Kiang West National Park, itself home to exotic creatures including Colobus monkey, hyena, crocodile and leopard.
The village has a population of 350 and about 250 children from Dumbutu and its surrounding area attending the school there.
The new school was built in 1990 and partly funded by the Woodbury Salterton link. In addition, 80 children now have their education directly funded by East Devon residents.