Location Village of Ngaraff, department of Linguere, region of Louga, Senegal Community Description Ngaraff is a 400-person community located on the national highway near the town of Linguere, Senegal. The population of the village is primarily composed of ethnic Wolof people whose primary source of income is the subsistence farming of millet, peanuts, and beans. […]
Location Village of Ștefănești, District of Florești, Moldova Community Description Ștefănești is a small village in northern Moldova. It is a progressive village that provides schooling and boarding to youth from neighboring villages without schools of their own. The village also maintains a public library, kindergarten, and community medical center. The recorded population of Ștefănești […]
Location Wuro-Yobi, Mayo-Darle District, Adamaoua Region, Cameroon Community Description Wuro Yobi is a very rural community in the bush with a population of about 300. There is no electricity or running water. The community members are mainly cow herders and are very poor. A primary school was recently donated and built by UNICEF in 2008. […]
Location Mavala Village, Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania Community Description The village of Mavala is situated on top of a mountain range about 120 km south of the town of Njombe in Tanzania. The village has a population of approximately 1,500 people. The locals are primarily farmers and are involved in animal husbandry activities. Mavala […]
Location Parracantacaj, San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapán, Guatemala Community Description Parracantacaj is a small rural community located just outside the center of the municipality of San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapan, 189 kilometers from Guatemala City. All community members speak K’iche, the Mayan language of the region, and/or Spanish. Situated in the middle of cornfields, the school Escuela […]
Location Department of Nioro, the region of Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Jammagen is a village of about 700 people, mostly millet, bean, and peanut farmers as well as some skilled workers, craftsmen, teachers, and students. It is an ethnically Sereer village, although Pulaars, Sereers, and Wolofs live side by side, and everyone speaks Wolof. The […]
Location Toubacouta, Fatick, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Toubacouta resides 30 km from the border of The Gambia and sits on the edge of the Delta Du Saloum River. Although primarily known as a tourist destination, the population is home to an estimated 6,000 people, but with the surrounding smaller villages approximately 9,000 people. The […]
Location Igoma village, Njombe District, Tanzania Community Description Igoma is a rural village in the Njombe District. The majority of the 2,200 people are sustenance farmers. The village is in the mountains and the farms are on the hillsides. The nearest town is 28 kilometers away, and transportation is limited to one small van that […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sho Tsubakiyama. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Sho reports: Scope of the Project The goal of the project was to provide safer and better functioning restrooms for the students of Maqellare 9-year school. Previously, they had no toilet apparatuses […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps to expand access to education for adolescent girls around the world! Location Maqellare, Diber Region, Albania Community Description Maqellare […]