Location City Marneuli, Kvemo Kartli, Republic of Georgia Community Description Marneuli is a town of about 20,000, 30 km from Tbilisi (about an hour by public transportation). The town is about 80% Azerbaijani, 15% Georgian, and 5% Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek, and other. As a result, Marneuli is considered a minority town and there have […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle Mueller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide a system of collection and storage of water for the school. Kyle reports: The school director was able to find a couple of gentlemen to dig […]
Location Village Akhalsopeli, Kvareli District, Kakheti Region, Georgia Community Description Akhalsopeli is a village of 2,800 families in the Kakheti Region of western Georgia, the newly reestablished republic in Eurasia. Most villagers’ income is from agriculture, with many beekeepers compared to surrounding area villages. There is one private wine factory in the village as well […]
Location Village Leliani (Lagodekhi’s Municipality), Georgia Community Description Leliani is a small agrarian village (pop. 2,000) located in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. The village is situated near the Azerbaijani border, and is a multi-ethnic village with ethnic Georgians and Ossetians living together. Leli 1 is a non-governmental, non-political organization based in the village […]
Location Norio, Georgia Community Description Norio is a village of about 4,500 people located 45 minutes to the northeast of Tbilisi. It is an agrarian community where about half of the inhabitants are farmers growing vegetables and tending small herds of livestock. There are five small shops selling food and household items, one butcher, and […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alene Kennedy Hendricks. To see the history of this project CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate three bathrooms in Rustavi School #10, one each for the male students, female students, and teachers. The bathrooms were in total disrepair, with sewage flowing […]
Location Giorgitsminda, Georgia Community Description Giorgitsminda is a small village that is 45 miles outside of the capitol city of Tblisi. The Giorgitsminda public school does not have running water for washing hands after using the public toilet. Project Description This project is to build a handwashing station outside of the public toilet at the […]
Location 19th Micro-district, Rustavi, Georgia Community Description Georgia is bounded on the west by the Black Sea, on the north by Russia, on the south by Turkey and Armenia, and on the east by Azerbaijan. The independence of Georgia was restored in 1991. The country subsequently went through periods of economic crisis, civil unrest, and […]