This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Teena Curry. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well and build a handwashing station in Ampasimbola. Teena reports: The project has been successfully completed according to the project plan, with the addition of […]
Location Tsivangiana fokontany, Tsivangiana commune, Vatomandry district, Antsinanana region, Madagascar Community Description The people of Tsivangiana live along the east coast of Madagascar, separated from the Indian Ocean by about 20 kilometers of degraded rainforest. Most farm rice or fish in nearby streams. The wood huts and thatch roofs catch fire quite easily, and the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bryan Stinchfield. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 2 community wells in the East and West sections of the village center. Bryan reports: The Andonaka Well Project is officially complete. Two fully functioning, clean […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Kristen Walling and Charity Yoro. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to develop a source of water for the community and to repair the aqueduct. Kristen reports: The Zanabahona I water project is now complete! Once […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christiane Ochoa. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally conceived to build a well and to install two pumps. The well was dug, but, because of budgetary difficulties, only one pump was installed. Christiane reports: The […]
Location Andonaka, Nosy Varika Commune/District, Vatovavy Fitovinanay Region, Madagascar Community Description The village of Andonaka is located on the east coast of Madagascar, 12 km west of the commune and district capital Nosy Varika. Accessible only by boat on the Canal de Pangalanes from the north and south for 80 km Nosy Varika is one […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Teena Curry. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a water pump for use by the members of the local farmers association. Teena reports: The president of Fanilo, the farmer’s association in Antsakoana, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maya Rao. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build two wells for public use by the community and to carry out health education targeted at mothers and children concerning proper hygiene, sanitation and disease prevention. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rowan Braybrook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project, which was designed to build three wells in different communities in northern Madagascar, exceeded expectations. Rowan reports: This project resulted in the development of 6 wells in the commune […]
Location Zanabahona I, Commune Rurale Imito, Fandriana district, Amoron’i Mania region, Madagascar Community Description The village of Imito is located 224 km south of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. It is a mountain town, not easily accessible by the national road, and by all means very rural—there is no electricity or running water, and the […]