Location Nanjota Village, Masasi District, Mtwara Region, Tanzania Community Description The village of Nanjota is located in Mtwara Region, Tanzania. The Mtwara region is one of the hottest and driest of Tanzania with temperatures around 90 °F year-round and an average of 40 inches of rainfall a year. The village is home to over 6,000 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Chilcote. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water system to supply the bathrooms of the school. Stephanie reports: Using funds from Water Charity, generously donated by Bradley Schiff in honor of Jennifer Roff, […]
Location Nanjota, Masasi District, Mtwara Region Community Description The village of Nanjota has a population of over 6,000 people. It is located in the Mtwara region, one of the hottest and driest of Tanzania, with temperatures around 90 °F year-round and an average of 40 inches of rainfall a year. There is no electricity or […]
Location Muille, Kaffrine Region, Senegal Community Description Muille is a small farming village of 500 people, located 22 kilometers south of Kaffrine, in the heart of the peanut basin. Most households are subsistence farmers during the rainy months, growing peanuts, millet, corn and sorghum. After selling the bulk of their crops in November small-scale gardening […]
Location Kerr Ngornyan, North Bank River Region, Jokadou District, The Gambia Community Description The village of Kerr Ngornyan is a traditional Serrer community, one kilometer off of the North Bank Road Highway. The village contains 20 compounds that house over 450 people. The main source of income of the community members consists primarily of the […]
Location Phnom Thom Commune, Mongkol Borey District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Located in northwest Cambodia along the modern-day Thai border, Banteay Meanchey province has been at the center of turmoil for the better part of a millennium. After surviving an ongoing conflict between the Siamese and the Angkor Empire for control of the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jane Duncan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the well that provides for the water needs of the community. Jane reports: The project has been completed. Water Charity funds were used to purchase cement, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ben Switzer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a new latrine on the school compound. Ben reports: The project has been completed. The secondary students were sharing facilities with the primary school students, and […]
Location Ndumbu, Machakos, Eastern Province, Kenya Community Description Machakos is a town in Kenya, 64 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. It is the capital of the Machakos County in Eastern Province of Kenya. Ndumbu is located within some hills outside of the market town of Mumbuni, and is comprised of subsistence farmers. The families rely on […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nick Allen Taylor. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create a rainwater collection and catchment system for the school by improving the collection tank and installing gutters and piping. Nick reports: The project has been completed. […]