Location Chakuli Village, Kasinje, Ntcheu, Malawi Community Description There are 198 Households with a total of 875 people in Chakuli village. A borehole in the village has been in use since 1997, but is now not functional. The local health committee has teamed up with Chakuli water and sanitation community to construct 2 local wells […]
Location Thiewal Lao, Mampatim department, Kolda region, Senegal Community Description Thiewal Lao has just under 500 residents. They are all ethnically Pulaar (speaking Fulakunda). The community has a history of working with Peace Corps, with two volunteers having previously worked in the community. Last year, the previous PCV helped the community form and construct a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Griffin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well and repair and upgrade the community garden. Stephanie reports: This project sought to add another well and basin to the women’s garden in the village […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alexander Jordan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rope-washer pump on a deep well. Alexander reports: Everything was completed over the course of two days. The well expert arrived Friday and spent the whole […]
Location Village center of Idetero, Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania Community Description Idetero is a small village of about 2,000 people. It is located halfway between Njombe town and Iringa town, along the main highway. The villagers of Idetero are very hard-working and have done a number of projects in conjunction with Peace Corps Volunteers […]
Location Idetero Village, Mbalamaziwa Ward, Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania Community Description Idetero is a Tanzanian village of around 2,500 individuals, with somewhere around 350-400 working adults. Virtually every household depends on subsistence farming for their livelihood. Harvested produce is essential in that it constitutes nearly all food consumed within the household. Excess produce, sold […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alexander Jordan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the irrigation system by adding water hoses to the existing pump and barrel used by each of 30 farmers. Alexander reports: The goal of this project was […]
Location Mogué, Corrigimiento de La Palma, Provincia de Darién, Panamá Community Description Mogué is a community of 500 indigenous people in rural Panamá. It is about 10 hours travel time from Panama City, in the country´s least developed and least populated province. There is no road access to the community. The only access is by […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Samuel Packard. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a composting latrine at the school for use by the community and the school. Samuel reports: The construction of the latrine began in late June under the […]
Location Ndungu Kebbeh, Jokadu, North Bank, The Gambia Community Description The village of Ndungu Kebbeh is located in the district of Jokadu in the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The project is located in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the village center. Physically it is separated from the larger community by two school […]