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Enkitoria Community Dispensary Water Project – Kenya

Location Oloolaimutia Sub-location, Siana Location, Mara Division, Narok South District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Oloolaimutia is generally a very impoverished community. It is situated in a very remote, rural region of Kenya near the border of Tanzania and the southeast border of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The main sources of income for […]

Conclusion of Sare Sawadi Well Project – The Gambia

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Fern Aguda-Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to make repairs on the hand pump and the open well to create secure, sustainable and clean water sources for the village. Fern reports: The VDC organized a […]

Phnom Touch Health Center Water Project – Cambodia

Location Phnom Touch Village, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Phnom Touch is a village of 11,000 people, located south of the district town of Mongol Borey, in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Many people generally drink unsanitary water, and there few sanitary facilities. The most common occupation in Phnom Touch is rice farming. There are […]

52 Pumps in 52 Weeks – Senegal – Project 06 – Saare Asset

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 Saare Asset, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Asset means Saturday in Pulaar. We asked if the village was created on a […]

Amboromana Well Project – Madagascar

Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Felicia Tobias, this project is to build 4 wells in the Amboromana district of Vohemar, Madagascar. There are currently 360 families living in the area, with a population of 1,836 people. There is only one public tap serving all the families and it often runs dry. People have […]

Conclusion of Zguriţa School Water Filter Project – Moldova

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Vince Lambert. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install an industrial water filter at the school. Vince reports: The project came about when we learned that nitrate levels in our water in Zgurita, […]

Conclusion of 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks – Senegal – Project 05 – Karang

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 reports: Probably the hardest part of this project is the fact that Marcie and I are installing a new pump every week. That might sound pretty obvious […]

Future Garden School Water Project – Thailand

Under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mark Cox, this project is to bring a water supply to the Future Garden School from an adjoining property. Future Garden School is a Burmese migrant learning center located in Phop Phra, Tak province, Thailand. It is located very close to the Burmese border and has 300+ […]

Phumelele Primary School Water Project – South Africa

 Location Sincobile, Eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa Community Description Sincobile is a small South African village of about 1,000 people, located in eastern Mpumalanga near the border of Swaziland. The dominant language is Siswati. The village lies in the foothills of the mountains to the east, and is surrounded by commercial pine tree plantations. Most families […]

Conclusion of Boca Del Monte Aqueduct Project – Panama

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Timothy Vanden Boom. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve Boca Del Monte´s aqueduct system by constructing 3 small cement tanks to serve as receptacles and depressurizing agents for the water flow. Timothy reports: The […]