This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea Lim. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Andrea Reports: I am very pleased to inform you of the completion of the well construction in Trodait and Koma Village! My counterpart and I went to various contacts he knew […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shaun Willis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Shaun Reports: All materials for the project were successfully assimilated to complete the project and provide easier access to clean water for the local community members and school children. Thanks to Water Charity we complete a pipeline from a protected spring catchment in order to give approximately 500 school children access to […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak, with the support of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. All proposed well rehabilitations were completely quickly and smoothly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jeremy Reports: In summary, 5 Bluepumps were installed and 2 Mark II […]
This project is made possible through the collaboration of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Niamina Dankunku, Niamina East, and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region–South, The Gambia Community Description Remote, rural villages are all struggling with clean water access and related health issues due to breaking and broken handpumps. Problem Addressed […]
This project has been completed. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. From April 20–30, PCVs David Lederer, Kyle Shrivastava, and Melissa Hallisey traveled to five different volunteer sites in the North of Senegal to host day-long Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) trainings. Targeting women’s groups and community health workers, the trainings […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY, SEXTO SOL, and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Progreso, Ejido Carizal, Municipio de Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description A settlement of very modest homes in mountainous terrain SW of the city of Motozintla. Poverty is the norm, and the conditions are somewhat rough for […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location and Community Description Likoswe Village, Chiradzulu District, Malawi. Likoswe is a typical rural Malawian village without running water or electricity, located about a twenty-minute walk from a rural stretch of paved road, connecting Blantyre and Mulanje. Problem […]
Clean Water For Rural Malawi! This Malawi Program is a component of the East Africa Water and Sanitation Program, and is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Malawi has suffered through a terrible and unprecedented drought that has made life very hard for the people there. Many rural villages were forced to trek long distances […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Taiwo Adesina. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Taiwo Reports: Project Report The hospital latrine began construction on April 17th and ended on April 29th, 2015. The latrine was constructed towards the back of the hospital compound where the one existing latrine is located. The PCV, counterpart and work partners including the President of Community Health were responsible in purchasing […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Johnson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Emily Reports: Just wanted to let you know that the project has already been completed in my village. The final latrine is just a simple direct pit latrine 3m x 1.5m x […]