Location Chhouk Town, Chhouk District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chhouk district is the second-largest district in the southern province of Kampot. Chhouk was one of the strongholds during the Khmer Rouge regime and was one of the last areas to be liberated from Khmer Rouge control when the Cambodian Civil War ended in 1998. […]
Location Mbazawana Ward, Umhlabuyalingana Municipality, Kwa Zulu Natal Province, South Africa Community Description Mbazwana is located in the northeastern corner of the country, near the Mozambique border, on the Indian Ocean, next to Sodawana Bay, and is a UNESCO site. A rural area, it has a population of about 22,000 people. It is predominately a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Caroline Horlacher. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide the people of Bendikwai with a sustainable source of clean drinking and cooking water through a community-wide network of rainwater harvesting systems. Caroline reports: The project […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Neil Kolstad. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to implement a waste management system in one of Mar Lodj’s eight quartiers. Neil reports: This project has been successfully completed! Water Charity provided the necessary funds to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Drew Sullivan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install running water to supply the bathrooms at the school. Drew reports: As specified in the project description, the parts have been in installed. The students and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Cibyl Delaire. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to serve the Saré Pathé Bouya Middle School. Cibyl reports: Saré Pathé Bouya Middle School now has water! With the help of Appropriate Projects, […]
This project was made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Hrytsiv, Shepetivka Rayon, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Hrytsiv is a picturesque rural community of about 5,000 people, located in the center of the Khmelnytsky oblast in western Ukraine. Most villagers farm or at least have large […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri, founded in 1993, is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. Khmer Rouge forces did not concede defeat in this area until as late as 1998. Due to the prolonged hostilities in the region, development has been extraordinarily slow compared […]
Location Mgazini Village, Songea Rural District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description The Kilagano Secondary school serves the entire ward of Kilagano. There is a hostel on the grounds to house up to 48 young ladies, ages 14-20, who attend the school. The facilities are meager but livable. However, the young ladies at the hostel experience […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to add an annex with two toilets and fix the hand pump on a well. Bruce reports: The latrine is complete at Ang Andet Primary School. Things went […]