This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brett Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater catchment and storage system at the school. Brett reports: The Mannatta Primary Water Project has been completed. We proposed the project idea to a community […]
Location Manatta Village, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Nyandaru District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Manatta is a rural village in the Rurii district, with the households made up primarily of farmers and low-income families. Priority is not given to education and many children are taken out of school early to work on the farms of their families. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brett Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a latrine for the girls, install a rainwater catchment system, and build several handwashing stations. Brett reports: The project has been completed according to plan. Although there […]
Location Ol’Kalou, Central Province, Kenya Community Description The community comprised within the Mugumo Primary School and Mwihoti Secondary School districts are primarily Kikuyu. The Kikuyu tribe is majority made up of substance farmers. The families in this district mostly grow and harvest cash crops such as corn and potatoes which makes up their entire income. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shailah Bevan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system at the Karugutu Primary School. Shailah reports: My counterpart and I traveled to a nearby town called Olkalou and purchased a water tank, […]
Location Karugutu Village, Olkalou District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Mawingu consists of a total population of 14,418 and roughly 3,002 households. It is extremely remote, and the people are poverty-stricken. There are five surrounding villages. Many IDPs (internally displaced people) migrated to the Mawingu area and the government bought them a plot of land […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maxx Mann. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a rainwater catchment system to accommodate the water needs of the center. Maxx reports: We completed our project. It took about a week longer than I originally […]
Location Bushiri Village, Ingotse Sub-Location, North Butsoto Location, Lurambe Division, Kakamega Central District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Ingotse sub-location has a population of approximately 15,000. The majority of individuals are subsistence farmers and excess land is generally used to cultivate cash crops, such as sugar cane. Though a typical family has only enough money […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Latham Avery. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring running water to the Bushiri Rural Health Demonstration Center. Latham reports: The Bushiri Rural Health Demonstration Center water project has been completed! In spite of numerous unexpected […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Latham Avery. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a protected water spring in a central location of the community. Latham reports: The Ematende protected water spring project has successfully finished thanks to the hard work […]