Location Pembera II Village, Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi Community Description Pembera II is a small rural village in Malawi. The village is about 15 km from the nearest paved roads and is tucked in the foothills between Ntchisi Mountain and Lake Malawi. The villagers are all subsistence farmers and have small annual incomes based […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Walton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well and install a pump to serve the village of Chamama. Tyler reports: The Chamama well project is finished. The project went very smoothly with only […]
Location Chamama Village, Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi Community Description Chamama is the central village in a small cluster of villages in the foothills west of Nchisi Mountain in Nkhotakota. It is over 15 km from the nearest tarmac road, and is in the most remote part of Ailnafe Hospital’s catchment area. The community is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kara Horowitz. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to fix the hand pump at the school. Kara reports: The Dingiri Lower Basic School Water Pump Project was completed on Friday, November 29, 2013. The project fixed and […]
Location Dingiri Village, Tumana District, Upper River Region, The Gambia Community Description Dingiri is a 300-compound village of approximately 3,000 residents. The village is located in the Tumana District of the Upper River Region of The Gambia, close to its southern border with Senegal. Dingiri is about one hour from the nearest large town, Basse. […]
Location Ilela Village, Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Ilela Village is located in the region of Ruvuma, in the district of Mbinga. Prior to the founding of Ilela in 1976, there existed two neighboring villages named Mikalanga and Malindino, both of which were founded in 1974. Thereafter, Ilela was founded by a consortium […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Arik Yetwin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water catchment and storage system for the school. Arik reports: The project has been completed. With joint support from district and village officials (including the Ilela […]
Location Ilela Village, Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Ilela Village is located in the region of Ruvuma, in the district of Mbinga. Prior to the founding of Ilela in 1976, there existed two neighboring villages named Mikalanga and Malindino, both of which were founded in 1974. Thereafter, Ilela was founded by a consortium […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nathan Rehr. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The following is Nathan’s conclusion report: This project was designed to improve the access to clean water and sanitary facilities at the community-operated health facility in Sare Gueladio. We set out to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicole Kennedy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide for a comprehensive sanitary faucet system at the school. Nicole reports: The Chala’s Public School Sanitation Project has been finished. July was a difficult month with rain […]