Location Embera Puru, Chagres National Park, Colon, Panama Community Description The community of Embera Puru is a rural indigenous tribe located along the Rio San Juan de Piquini inside the Chagres National Park in Panama. Within the village, there are about 100 residents, including children, with a 10% growth in the last year. All families […]
Location Quebrada el Bajo, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description Quebrada el Bajo is a growing indigenous village located in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. The town is nestled at the foot of several mountains and can only be reached by dugout canoes traveling up a murky creek a half hour from the […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Smith. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to build a composting latrine, the first sanitary facility on this remote island with only 10 full-time plus 30 part-time residents. Michael reports: The weather, ocean, and the […]
Location Pueblo Nuevo de Bayano, Panama Este, Panama Community Description Lake Bayano is a man-made lake in Panama Este, created in 1979 to supply water power to a hydroelectric plant that supplies Panama City and the surrounding provinces with electricity. The great majority of the land surrounding Bayano was reserved to relocate the native American […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea Newman. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Andrea reports: The project benefited the community of Bajo Membrillo, which is located in a valley of the Comarca Ngabe-Bugle (the equivalent of an indigenous reservation with the political rights of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kathleen Fraser. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Kathleen reports: All 20 latrines were finished on time and it was a really positive learning experience for everyone. She went on to thank, on behalf of the latrine committee president […]
This project is to provide water for a community through a system comprised of a spring catchment box, an aqueduct system, neighborhood tap stands, and a series of individual home rainwater catchment installations. The combination of the improved spring source and distribution system, together with the rainwater catchment tanks, will give everyone in the community […]
Location Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description Isla Escudo de Veraguas is an island belonging to the province of Bocas del Toro in the Western side of Panama. It is a 3-hour boat ride from the nearest port town, and boasts some of the most beautiful and undeveloped beaches in the […]
Location Milla 7 ½, Province of Bocas Del Toro, Panama Community Description Milla 7 ½ is located 7-8 miles outside of Changuinola, the largest town in the Province of Bocas Del Toro, along a road that runs from Changuinola to Almirante. The town is on the edge of a Humeda San Sak Park, a national […]
This project is for the construction of individual latrines in a small community in the mountains of Panama. In addition, the community will receive training in construction techniques and hygiene. This small community is made up of indigenous subsistence farmers who raise corn, beans rice and coffee. It is a steep 2-hour hike from the […]