This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Salamata, Kolda, Senegal Community Description 13 k from Kolda along the main pothole-filled road into town lies the larger village […]
Location 6 villages in the Kolda region of Senegal: Sare Meta, Sare Pathe, Sare Labbel, Sare Kallilou, Sare Konkoyel, Sare Samba Community Description Sare Meta has about 315 current residents, a large number of those children. There are currently 24 households that are without any latrine facility. Some of the existing latrines were constructed with […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Aimee Constantineau. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve two active wells in the village and repair and upgrade another non-working well. Aimee reports: The project was initiated with a meeting between the Health & […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Adrian Martinez and Marcie Todd. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie reports: When one pulls water traditionally, one grabs the bucket, usually off of the ground, drops the rope into the well and then flips the bucket upside […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Samba Diaba, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Sare Samba Diaba is a small village located east of Kolda near the miniature […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Pollak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 12 wells in Salamata. Katie reports: Construction is complete on the Salamata well improvement project. Twelve wells were improved through the addition of cement well heads, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd, Garrison Harward, and Kyle Deboy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: This pump was our second install for the day, and from the moment we began, the clouds started building and we heard thunder in […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Segou, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description We described the basics about Segou in the last post, so with this one let […]
Location Diaguely, Linguere District, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Diaguely is located in North-central Senegal, 50 km from Linguere, the district capital city. It is a medium-sized village located 7 km off of Route Nationale 3. It has a population that varies between 1,000 and 1,700, depending on the season. In the dry season, most […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd, Kyle DeBoy, and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: This work day could not have gone more perfectly. It started the day before in Kedougou where we purchased the supplies we needed and […]