Location Lubny, Poltavsk’a Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Poltavsk’a Oblast is situated in the central part of Ukraine. Lubny is reputed to be one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, and today it is a large industrial and cultural center. Hope Children’s Center is an orphanage for street children in the outskirts of Lubny. The orphanage […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Joohee Lee. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to remediate various sanitation problems at the school. Joohee reports: The Project has been carried out as planned, and was completed on July 5, 2012. A new squat-down toilet, […]
Location Sovetskiy, AR Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy district is located in a rural area, 120 km northeast of Simferopol, capital of AR Crimea. It consists of 40 small family farming villages mainly producing grains and vegetables. Its population of approximately 35,000 is diverse with Ukrainian, Russian, Crimean Tartar, and other minorities. Sovetskiy Regional Creativity […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Joohee Lee. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a sewage system and to replace the sink and wash area divider at the school. Joohee reports: It is with pleasure to report the completion of the […]
Location Sovetskiy, AR Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy district is located in a rural area, the northeast part of AR Crimea. It consists of 40 small family farming villages mainly producing grains and vegetables. Its population of approximately 35,000 is ethnically diverse with Ukrainian, Russian, Crimean Tartar, and other minorities. Sovetskiy District Music School started […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Carl Whisner. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was for replacing nonfunctional toilets and sinks and providing the necessary piping at the school. Carl reports: We have completed the replacement of the plumbing facilities for the children […]
Location Izmail, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Izmail is approximately 160 km directly south of Odessa at the mouth of the Danube River Delta and is the southernmost city in Western Ukraine. The Romanian border is just across the river. Throughout history this region has been very strategically important as a military and port site […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ilse Whisner. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to repair and replace defective plumbing in the building, including wash basins, toilets, and leaking and/or non-functioning faucets. Ilse reports: My project with the disabled senior citizens’ home has […]
Location Kotovsk, Odeska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kotovsk is a town of 40,000 people in the Odeska Oblast in southwest Ukraine. Kotovsk also serves as a Rayon Center for 61 villages and 28,000 people. Once a flourishing city of factories and a large military unit, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Kotovsk and its […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Diana Duarte. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create two bathroom stalls and hand washing stations inside the Lyceum. Diana reports: This project was to convert an existing custodian utilities room into two bathroom stalls and […]