Location Medina Serign Mass, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Medina Serign Mass is located in the North Bank region of The Gambia. It is a rural farming community of approximately 2,000 people. It is the home village of the Grand Imam of The Gambia, and is host to many large religious ceremonies every […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to rehabilitate 4 Mark II hand pumps in the Niamina Dankunku area. Jeremy had his Peace Corps service interrupted, but was able to pass the project on to […]
Location Rivne Region, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Diadkovichy is a small farming village of 1,300 people. It is located 30 minutes outside of Rivne, the capital of the Rivne oblast. The village is one of the larger in the immediate area and has one of the few K-11th form schools, Diadkovichy School. The school […]
Location Ewarton, St. Catherine, Jamaica Community Description Ewarton is a semi-rural community located at the foot of Mt. Rosser in Northwest St. Catherine, Jamaica. The town is approximately 23 miles south of Ocho Rios. The community has an approximate population of 14,000 people who live in thirteen unique districts. Persons are predominantly involved in agriculture […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Meghan O’Connell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to be used primarily as a source of irrigation for a community garden. Meghan reports: We have finished the Water Charity- sponsored Jassong Community […]
Location Ban Kadard Village, Kokyang, Prassart District, Surin Province, Thailand Community Description Ban Kadard Village is a small rural community which derives the majority of its income from farming (jasmine rice and cassava). Farming household incomes vary by the amount of land held, but tend to rest in the 2,000 – 3,000 Baht/month (approximately $ […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer A. Landis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to develop a set of ecological community latrines (sometimes called eco-san latrines) to serve the population and visitors in a location where no public latrines existed. PCV Landis […]
Location Sambande, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Sambande is a small Seereer village of 500 people located 20 kilometers south of the city of Kaolack and several kilometers from the nearest paved road. There is no electricity and the main source of income for the village is peanut and millet farming. The village recently underwent […]
Location San Bartolomé, Huarochirí District, Lima Province, Perú Community Description San Bartolomé is a community of about 1,200 people located at the base of the western slope of the Andes Mountains, about 55 kilometers from Lima, at an altitude of 5,250 ft. The town’s extension is 54,335 m². Water is scarce for domestic and agricultural […]
Location Kharkov, Kharkiv Oblast, Kharkivskyi Raion, Ukraine Community Description Kharkov is located in the northeast of the country. Currently, it is the administrative center of the Kharkiv Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Kharkivskyi Raion (district) within the oblast. It is located 30 km from the Russian border. Kharkov is […]