This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lukas Henke. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the sanitation facilities at the Odessa Youth Tourist Center. Lukas reports: The project has been completed. We replaced the supply and drainage piping, installed a hot water […]
Location Odessa, Odeska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Odessa (in Russian), or Odesa (in Ukrainian), is the fourth largest city in Ukraine, with a population of over a million. The city is a major seaport located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea and is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast. Odessa is also […]
Location Lozova, Kharkivs’ka Oblast, Ukraine. Community Description Lozova is located 90 miles from Kharkov, the region capital. Lozova is a community of 60,000, and home to many farmers and some textile laborers. Many factory jobs were lost when the Soviet Union collapsed and have yet to return to the area. Collegium #2 serves the first […]
LocationVinnytsia, Vinnyts’ka Oblast, Ukraine Community DescriptionVinnytsia, with a population of about 380,000, is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podolia. Vinnytsia is located about 260 km west of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, 429 km north of the port city of Odessa, and 369 km from […]
Location Hrebinka, Poltavska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Hrebinka is a small town of about 11,000 people located in central Ukraine in Poltavska Oblast. Although once bustling with industry, now the main employer is the railway station, as Hrebinka is an important junction. Hrebinka School Number 1 serves the community. Problem Addressed The students and staff […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Anna von Reyn. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate two bathrooms at Vinnytsia Khutora School. Anna reports: We are finally finished with Vinnytsia Khutory School’s toilet project. It looks absolutely amazing. This construction project has […]
Location Vinnytsia Khutory, Vinnyts’ka oblast, Ukraine Community Description Vinnytsia Khutora is a small village located to the southeast of the oblast capital Vinnytsia. There are approximately 6,000 people in the village, the majority of which are involved in agriculture. There a few small shops, a post office, an administration building, a school, a church, a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bryna Bettis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the quality of the drinking water by installing a 5-stage reverse osmosis water filter. Bryna reports: Pushkina Secondary School has completed their water project and as a […]
Location Pushkina village, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Founded by a handful of Russian settlers during the reign of Catherine the Second, Pushkina village has grown considerably. It is currently home to a population of 1,142 people and has an Orthodox church, a mosque, six stores, a bar, a rural library, […]
Location Boguslavka, Borova District, Kharkov Region, Ukraine Community Description Boguslavka is an agrarian community of around 1,500 residents. It is surrounded by farmland where many of its residents engage in raising livestock and crops to both consume and sell. The main employer for the community is the Little Sunshine Kindergarten, where around 175 students attend. […]