Living Arrangements in Contemporary Gunjur, GAMBIA

Could you imagine living without running water, electricity, plumbing or refrigeration? I have taken my camera behind the compound walls to explore living arrangements in contemporary Gunjur, a small coastal village of about 17,000 people in the south-western part of Gambia near the Atlantic Ocean also referred to as a 'smiling coast'. Their compounds house extended families who manage through the needs of everyday life. As with many countries that are less advanced, in The Gambia the sense of time is lost. For those living in Gunjur every single day involves what we might consider mind numbing and backbreaking work like fetching water or hand washing clothes, etc. .....>>>>>