This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brett Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater catchment and storage system at the school. Brett reports: The Mannatta Primary Water Project has been completed. We proposed the project idea to a community […]
Location Mawingu Division, Olkalou District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description In 2007, the violent elections led to many homes being destroyed and a vast movement of people relocating to the Mawingu Division. Thousands of families are now living in tents on a few acres of land. Many of these tent homes do not have any […]
Location Manatta Village, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Nyandaru District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Manatta is a rural village in the Rurii district, with the households made up primarily of farmers and low-income families. Priority is not given to education and many children are taken out of school early to work on the farms of their families. […]
Location Izmail, Izmail Region, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The city of Izmail is located at the southern tip of Odes’ka Oblast on the Danube River bordering Romania. It is the largest port city on the Danube in Ukraine with a long history with the Navy. It prides itself in a diverse community of Ukrainian, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Cynden Amrose. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the bathroom of School #5 by repairing the pipes and installing new fixtures. Cynden reports: The project has been completed according to plan. We took time to […]
Location Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Melitopol is a city of 160,000 people, the second largest city in the Zaporizhia Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The city was founded in 1784 by a decree of Empress Catherine II. As part of the Soviet Union, the city quickly became a major center of trade revolving […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maureen Hessel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the water pump, provide piping to the school kitchen, and add 3 water taps. Maureen reports: The Tumani Tenda Primary School had not been able to access […]
Location Tumani Tenda, Kombo East District, West Coast Region, The Gambia Community Description Tumani Tenda is a rural community located in The Gambia, West Africa, with around 400 inhabitants, including 180 children under the age of 18. Tumani Tenda is a farming and fishing community, located on a tributary of The River Gambia. The Tumani […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maureen Hessel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a Grundfos submersible pump to bring water from the borehole to the community center. Maureen reports: The project has been satisfactorily completed according to the […]
Location Nema, Brikama, West Coast Region, The Gambia Community Description Brikama is a largely agricultural town, located approximately 20 km from the capital Banjul, with a population of more than 60,000 residents representing 8 different tribes. Due to its size, Brikama has been divided into 24 different wards. Nema, one of the wards located on […]