This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maggie Messerschmidt. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 2 rainwater harvesting systems. Maggie reports: Project Summary This project consisted in the construction and implementation of water harvesting techniques in an agricultural town in the […]
Kibwezi District, Makueni County, Eastern Province, Kenya Community Description Kyanguli is a very small village, located approximately 16 km off the main highway between Nairobi and Mombasa. Once part of the large Tsavo game reserve, the area has seen a dramatic increase in population in the past decade. This has led to widespread deforestation and […]
Location Medina Ndiobene, Nioro District, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Medina Ndiobene is located 12 kilometers southeast of Nioro du Rip, a large town 60 kilometers south of Kaolack, Senegal. It is a village of 500 people working in peanut and millet farming. As a community, Medina Ndiobene hopes to create vegetable gardens to improve […]
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 Tanda Mboudaye, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Tanda Mboudaye is a village of approximately 900 people, and is located several kilometers off of the Route National in the region of Kaolack, roughly 60 km from the Gambian border. The primary language and ethnic group is Serere, with a mix of Pulaar and Wolof as well. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allyson Junker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 10 public latrines in Saare Naapo. Allyson reports: The project has been completed, with the construction of 6 latrines in Saare Niappo and 4 in Saare […]
Location Rubizhne, Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The town of Rubizhne is located in Ukraine in the Lugansk Oblast and has a population of 64,000. The Lugansk Oblast is situated in the most eastern region in Ukraine and borders Russia. Djerelo is an NGO (non-governmental organization) in Rubizhne that provides services for people living with […]
Location Mutoma, Butere District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Mutoma Primary School is located on a compound hidden among sugar canes and maize, and it cannot be found unless one already knows where it is. The children come to school carrying 5-10 L of water each day, barefoot and muddy because there is no water […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer James Blaine Byers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build a public composting toilet inside the Medina Serign Mass Health Center compound. It was later decided to switch a more traditional pour flush […]
Location Kashka-Suu, Chui Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Kashka Suu is a primarily rural and agricultural village in Chui Oblast, located in the mountains south of Bishkek, the capital city. It is a small town containing only 2,000 residents, one of the smaller communities in the oblast. The main source of income in the area is […]