Location Candelaria, Sociedad Morazan, El Salvador Community Description Candelaria is a rural town in northeast El Salvador in the department of Morazan. It has a population of about 1000, and an economy based on small-scale farming and cattle. Within the community, there is a school for kindergarten to ninth grade, Centro Escolar Canton Candelaria Codigo […]
This project has been concluded under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Benjamin Byers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create the capacity for pump repair through the purchase of tools and materials and the instruction of community members to accomplish future repairs. This task was […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nick Rosenfeld. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 3 aquaponics demonstration systems and train others in the technology. Nick reports: I was able to set up 3 full systems and train two families […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Anna Penoyar. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide water to the bathrooms, kitchen, and a faucet on the side of the school. The water pump was installed, and piping was run to the […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Zach Thomas. To see the history of this project CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the broken community water pump that had ceased to function many years ago. Zach reports: We completed the pump repair in one 12-hour workday! We had […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Jim Hooper & Linsey Hackett. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for the construction of a central point for potable water for presently unserved members of the community. A hub was located at the school […]
Location La Laguneta, San Juan Nonualco, La Paz, El Salvador Community Description La Laguneta is a small community of about 650 people situated on the side of the San Vicente volcano. The majority of the people work as day laborers in the coffee fincas which surround the community and cover the volcano. The community suffers […]
Location Cacahuatalejo, San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador Community Description The community of Cacahuatalejo, located in a low valley in the southern portion of the department of Morazan, is extremely hot, dusty and dry. There are 180 houses and 875 residents according to a recent census taken by the local Health Promoter. The primary school […]
Location Caserío El Tular, Cantón Apancoyo Arriba, Municipio de Cuisnahuat, Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador Community Description Caserío El Tular is located in the municipality of Cuisnahuat, in the southern region of the department of Sonsonate. Cuisnahuat is ranked as the 3rd poorest municipality in El Salvador and has been designated a municipality of ¨extrema […]
Location Casario Escobol El Volcan, Guatajiagua, Morazan, El Salvador Community Description El Volcan is located 11 km above the pueblo of Guatajiagua in Southern Morazan, El Salvador. The community consists of 160 homes and over 550 people. On the edge of Morazan, El Volcan rests 1100 meters above sea level and provides supreme growing conditions […]