This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Kyzyl Döbö School, Kyzyl Döbö Village, Kochkor Rayon Center Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous, post-Soviet republic located in Central Asia. Its six million citizens are mostly concentrated in the provinces of Chui and […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Dolon, Tup Rayon, Issyk Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Dolon is a small village in NorthEast Issyk-Kul, with 1,160 residents. Problem Addressed The only medical care facility in the village does not have running water. The medical care facility (FAP), and 1 medical care provider, in Dolon village serves the needs of the entire community. […]
To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. This project is completed successfully through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and HENKEL Water Charity planned opening of the new toilets at Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze Secondary School in Osh city, Kyrgyzstan happened according to schedule in January of this year. The administration of Secondary School#24 together with the Education Department in Osh city developed and received […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Joanna Ison. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two toilets at Kindirbaev Secondary School for the use of teachers and support staff. Joanna reports: The goal of this project was to build a new Latrine […]
Location Barskoon, Jety-Ogyz Rayon, Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Barskoon is a village of roughly 7,300 residents living in approximately 2,000 family units located on the south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. The main source of income of most families is from growing crops or raising livestock for sale or personal use. Some families have additional […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Athena Parker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide 6 handwashing stations in 3 schools in Bakai-Ata. Athena reports: This project has been completed. As a result, 1,350 students and 110 teachers and staff members now […]
Location Bakai-Ata Village, Bakai-Ata Rayon, Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bakai-Ata is a primarily rural and agricultural village in the west of Talas oblast, one of the most isolated areas in Kyrgyzstan. It is a medium-size town that serves as the Bakai-Ata rayon’s administrative and regional health center as well as a center for commerce. […]
Location: Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan) This project involves the new construction of a 14-seat sewered toilet block at No. 24 Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze Secondary School (the “school”), located at 71 Osh St., Osh, Kyrgyz Republic 714000. The K–11 school serves children ranging in age from 4 to 17. The school’s simple dry pit latrine facility was built in 1989. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicholas Ruhly. The read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to replace the toilets, sinks, and related plumbing in the four indoor bathrooms and in the kitchen at the Rehabilitation Center in Bazar-Korgon. A summary of […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Bazar-Korgon village, Jalal-Abad oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bazar-Korgon (which translates as “Bazaar-Fortress”) is a medium-sized town of roughly 35,000 inhabitants in southern Kyrgyzstan, in the Jalal-Abad oblast. It is an ethnically diverse town, with many people […]