This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lorenzo Nava. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to establish a clean and reliable water supply to the dispensary. Lorenzo reports: Work on the Baricho Water Supply project started in January. Materials were purchased and transported […]
Location Mwiruti, Western Province, Kenya Community Description The Mwiruti community is a very rural area of approximately 4,000 people settled across four adjacent villages (Maramu village, Marinda village, Mwiruti village, Mwitoma village). It is an agricultural-based community with a very limited infrastructure, a very high level of poverty and a low level of education. Most […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Shultzabarger. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a centralized piped water spring for the six rural villages of the Savannah community. Brian reports: The Savannah Water Spring project has been successfully completed. Construction […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea Witherspoon. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system for the school. The project proceeded beginning with the construction of the tank stand, and proceeding to the purchase and installation of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer DaMon Mosley. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 2 handwashing stations at each of 6 schools. DaMon reports: The Mbale Handwashing project has been completed. Initially I was targeting six schools to receive the […]
Location Bodoi Community, Mwareni Village, Bore Sublocation, Madina Location, Magareni District, Coast Province, Kenya Community Description People of the Bodoi community, much like the larger Marafa area, are primarily Giriama, one of the nine Mjikenda tribes. Major forms of employment include farming, animal rearing, and small businesses. Magareni District is within a semi-arid climatic zone, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tameisha Henry. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was toconstruct a shallow well for the community. Tameisha reports: The construction of the shallow well at Nguu – Makasa has been both labor and time intensive, but the […]
Location Savannah area in Ndivisi Location, Magemo Sub-Location, Webuye Division, Bungoma East District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description The Savannah community consists of approximately six-thousand people across six rural villages (Makhese village, Matoma village, Savannah A village, Savannah B village, and Tete village). It is an agricultural-based community with a very limited infrastructure: it has […]
Location Tindinyo, Mokwo, Kapkangani, Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Tindinyo is a small rural village in North Rift Valley Province located off the Kapsabet-Chavakali tarmac, just outside of the beautiful Kakamega Forest. The majority of the community is of the Luhya tribe and earns a living through farming. The community uses local rivers […]
Location Baricho village, Baricho Sub-location, Bungale Location, Marafa Division, Magarini District, Coast Province, Kenya Community Description Baricho is a farming community located in the semi-arid coastal region of Kenya and has a population of approximately 4,868 people. Baricho Dispensary is a community-supported health care center started in 1939 in response to an outbreak of disease […]