Location El Llano, Patzun, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description El Llano is a small village with a population of around 600 people located 2.5 km from the town of Patzún. The population is 99% indigenous and people primarily speak the Mayan language of Kaqchikel. Almost all of the community members are farmers and rely on selling […]
Location Teugue-Ndogui, Department of Kebemer, Region of Louga, Senegal Community Description Teugue-Ndogui is a small village in Northern Senegal with about 1,000 people of Wolof ethnicity. Subsistence farming and animal husbandry are the main sources of income, although due to the close proximity to regional capitals and cities, community members migrate during the work week […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Frye. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well for the women’s group community garden of Sall Nabe. Jessica reports: Thanks to the Elmo Foundation and Appropriate Projects I have been able to receive […]
Sall Nabe Quartier, Village Salémata Centre, Region Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Salémata is a large village located in the region of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. The village consists of a population of approximately 3,000. However, in 2009, Salémata formally became a department that now consists of six rural communities, creating a total population of approximately […]
Location Ha Mali, Leribe District, Lesotho Community Description Ha Mali is a small village with approximately 100 homes, mostly rondavel style, adjacent to the Ts’ehlanyane National Park. The Ha Mali Community Center operates vegetable gardens and a poultry program that provides training and food for 35 double orphans of Ha Mali. They also offer a […]
Location Cazangic, Raion Leova, Moldova Community Description The commune of Cazangic, which includes the villages of Cazangic, Selişte and Frumuşica, is located in the south of the Republic of Moldova along the western side of the country which borders Romania. Raion Leova and the commune of Cazangic are the midpoint along a major strategic route […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tom Reade. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a hot water heater in the school cafeteria to provide hot water for dishwashing and student sanitation needs. Tom reports: There is hot water in the school! […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Clint Robert Niehus. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 16 latrines in the 4 separate neighborhoods of the village. Clint reports: The Diamaguene Latrine Project was approved in March of 2012, and work immediately began […]
Location Diamaguene, near Sokone, Fatick Region, Senegal Community Description Diamaguene is a village of 700 people of mixed ethnic groups, all living in harmony according to the bold statement made when their village was named: ‘Diamaguene’ means ‘Peace is better.’ Ethnic groups represented are Sereer, Wolof, Pulaar, Bambara, Jola, and Cosse. Diamaguene is divided into […]
Location Village of Cenac, District of Cimişlia, Republic of Moldova Community Description Cenac is a small, rural village in central Moldova. It is located 14 kilometers down an unpaved road from the district center Cimişlia. Officially its residents number just over 2,000 people, but as many as a third are living and working overseas. Located […]