This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gregory Cormier. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to establish a water supply and storage system at the church and at the school. Gregory reports: We purchased two tanks for water storage in La Peña and we […]
Location Caserio La Peña, Municipio Metapán, Departamento Santa Ana, El Salvador Community Description La Peña is a town consisting of 33 houses and 191 people. The majority of the population is under the age of 29. The population is 100% Catholic, and people attend church twice a week. Most people in the town over the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Louis Smith. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to increase the water supply to the village by expanding the water delivery system. Louis reports: The water system located in the town of Santa Cruz, county of Santiago […]
Location Canton Santa Cruz, Santiago de la Frontera, Santa Ana, El Salvador Community Description The village of Santa Cruz is located about 55 kilometers northwest of the city of Santa Ana near the border with Guatemala. Santa Cruz has a population of 362 inhabitants living in 129 houses, a school that includes 180 students, and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erica Matsumoto. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the broken community water pump, and to replace the piping needed to reach safe drinking water. Erica reports: The El Limon Well Project was successfully completed. 93 […]
Location El Limon, Santa Rosa de Lima, La Union, El Salvador Community Description The community of El Limon is a small village in the hot, dry lands of El Salvador’s eastern most department of La Union. Nestled within the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima, this community is extremely accessible, as it runs parallel along […]
Location Barrio San Juan, Chinameca, San Miguel, El Salvador Community Description Chinameca is located in eastern El Salvador within the Sierra Tecapa-Chinameca range in the department of San Miguel. The city is located on the northern slope of Cerro El Limbo at an elevation of 580 meters above sea level. Chinameca is 19.1 km west […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Birr. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water tank and filtration and purification system at the school. Adam reports: The Water Sanitation Project for Centro Escolar Julian Aparicio was planned and executed from […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mariel Frankl. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the water system that delivers water to Centro Escolar Cantón Amulunco. Mariel reports: The project has been completed according to plan. After installing a new anti-microbial tank […]
Cantón Amulunco, Municipality Santiago Nonualco, Department La Paz, El Salvador Community Description Amulunco is a small, rural community located in the foothills of active Volcano San Vicente, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, 80 kilometers southeast of the country’s capital, San Salvador. About four hundred people make up the town and its surrounding areas. Like many rural […]