This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps volunteer Lauren Arnold. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well and install a manual water pump in Toom T’mai Village of Dang Tung Commune. A skilled well digger dug the well by hand and installed […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Arnold. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The well was dug, the pump was installed, and the site work was finished according to the plans. The well is now providing clean water to […]
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 Los Cipreces, Marcala, La Paz, Honduras Community Description The project will take place in the small community of Los Cipreces, in the sector of Nahuaterique, in the department of La Paz. 18 years ago Nahuaterique was a part of El Salvador, taken during a brief but bloody war between Honduras and El Salvador in […]
Location Thiargny, Linguere District, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Thiargny is a rural village located in the Linguère Department, Louga Region, of north-central Senegal. The village of about 1,500 people is 30 km into the bush off of the paved road. The members of the community are almost all ethnically Pulaar, Muslim, and most of […]
This project has been finished under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Regula. The project was designed to install a basin system in the community gardens of the town. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Adam reports: This project sought to expand the useable dry season garden space of the community […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location of Project: Kondokhou, Saraya Department, Kedougou Region, Senegal Description of Project Community: Fitaba is a small village approximately 15 km from the district capital of Saray by the bush path. The road connecting the two is […]
LocationSibeere, Kolda, Senegal Community DescriptionOn the outskirts of Kolda a village, down a sandy bush path lined with rows of cashew, Sibeere’s community market garden nestles up against the lush seasonal riverbed. The garden supplies tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, and other vegetables to the local market by the cartload. The village chief owns the land […]