Location Santa Rosa de Cucunati, District of Chepigana, Province of Darien, Panama Community Description Santa Rosa de Cucunati is an Embera indigenous community outside the comarca located in the Darien province of Panama. The population has 129 men, women and children, and there are 25 houses. There is a school located in Santa Rosa that […]
Location Caimital, Corregimiento de Tulu, Distrito de Penonome, Provincia de Cocle, Panama Community Description Caimital is a rural community in the Penonome district of Cocle with a population of 175 people. There is a primary school with one teacher for all six grade levels, one through six. Several committees exist within the community including Parent […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Donald DeAngelis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the community aqueduct system and build 2 latrines. Donald reports: The project has been completed, and the aqueduct and latrines are functioning properly. Tubing and glue […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer David Clarke. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build five latrines in the community at homes without proper facilities. David reports: I worked on the project with an aspiring community member named Simon Concepcion. At […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sean Strong. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the damaged aqueduct and complete the slow filter system. Sean reports: The project has been completed. Unfortunately, the community learned that when the slow filter tank […]
Location Bahía Honda, Bastimentos Island, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description The community of Bahia Honda is composed of approximately 250 indigenous Ngobe people, living in distinct homesteads. The Ngobe moved to the previously unoccupied bay on Bastimentos Island in 1972, when population pressures forced them to leave the mainland, which was rapidly growing into a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christopher Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the aqueduct bringing water to the community. Christopher reports: We are at the height of our rainy season and the repairs made last April have proved […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lyndsey Bunting. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 5 new public pit latrines, 2 in the community of Candela and 3 in the community of Majagua. Lyndsey reports: With the help from Appropriate Projects, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Daniel Cain. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a community composting latrine in Quebrada el Bajo as a model project. Daniel reports: The first composting latrine was finished in January and has been in […]
Location Candela and Majagua, Corregimiento of Hato Jobo, Comarca Ngöbe-Bugle, Panama Community Description The communities of Candela and Majagua are located in the indigenous and mountainous region of the Comarca Ngöbe-Bugle. According to the World Bank, the Ngöbe-Bugle suffer from Panama’s highest rate of poverty and extreme poverty with over 95% of indigenous peoples falling […]