Location Group Village Billy, Traditional Authority Liwonde, Machinga District, Malawi Community Description Machinga District is located in the Southern Region of Malawi. Namandanje Health Center (NHC) provides primary medical care to 3,756 households situated along Machinga District’s Namandanje River. NHC currently has only one water tower, which does not satisfy its current water demand. NHC’s […]
Location Ching’amba, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Ching’amba village is a rural community located in the central region of Malawi, about 60 km west of Lake Malawi. It is bordered by a wildlife reserve. The community’s income comes mostly from the sale of tobacco and soy. Corn is also produced. During the dry season, people […]
Water Charity is starting its second project in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Philippines, designed to serve the needs for clean water in low-income communities in the Philippines. The project follows on the successful completion of the Matinang Spring Water Project – Philippines. This project will serve 114 home partner families and other members of […]
Location Gakenke, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Gakenke is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The population is 80% farmers, and all are relatively poor. The Coko Health Center serves the district, and has a population catchment area of 16,956 people. It is the first stop for sick people and pregnant […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alan Ruge. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The overall project was the construction of a Kindergarten/Nursery School in KwakuSae, a community in the West Akim District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The involvement of Water Charity was […]
Location Kaniga, Gicumbi, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description The Kaniga sector, District of Gicumbi, Northern Province, Republic of Rwanda is a rural area, composed mainly of poor agro-pastoralists and subsistence farmers. The Mulindi Health Center is the primary intake facility for the sick in the area, serving a population of almost 17,000. The service area […]
Location Non Khun District, Sisaket, Thailand Community Description Ban Phrong Village is located in the district of Non Khun in Sisaket Province of Northeastern Thailand. The village has a community meeting hall, which is often used for a variety of events including health talks, government meetings, meetings to prepare for local festivals, and senior group […]
Location Norio, Georgia Community Description Norio is a village of about 4,500 people located 45 minutes to the northeast of Tbilisi. It is an agrarian community where about half of the inhabitants are farmers growing vegetables and tending small herds of livestock. There are five small shops selling food and household items, one butcher, and […]
Location Las Pampas-Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description Las Pampas in a small rural community settled in the northern district of Olmos in Lambayeque. It currently does not have electricity (it is projected to be installed by the end of the year) and all houses depend on their own wells for water. There is a local […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emilia Myers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide safe water to 200 students of the Kwemvumo Secondary School by reconstructing a water catchment tank, connecting it to the school, and running piping to various […]