This project constitutes the first part of the overall Water Charity Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It calls for the construction of an 11,000 liter ferro-cement tank for water storage in the community of Los Uveros, Altamira, Dominican Republic. The project is under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer and Engineer […]
Water Charity is pleased to announce our largest and most comprehensive endeavor since we began operation in 2008. The project will result in the construction of three or four ferro-cement tanks for the storage of water at needed locations in the Dominican Republic, followed by at least eight such tanks in Haiti. We will present […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mallory Pohlman. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Mallory informs us that, with the repair of 5 pumps, the community now has 6 working water pumps! The funding first went toward those pumps needing major repairs, while additional […]
This project is to provide water for a community through a system comprised of a spring catchment box, an aqueduct system, neighborhood tap stands, and a series of individual home rainwater catchment installations. The combination of the improved spring source and distribution system, together with the rainwater catchment tanks, will give everyone in the community […]
Location Aldea Miman Moq’lil, Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, northwestern Guatemala Community Description This indigenous Mayan community inhabits a small rural mountainside village in the north of the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The roughly one thousand inhabitants, comprising some one hundred families, are among the poorest people in the municipality and the region. Homes are simple, usually […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Keiko Valente. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve two hand-dug wells by reinforcing and increasing the depth of each. The pictures below amply describe the process. The impact on the public health of the […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer DeAnne Turner. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to improve the sand dam and water catchment system for Kavunyalalo. DeAnne states in her final report: The people of Kavunyalalo, led by a community health worker, […]
Location Caserío Chuipoj, Santa María Visitación, Sololá, Guatemala Community Description The Hamlet Chuipoj, municipality of Santa María Visitación, department of Sololá, is located to the south of its municipality and to the west of its department. It is 4 kilometers from its municipality, 44 km from the capital department, and 164 km from the capital […]
This project uses an agricultural technology known as alley cropping. Trees are planted in alleys and alternated with crops to improve soil quality, improve water retention, prevent erosion, provide wood for fodder and fuel, prevent deforestation, eliminate much labor and thus make a sustainable system of agriculture. A local river will provide water for needed […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dave Bowker. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Dave reports: The school in the rural village of Sonte Alta Verapaz, Guatemala now has a functioning system that allows children to wash their hands and brush their teeth within school […]