Location La Isla de Asia, Cañete, Lima, Perú Community Description La Isla is a rural community on the coast of southern Peru. It is bordered by the ocean to the west and mountains to the east. The community’s name translates to “The Island”—a name perhaps chosen because although La Isla is six miles inland, it […]
Location Kerr Jarga Jobe, Jokadu District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Jarga Jobe is a medium-sized Wolof community of about seventy compounds and about 2,500 villagers. The majority of the villagers are subsistence farmers raising coos, groundnuts and maize and rearing animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and chickens. The community has […]
Location School of Zguriţa, village of Zguriţa, district of Drochia, Republic of Moldova Community Description The village of Zguriţa is located in the north of Moldova close to the Ukranian border in the district of Drochia. The village is situated on the main highway between the towns of Drochia and Soroca. There are currently 1,750 […]
Location Lozuvatka, Shpolyansky Region, Cherkaska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Lozuvatka is a small farming village located in central Ukraine, containing about 1,000 people. It is underdeveloped, and the primary source of income for the villagers is selling animal meat and the products they grow. There is one school and three small shops in the village, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mikerlange Remplait. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This was the first phase of an aquaculture project designed for the raising of rabbits and fish as an economic enterprise. Mikerlange reports: The youth of Icyerekezo Cooperative completed the first […]
Location Dom Dek Village and Commune, Saut Nikum District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia Community Description Dom Dek is located about 30 km outside of Siem Reap town, along the main highway. There are just over 100,000 people in the larger commune area, most of whom work as farmers. Despite being so close to the Angkor […]
Location Medina Njama, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Medina Njama is a small community of 20 family compounds totaling around 450 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting primarily of Wolofs, but there are a few Fula compounds as […]
Location Aldea El Sitan, Patzicia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description El Sitan is a small village that is part of the town of Patzicia, with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. The main source of income for the community is agriculture. There is one official school and one preschool. The village is located approximately 3 km away from the […]
Location Village of Goundaga, Community Rural Kandiaye, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Goundaga is a village of about 500 people in southern Senegal. The village lacks access to running water and electricity. The community’s economic base is agriculture, specifically focused on peanuts, cotton, millet, and rice. The village has a health […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tameisha Henry. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was toconstruct a shallow well for the community. Tameisha reports: The construction of the shallow well at Nguu – Makasa has been both labor and time intensive, but the […]