This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Casey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project, to build a ferro-cement tank for water storage, was the third to be implemented under Water Charity’s Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It was the […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gabriel Miller. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct an 11,000-liter ferro-cement tank for water storage in the community of Los Uveros, Altamira, Dominican Republic. It was the first tank built as part of the […]
This project constitutes the first part of the overall Water Charity Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It calls for the construction of an 11,000 liter ferro-cement tank for water storage in the community of Los Uveros, Altamira, Dominican Republic. The project is under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer and Engineer […]
Water Charity is pleased to announce our largest and most comprehensive endeavor since we began operation in 2008. The project will result in the construction of three or four ferro-cement tanks for the storage of water at needed locations in the Dominican Republic, followed by at least eight such tanks in Haiti. We will present […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Gibbons. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for a new community aqueduct to be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village of Los Cacaos. The […]
This project is to construct a water distribution system in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. Water from a protected mountain spring will be transported by gravity through a system of piping a distance of three kilometers to the community below. Water Charity is participating in this project, which involves a number of other […]
This project will create a fruit tree nursery to facilitate the growth of reforestation trees. The trees will be planted in the mountains and at the source of water in order to ensure continued rain, and protect the water supply for the participating communities. The project will be led by an association of 15 small […]
This project is to train a team of community members in the construction of latrines and in health and hygiene practices. Water Charity is participating in this larger project to a small extent. A number of donors, and the community at large, have contributed a major portion of the necessary funding. While the vast majority […]
This project is to construct a new water system in Los Cacaos, a rural community in the Dominican Republic. A new community aqueduct will be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village. The community is made up of 74 houses and 242 people. The community […]
To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Asahi Wada. Using a tried and proven technology widely used in the region, water filters were purchased and distributed to a segment of the community that had previously been overlooked. Asahi reports: The distribution […]