Location Ban Huay Lue Luang, Muang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Community Description Ban Huay Lue Luang is located in the Mae Yao District of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. This village of 96 members is of Lahu ethnicity, a “hilltribe” spread throughout the northernmost part of Thailand, mostly in mountainous or hilly areas. Ban Huay […]
Location Quebrada el Bajo, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description Quebrada el Bajo is a growing indigenous village located in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. The town is nestled at the foot of several mountains and can only be reached by dugout canoes traveling up a murky creek a half hour from the […]
LocationNdera, Gasabo District, Kigali City, Rwanda Community DescriptionNdera, a sector in Gasabo District, is located in Kigali City, Rwanda. The youth involved with this project are predominantly orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) from the Icyerekezo cooperative (“Icyerekezo” in Kinyarwanda means “Vision”). At the cooperative, the Akazi Kanoze (Youth Livelihoods Project) seeks to provide revenue-producing activities […]
Location Kirovograd, Ukraine Community Description Kirovograd is the Oblast center, located in Central Ukraine. The Kirovograd Teacher Trainer Institute trains the instructors who provide the methods and materials classes to the teachers in the field. In addition, it provides certification programs for the teachers in the field. Located in the town center of Kirovograd, the […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rhett Williams. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. Rhett reports: The potable water and bathroom project in the Parish Medical Clinic “Immaculate Conception” in the municipality of San Pedro Nonualco, department of La Paz, El Salvador has been completed. […]
Location Yallal Ba Village, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 350 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village has one elementary school. The village has two current working pumps located on opposite […]
Location Ndiomdy, department of Foundiougne, region of Fatick, Senegal Community Description Ndiomdy is a small village, located west of the town of Djilor, of approximately 560 people. The village is divided into three main sections – a central cluster of compounds with about 300 people, and two satellite clusters within 1 km. The village is […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tomas Pickering. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. Thomas reports: The project was quickly completed. The tank has been filled, and it will be in full use during the next dry season (May 2011). The people were very thankful […]
The Maui North Shore Beach Cleanup has been completed, under the direction of +H2O. They reported: Great turnout for this event, in partnership with Community Work Day and Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter. We picked up truckloads of trash AND pulled about 8 cars out of the cane fields. Great job everyone! More +H2O events to […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Keough. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. Adam reports: Our project was to install a new pump in an existing well that would provide water for the local school. First we removed an old hand pump that had […]