This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Royce Haughton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a bio digestor as a model project. Royce reports: We have finished the project, although the work was delayed due to a strike. The biodigestor is now […]
Location Caserio Cushpiurco in the district of Agallpampa, Province of Otuzco in the department of La Libertad Community Description Cushpiurco is an isolated Andean farming community of 60 families located in the eastern limits of Agallpampa district (Otuzco, La Libertad, Peru) at 3,400 m above sea level. The principal economic activity is agriculture: the raising […]
Location Village 4, sub-district Lam Phaya Klang, district Muak Lek, province Saraburi, Thailand Community Description Village 4 is one of the poorer villages, located about 20 km from the center/downtown of the sub-district. The terrain of the village is hilly and rocky. Some residents of the area do own land where they grow sugarcane, corn, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer T.D. Nguyen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to renovate 3 restrooms at the Village 4 Primary School. However as a result of the regional flooding, causing widespread damage, the project resulted in only two […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mary O’Hara. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a public bathing, washing, and toilet facility (MCK) on village public land. Mary reports: Bu Ana, a teacher at my school whose family lives in Kanorejo and […]
Location District Muak Lek, Province Saraburi, Thailand Community Description Within the district Muak Lek, this village is one of 18 in the largest of the sub-districts within Thailand’s central province of Saraburi. The area is mountainous and cooler than the rest of the central provinces. Residents of this sub-district raise dairy cows, and grow sugarcane, […]
Location Village 1, sub-district Lam Phaya Klang, district Muak Lek, province Saraburi, Central Thailand Community Description The sub-district is comprised of 18 villages, with Village 1 being both its administrative and commerce center. The population of 11,662 raises dairy cows, and grows cassava, corn, and sugarcane. Many residents of the sub-district, those without land, work […]
Location Kasyelia Village, Makueni District, Eastern Province, Kenya Community Description Kasyelia is rurally located about an hour from the paved road. The community is made up of farmers. Men and women both work in the fields. Women do the housework, which involves collecting water from the Ngwani or Thwake Rivers nearby. Houses are basic and […]
Location Malava, Central Kabras Division, Kakamega North District, Kakamega County, Kenya Community Description Malava is in the Western part of Kenya. It is about 4 hours north of Lake Victoria and 2 hours east of the Ugandan border. This part of Kenya is the land of the Luhya Tribe. The Luhyas are known for being […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Charles Sexton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to deepen the borehole at St. Joseph the Worker Home for the Mentally Challenged. Charles reports: The project has been completed, and the borehole is fully functional. A local […]