This project, designed to build a well and distribution system at the Ferreñafe Zoo park has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Wildhagen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Matthew reports: Project Scope With limited water access and growing needs, the zoological park needed a permanent water source. […]
This is the second project to be implemented under the Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks Water Tank Program – Uganda, and the fifth project to be integrated into the more comprehensive Water Tank Program – Uganda. Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jesse Coker, a large-capacity water tank will be built to serve the needs of the […]
LocationAnketrakabe, Diana II, Madagascar Community DescriptionAnketrakabe is a fokontony (village organization) located 47 km from Diego, with about 10 other communes connected. Anketrakabe has the biggest population of about 995 to 1,200 people, including small children and new babies. Founded in 1916, Anketrakabe is known in the region of Diana II for farming corn. The […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Thiangue, Community Rural Dindefello, Region Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Thiangue is a village located about 7 km from the Guinean border in the southeastern-most region of Senegal, Kedougou. There are roughly 900 people, almost all ethnically Puular, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicholas Ruhly. The read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to replace the toilets, sinks, and related plumbing in the four indoor bathrooms and in the kitchen at the Rehabilitation Center in Bazar-Korgon. A summary of […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Bxxxxxx-Lxxxxxx, Ifangni, Plateau Department, Benin This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Community DescriptionThe village of Bxxxxxx-Lxxxxxx is an agricultural community located in the Plateau department of Benin. The majority of the […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Bazar-Korgon village, Jalal-Abad oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bazar-Korgon (which translates as “Bazaar-Fortress”) is a medium-sized town of roughly 35,000 inhabitants in southern Kyrgyzstan, in the Jalal-Abad oblast. It is an ethnically diverse town, with many people […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tim Solfest and Managing Trustee of GambiaRising (and Former Country Director for Peace Corps in The Gambia) Mike McConnell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. A summary of Mike’s report is as follows: The site of the school had no source […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, in cooperation with GambiaRising. Location Fula Bantang, The Gambia Community Description Fula Bantang is a rural Fula community where most of its members are farmers and cow herders and have little income otherwise. The community has received assistance […]
Llicllica Water Tank Project – Peru This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Llicllica, Azangaro, Puno Region, Peru Community Description Llicllica is a dispersed community spread out on the plains of the district […]