This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bryan Stinchfield. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 2 community wells in the East and West sections of the village center. Bryan reports: The Andonaka Well Project is officially complete. Two fully functioning, clean […]
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 […]
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 expand the sanitation capacity at the school by adding an annex with two more toilets to the existing facility. Bruce reports: The latrine project at Prey K’Cheeay […]
Location Prosaut Village, Svay Teab District, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia Community Description Kandieng Reay Health Center is located within Cambodia’s Svay Rieng Province and provides health care services for 21 villages (with a population of 21,493 people according to a 2012 survey). The health center currently maintains a staff of 9 and receives between 1,200 […]
Location Koboye, Fongolimbi District, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Koboye is a small community of 400 people, located about 40 kilometers from Kedougou, situated on a small mountain bordering Guinea. Access is difficult, and it is expensive to transport materials, such as sacks of cement and rebar, to the village. It is estimated that there […]
Location Tkibuli, Imereti Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description The mountain town of Tkibuli is located at the foot of the Nakerela mountain in west-central Georgia. It is situated at the northern top of the region Imereti, close to the region Rach’a, located between two man-made reservoirs. Tkibuli is known for coal mining, as it […]
Location Soucoto, Tambacounda Region, Senegal Community Description Soucoto is a small Jaxanke village of 750 individuals, 70 km from the regional capital, Tambacounda, on the edge of the Nikola National Park. Over half of the village is part of one family unit, making it a very sharing and interdependent community. The entire village is Muslim, […]
Location La Primavera, Municipality San Pedro Jocopilas, Department El Quiche, Guatemala Community Description La Primavera is located in the department of El Quiche, Guatemala. The population in 2010 was 3,044 inhabitants. The center of Primavera consists of a market, a Catholic church, a health post, and the school which is separated into three buildings. Since […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelly Rogel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater harvesting system for the school. Kelly reports: We completed our 5,000 L water tank project! We were able to purchase a KenTank 5,000 L […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Cochran. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 22 latrines, spread over 6 villages, in the Kolda Region. Jessica reports: I am happy to say that we have completed 19 latrines in the six […]