Schools & classrooms
- 8 classrooms built or renovated — Agnam, Guédé Dieri, Mboyo Dieri & Hamady Baga
- A full preschool in Agnam — boundary wall, 4 toilets, a director’s office and a kitchen
About Us
Creating brighter futures for children in need
Since 2018 we've delivered simple, high-impact projects across the Guédé commune of Senegal — education, nutrition, clean water and the environment — led by the community, for the community.
Our impact, 2019–2026
15 villages reached
8 classrooms built or renovated
12 preschools equipped
260 trees planted
8 villages with clean water
$75K+ delivered since 2019
What we've built
Seven years of work, on the ground
Across 15 villages of the Guédé commune (Podor department, Saint-Louis region), here's what your support has already made real.
Learning materials
- All 12 preschools in the commune equipped — chairs, mats, pencils, pens & paper
- 270 books for students in Agnam & Hamady Baga
Nutrition
- A school canteen — 9 months of daily lunches for ~98 children
- Monthly support toward the preschool teachers’ pay
Water & energy
- 20 solar panels at the Mboyo Dieri borehole — clean water for 8 villages
- 20 solar street lamps installed in Agnam
Environment
- 260 fruit trees at the Agnam women’s garden (45 lemon, 45 mango, 170 papaya)
- 5 women’s gardens supported across the commune
The people
Small team, deep roots
Dieynaba Sy
Program President, Senegal
“My name is Dieynaba Sy. I’m 41, I studied through secondary school, and I’m a mother of two daughters. I work as a community development agent, a farmer, and a processor of local foods.” Dieynaba leads Jango’s work on the ground year-round — construction, the canteen, the women’s gardens and the solar water systems.
Conor Byrnes (Malick Gueye)
Founder
A former Peace Corps Senegal health volunteer, Conor arrived in the Guédé commune in 2016 and never really left. He built the first preschool in 2018, registered the Jango Project as a 501(c)(3) in 2022, and now leads its work from abroad — known in Senegal by his family name, Malick Gueye.
Dieynaba is supported by a three-person, volunteer monitoring team — manager Abdul Gueye, administrator Mountaga Beye, and a controller — who keep every project accountable on the ground.
$75K+delivered since 2019 · almost all to programs
Where your money goes
Since 2019 we've channeled more than $75,000 straight into the Guédé commune of Senegal — and almost all of it lands on the ground. No one on our U.S. team draws a salary; across seven years, our only overhead has been a single flight and this website. Every dollar you give becomes a classroom, a hot lunch, clean water, or a tree.
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How we help
Education
Quality education breaks the cycle of poverty. We build classrooms and preschools, equip them, and keep children learning.
Nutrition
Proper nutrition is vital for growth and learning. Our canteens give children a reliable daily meal at school.
Environment
Clean water, solar energy and trees protect children's health and their future — and cut families' costs.
People First. Every project follows the People First Impact Method (P-FIM) — the community names the need, leads the work, and owns the result.