This is a follow-up to the great project completed last year in partnership with Safe Passage, a Guatemala-based NGO. To read about that project, CLICK HERE. The population to be served is a portion of the 3,000 people who live and work in Central America’s largest landfill, the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. These people spend […]
In 1998 a solar pump-powered tap system was built by an NGO in the town of Sanadougou to provide the town with potable drinking water. However, the delivery system has broken down over time, due to a lack of maintenance and repair, and now needs to be rebuilt to be effective. The system consists of […]
This project has been completed. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Initial planning was administered by Sharon Keld, who was serving as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in the Philippines. Sharon finished her tour, and handed off the management to Margie Moran-Floriendo, the Co-Chair of Friends of Habitat for Humanity Philippines, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Johnson. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This project provided for a small covered area, containing a set of sinks for the purpose of washing, rinsing and drying dishes, at an active community center. A concrete slab was […]
Location Bane, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Bane is a small village located 20 kilometers west of Kaolack, Senegal near the bank of the Saloum River. The population is about one hundred fifty people during the dry season, but grows to three hundred in the rainy season for farming and harvest. Bane’s people make their living […]
Location Darsilami Mandinka, Sandu District, Upper River Region, The Gambia Community Description The village of Darsilami Mandinka is a steadily-growing community located in the Upper River Region of The Gambia. The village is mostly made up of farmers who grow a variety of crops, fruits, and vegetables to support their families. In the past five […]
Location Kiliya, Odesssa, Ukraine Community Description The Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe and is the best preserved on the continent. It is a low alluvial plain, mostly covered by wetlands and water. It consists of an intricate pattern of marshes, channels, streamlets and lakes. The greater part of the Danube […]
Location Cacahuatalejo, San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador Community Description The community of Cacahuatalejo, located in a low valley in the southern portion of the department of Morazan, is extremely hot, dusty and dry. There are 180 houses and 875 residents according to a recent census taken by the local Health Promoter. The primary school […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) Gina Collignon, with the help of her co-instructors Tim and Brett. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This is our second bio-sand filter project in the Rurrenabaque area of Bolivia, and our third project directed by an […]
Location Caserío Alita, district of Salas, department of Lambayeque, Perú Community Description Caserío Alita is a small agricultural community. The population is approximately 250 people, dispersed throughout the area. Almost every family lives near their farm or the pastureland for their animals (goats, sheep, cows, etc.). Corn and beans are the two most important crops […]