When a Peace Corps volunteer PCV or returned volunteer (RPCV) comes to GambiaRising with a request for help for a deserving Gambian student, our answer is simple: "Let's work together."
Given the scope of the need, we can't allocate funds away from our other students (at least as long as we have a waiting list, but we work to create a special campaign through which the PCV or RPCV can spread the word to their friends and family about the opportunity to help a person special to them.
Each of these campaigns has their own funding page, and the funds donated through that campaign are allocated to be sure that the student gets what they need to stay in school. Everything we do is carefully structured to work within Peace Corps' rules, and all funds are handled by GambiaRising.