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. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Iwona Matczuk. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater storage tank at the school. Iwona reports: Despite some delay, due to the poor condition of the roads during the rainy season and the delivery […]
Location Nitekela Village, Mtwara Rural District, Mtwara Region, Tanzania Community Description Nitekela Secondary School is located in the village of Nitekela, in Mtwara Region, the deep south of Tanzania. The school is the only secondary school in the ward, drawing students from villages up to 10 kilometers away, including Nyundo, Niyumba, Migombani, Miule, and Maendeleo, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Eddie Carver. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a set of composting latrines to be used by patients, health workers, nurses, and the doctor at the clinic. Eddie reports: I am writing to let […]
LocationVinnytsia, Vinnyts’ka Oblast, Ukraine Community DescriptionVinnytsia, with a population of about 380,000, is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podolia. Vinnytsia is located about 260 km west of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, 429 km north of the port city of Odessa, and 369 km from […]
Location Fokontany (village) of Tsivangiana, within Commune Rurale Tsivangiana, District Vatomandry, Region Atsinanana, Madagascar Community Description Tsivangiana is a rice-farming and fishing village near the east coast of Madagascar. It is in the rainforest, and thus teeming with life of all kinds. This includes human beings! The many people are fun-loving and friendly, but unfortunately, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Theodore Lin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate two rainwater catchment and storage systems at the school. Theodore reports: After 3 long rainy months, the repair of the rainwater catchment system and the building of […]
Location Village of Mhepai, Songea District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Mhepai is a small rural village in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. The village has a population of around 1,000 members, with 475 of those attending primary school. Every year the villagers of Mhepai ready themselves for the three to four months of rain […]