This project is to install 43 rainwater catchment systems to provide clean drinking water for the residents of the village of Pempe. The project is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erica D’Aquila. She is living on the Upper Suriname River located in the district Sipaliwini, in the Saramaccan village Pempe (also […]
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 Daro Keur Ibrahima Signane, Fatick, Senegal Community Description This project is being implemented in the community of Daro Keur Ibrahima […]
This is the first project to be implemented under the Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks Water Tank Program – Uganda. A large-capacity water tank will be built to serve the needs of the Sya Bright Future Primary School. Omungari Parish, located in Kiruhura District, is a rural community located in the “dry cattle corridor” of southwestern […]
This is a program to develop the capacity to build water storage tanks throughout Uganda using the Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks (ISSB) technology. It is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jesse Coker. It is part of the larger overall Water Tank Program – Uganda. The program consists of promoting the technology […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie and Garrison report: This pump has been a long time in the making. We initially did the village meetings before the rainy season, prepped the well cap […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison and Marcie report: We mentioned in our initial post about this 5 pump tourney that we were going to do some experiments and these 4 pumps offered […]
Location Morarano, Foulpointe Commune, Tamatave II region, Madagascar Community Description Morarano is a rural village located 12 km southwest of the beach town of Foulpointe on the east coast of Madagascar. About 150 people live in the village center. However, the presence of an elementary school means 270 students come in from the surrounding hills […]
Location Chicumbane, Gaza province, Mozambique Community Description CACHES (Crianças Artistas Contra HIV e SIDA) is a community-based organization in Chicumbane, Mozambique that combines elements of art, dance, music, theatre, and sex education to provide a structured after-school program and playing/learning environment for local youth. Although a relatively new organization, CACHES has already achieved wide recognition […]
Location Rezina, Moldova Community Description The town of Rezina, with a population of about 13,000, is located next to the beautiful river Nistru in the Northeast of Moldova. Despite the beautiful landscape, the community has been hard hit by economic woes. A lack of jobs has left many children in the care of grandparents or […]
Location Dorobratovo, Irshavski Region, Zakarpatska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The community of Dorobratovo is a small village located to the west of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine with a population of approximately 2,300 people. Dorobratovo received central heating, electricity, and central plumbing only 20 years ago. The Dorobratovo Secondary School (grades 1-11) has approximately 264 […]