Location Giorgitsminda, Georgia Community Description Giorgitsminda is a small village that is 45 miles outside of the capitol city of Tblisi. The Giorgitsminda public school does not have running water for washing hands after using the public toilet. Project Description This project is to build a handwashing station outside of the public toilet at the […]
Location Misuku, Chitipa, Malawi Community Description Misuku is located in Chitipa the northernmost district in Malawi, and is remotely situated in the mountains and forests on the border of Tanzania. The target community will be local farmers of Misuku in the most remote areas where safe drinking water is still a problem. One of the […]
Location Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description Isla Escudo de Veraguas is an island belonging to the province of Bocas del Toro in the Western side of Panama. It is a 3-hour boat ride from the nearest port town, and boasts some of the most beautiful and undeveloped beaches in the […]
Location Amnat Charoen Province, Thailand Community Description This village is located in Northeast Thailand, approximately 10 kilometers from the Mekong River and the Thai-Lao border. There are approximately 800 villagers, nearly all of whom work in agriculture. The primary crops are rice, cassava, and sugarcane. Locally famous for its traditions and festivals, this community is […]
Location Karang Soce, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Karang Soce is a small sub-village located approximately 2 kilometers west of Karang proper, in the region of Fatick, on the northern border of The Gambia. It has a population of 622. The local community speaks Wolof, but they are primarily known to speak Mandinka and Seerere. The […]
Location Rungwe District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania Community Description The Ilima Secondary School is located on a steep ridge of the Poroto Mountains. Surrounding the school are plots of cassava and maize maintained by local subsistence farmers. Many of the 550 students of the school are orphans and most have a difficult time just paying the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Magedanz Bartsch. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The 1,000-liter water tank was purchased and installed at the Puok District Health Center, and running water is now available for the delivery room. Stephanie reports that the Health Center […]
Location Socourani, Koulikoro, Mali, Community Description Socourani is a small farming village of approximately 425 people located in the Koulikoro Region of Mali. This village is like many other small villages in that it has no electricity or running water, but is unlike many other villages in that it has no school, no mosque, no […]
Location Kerr Ardo, Lower Baddibou, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Ardo is a rural village located in the northern part of The Gambia, near the Senegal border. Culturally, it is composed of two tribes, the Wolof and the Fulla. It is the home of about 1,800 people, whose livelihood depends on farming […]
Location Lomsak, Khukhan, Sisaket, Thailand Community Description Ban Nongkad is a rural community in the northeast area of Thailand. Most families in the village of 316 families are farmers who grow rice. The Ban Nongkad Elementary School is important to the village for the education of local students and also for all school and most […]