This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas Wagner. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a set of latrines at the school. Thomas reports: I am happy to say that the latrine has been finished. The new latrine structure is made of […]
Location Chuaquisis, Sta. Maria Chiquimula, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Chuaquisis is a sub-community of the municipality Sta. Maria Chiquimula located in the mountainous department of Totonicapan. It is 12 kilometers from the town center and 40 kilometers from the departmental capital. The roughly 5,000 inhabitants identify themselves almost exclusively as indigenous Mayans, their primary language […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Velasquez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water storage tank at the school. Casey reports: About a week ago we finished the project for the water tank in my site of Sta. Maria […]
Location Louly Ngogom, Thiès Region, Senegal Community Description Mbour is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. The community of Louly Ngogom, located 15 km East of Mbour, on the route Nationale, is a Serer village of 500 people. The village does […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Sprague. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to cement covers on all the wells throughout the village to protect them from contamination. Sarah reports: The project was completed, to the benefit of 500 community members. […]
Location Peresecina, Orhei, Moldova Community Description The village of Peresecina is nestled between the municipality capital, Orhei, and the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau. The community is deemed by many citizens of Moldova as “the biggest village in Moldova,” boasting (on paper) approximately 8,000 inhabitants. The reality is that many of the community members between […]
Location Mt. Airy District, Mocho Mountains, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Community Description Mt. Airy is a small rural upland farming community in the Mocho Mountains of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. The widespread mining for bauxite (used to make aluminum) in the last half of the 20th century has destroyed much of the prime agricultural land. This, coupled […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) David Engleman, with the help of fellow-PCV Josh Hunter and others. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to add a bio-sand filter and storage tank to the existing water storage tank. The goal was to […]
Location Dang Tung Commune, Dang Tung District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Dang Tung District, Kampot Province is a fairly young district that was created with pieces of Kampong Trach District and Chouk District in 1986. Because the road to it was until recently quite bad, there is very little presence of NGOs in the […]
This is the third project by Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Arnold. To read about the Bun Ranny Hun Sen High School Bathroom Project 1 – Cambodia, CLICK HERE. To read about the Prey Sumnang Well Project – Cambodia, CLICK HERE. Location Dang Tung Commune, Dang Tung District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description The community is as […]