This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Gataivai, Western Samoa, South Pacific Community Description The community of Gataivai is situated on the southeast coast on the island of Savai’i in the Palauli district in Western Samoa. It stands as one of the largest villages […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elisa Law. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to implement a solid waste management program by building 10 community rubbish bins and stands along the main road of the community. Elisa reports: The project has been […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer David Nacmanie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to manage the solid waste in the community to protect the river. David reports: The Mulivai Sanitation and Water Protection Project was initiated and completed by the Mulivai […]
Location Mulivai, Safata District, Upolu Island, Samoa Community Description Mulivai is a small village of about 450 people, located in the district of Safata on the south side of the island of Upolu in Samoa. Most residents work as subsistence farmers, with some gaining extra income by working at two high-end resorts located in a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elisa Law. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to plant and provide irrigation for sixty fruit trees at the Vaipu’a and Fogasavaii Primary School. Elisa reports: I am ecstatic to announce that the fruit trees have […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Koch. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. This was a demonstration project to provide a dry composting toilet at the community center of the village. It included an educational component to teach the families of Tufutafoe and surrounding […]
Vaipu’a is a beautiful village on Savai’i Island in Western Samoa. The Vaipu’a and Fogasavaii Primary School serves 180 to 200 students from both villages, and is staffed by 8 teachers. The project is to plant and provide irrigation for sixty fruit trees within the Primary School’s campus fence for the benefit of the students. […]
Location Vaipu’a, Savaii, Samoa Community Description Vaipua is a small rural village with a population of 650 people on the southwest coast of the large island of Savaii in Samoa. There is a very active Women’s Committee, a primary school that serves both Vaipua and Fogasavaii villages, and a developing tourist beach area. Vaipua has […]
This project has been completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erica Wales. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to create a vaita’ele or freshwater pool within a spring, to be used as a source for clean water for the village. Erica was at the village on September […]
Location Salesatele, Upolu, Samoa Community Description Salesatele is a rural village on the southern coast of the island of Upolu. It is a typical Samoan village in which the matai (chiefs) and pulenu’u (mayor) work together to preside over the community. Income is generated primarily from agriculture and fishing, as well as remittances. Every family […]