Location Mulivai, Safata District, Upolu Island, Samoa Community Description Mulivai is a small village of about 450 people, located in the district of Safata on the south side of the island of Upolu in Samoa. Most residents work as subsistence farmers, with some gaining extra income by working at two high-end resorts located in a […]
Location Aldea Las Colmenas, Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Aldea Las Colmenas is a small village of Zaragoza, Chimaltenango. Located high on a mountain and accessible only by dirt road, it is about an hour by car from the main town. Las Colmenas is a small community of approximately 36 families, most people consider themselves […]
Location Dankunku, Fula Kunda, and Brikama Lefaya – all located in Niamina Dankunku District, Central River Region-South, The Gambia Community Description Dankunku, a predominantly ethnic Mandinka village, is the center of Niamina Dankunku District, and located 10 km off the Trans-Gambia South Bank Highway in the Central River Region, The Gambia. The population is comprised […]
Location Piscopampa, Mache District, Otuzco Province, La Libertad Department, Perú Community Description Piscopampa, a satellite community of Lluin, is located in the mountains of La Libertad at an altitude of approximately 3,350 meters (11,000 feet). It has a population of approximately 250, with about 50 households. Nearly half of the population is below the age […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Scott Jorgensen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the two hand water pumps in Wallalan. Scott reports: On behalf of the community of Wallalan village in the North Bank Region of the Gambia, I […]
Location Village of Saare Naapo, Community Rural Kandiaye, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saare Naapo, a village of 300 people, is located about 5 km south of Goundaga, the site of a similar project. The village lacks access to running water and electricity, and agriculture is the main occupation. Saare Naapo […]
Location Ker Jain, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Ker Jain is a small community of 77 family compounds totaling around 1,250 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting of Sereers, Fulas, and Wolofs. Situated 10 kilometers north of the […]
Location Sarre Fuuta, Village of Coumba Diouma, Department of Vélingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Sarre Fuuta is a section of the small, rural, subsistence farming village of Coumba Diouma located about 15 km east of the town of Vélingara in the region of Kolda, Senegal. The village is located about 2 km off […]
Location Jarra Jassong, Lower River Region, The Gambia. Community Description Jarra Jassong is a small village community located 5 k off the main road in the LRR region of The Gambia. Jassong is composed of 40 family compounds, with the majority of residents from the Mandinka ethnic group. There is no electricity or running water. […]
Location Fetekou, Kerou Commune, Atacora Region, Benin Community Description Fetekou is a small community in the northwest of Benin, comprised mostly of farmers and local merchants. With less than 2,000 inhabitants, it provides vegetables for the entire commune of Kerou, as well as two other communes in the surrounding area. 70% of the population is […]