Location Westphalia District, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica Community Description Westphalia is a very rural community north of Kingston, Jamaica, in the Blue Mountains. It is home to about 500 people who are primarily farmers of the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. The community has been largely overlooked in the past 50 years, especially in terms […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elizabeth DiCocco. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring potable water to the Westphalia All Age School by connecting to the water supply at the edge of the community and running piping to the school. Elizabeth […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick Marti. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system on a building at the Belmont Fishing Beach. Patrick reports: The Belmont Fishing Beach Rainwater Catchment Project aimed to provide fishers and other […]
Location Belmont Fishing Beach, Belmont District, Bluefields, Parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica Community Description Belmont is a small rural fishing and farming community on the Southwest coast of Jamaica. Belmont is part of Bluefields, a collection of seven communities with a population of approximately 4,000. Bluefields is located on the Bluefields Bay, an important marine habitat […]
Location Mt. Airy District, Mocho Mountains, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Community Description Mt. Airy is a small rural upland farming community in the Mocho Mountains of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. The widespread mining for bauxite (used to make aluminum) in the last half of the 20th century has destroyed much of the prime agricultural land. This, coupled […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) David Engleman, with the help of fellow-PCV Josh Hunter and others. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to add a bio-sand filter and storage tank to the existing water storage tank. The goal was to […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the Sol Adventurers Foundation. Location Rio Bueno, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, West Indies Community Description Rio Bueno, a small seaside village located 32 miles (51.5 kilometers) east of Montego Bay on the island of Jamaica on the border between the parishes of St. Ann and Trelawny, owes its importance, history, and livelihood to the magnificent Rio Bueno […]
This project to help the youth of Jamaica has been completed under the direction of Sol Adventurers Foundation’s Executive Director, Roseanne Ware. The project was to build a rainwater catchment and water storage system at an orphanage in a relatively remote part of Jamaica. The project was completed successfully, and the children no longer have to drink the poor quality […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. LocationRed Lands, Clarendon, Jamaica Community DescriptionRed Lands, Clarendon, Jamaica is an agricultural-based community located near the trigonometric center of Jamaica. Agriculture is responsible for the founding and continued existence of the Red Lands Community. It is also a […]
Rainwater Catchment Culvert & Water Tank for the Village Of Bob Marley’s Birth in the Mountains Of Jamaica! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION and is being implemented by Sol Adventurers Foundation. Location Natural Mystic Organic Farm & Grass Roots Healing Center […]