AD-GAM Gambia Guide — Follow the river and its communities
Connect the river, habitats, heritage and everyday livelihoods.

Suggested reading and questions. Adapt to your group; not an official curriculum or assessment.

1. A country connected by a river
Read: https://gambia.adgam.media/read/river-and-regions/
Question: How are a river, an administrative boundary and a journey different ways of describing a place?
Sources: https://gambia.gov.gm/about/

2. Wetlands, wildlife and the river’s future
Read: https://gambia.adgam.media/read/wetlands-and-wildlife/
Question: What relationships connect habitats, wildlife and people’s work?
Sources: https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/gambia; https://rsis.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/rsiswp_search/exports/Ramsar-Sites-annotated-summary-Gambia.pdf; https://meccnar.gov.gm/information-protected-areas-gambia

3. Heritage places: stone circles, islands and museums
Read: https://gambia.adgam.media/read/heritage-places/
Question: How can a heritage place be understood using more than one kind of evidence?
Sources: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1226/; https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/761/; https://ncac.gm/cultural-heritage/

4. Food, farming and the shared table
Read: https://gambia.adgam.media/read/food-and-community/
Question: Where do food, farming and community life meet in the readings?
Sources: https://visitthegambia.com/?page_id=3493; https://www.fao.org/platforms/school-food/around-the-world/africa/the-gambia/en

Group or independent activity
Create a learning sketch linking a place, a habitat, a livelihood and a heritage story. Label it “not for navigation”, add sources and list one question for further investigation.

Keep source dates and label uncertain details. Discuss with care; personal experiences are optional.
Online path: https://gambia.adgam.media/learn/path/river-and-environment/