Location Balori, Saraya, Kédougou, Sénégal Community Description Balori is a small farming community located about 25 kilometers from the district capital of Saraya, in the southeast corner of Sénégal in the region of Kédougou. The community has a population of about 300 people. The people of Balori are subsistence-based farmers and live in an area […]
Location Aldea Setzucl, San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Community Description The hamlet of Setzucl is located 260 kilometers from Guatemala City and 53 kilometers from Coban, the departmental capital. The village, comprised of 64 families, is extremely rural and the main source of income is agricultural production of corn, beans, cardamom and coffee. The […]
Location La Laguneta, San Juan Nonualco, La Paz, El Salvador Community Description La Laguneta is a small community of about 650 people situated on the side of the San Vicente volcano. The majority of the people work as day laborers in the coffee fincas which surround the community and cover the volcano. The community suffers […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to replace the mechanism of the pump, and restore it to functionality. 200 people are dependent on this borehole for safe water. The community was skeptical that […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair a borehole, on the grounds of the Kula Village Primary School, that has not been functioning for two years. The repairs are now done and water […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelsi George. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to purchase and install a water tank and water purification system for the Ban Rai School. The project was finished on schedule and within budget. The base […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Moira Alexander. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project took place in Ouled D’Abou, a small douar located in the commune of Ouizeght, south of Missour in the Boulemane Province of Morocco. The project was designed to accomplish […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Gibbons. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for a new community aqueduct to be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village of Los Cacaos. The […]
Location Boribo, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia Community Description Boribo district is a small district town in the Kampong Chhnang province of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is located about 120 kilometers, or 2.5 hours northwest of Phnom Pehn city, and is comprised of nine communes. Boribo has a fairly well-known market, known as Ponley Psah, a […]
Location Darou Ibrahima Sagnane, Fatick Senegal Community Description Darou Sagnane is a small farming village in Fatick, Senegal about 20 km north of the Gambia border and 25 km east of the coast. It has a population of about 350 people. Villagers belong to the Wolof ethnic group. Rainy season farming is the primary income-generating […]