This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christin Spoolstra. The project was to build a new well with a pump, and install a piping system and 3 water filters throughout the facility. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Christin reports: The project is now completed and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Daly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 41 Sawyer filters in three partner communities at the homes of the volunteer mother leaders. Carolyn reports: Scope of the project The Sololá Water Filter […]
Location Sololá, Guatemala Community Description Sololá, in the western highlands of Guatemala, is the second poorest of Guatemala’s 22 departments, where 94% of people live on less than $3.00 per day. 98% of the population of Sololá is indigenous Maya. Mil Milagros (MM) is a U.S.-based charity with a local presence. Its mission is to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rebecca Verlaque. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide running water for the school bathrooms, and to construct a new faculty bathroom. Rebecca reports: Project Phases The project was initiated by two school staff members, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Karen Chaffraix. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a three-stall latrine, two for students, and one for teachers, with running water for handwashing. Karen reports: The Tawa Fall Elementary School now has a bathroom […]
Location Trodait Village and Koma Village, Sampong Chey District, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia Community Description Sampong Chey district is located at the border dividing Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom Province, approximately 80 km north of Phnom Penh. Trodait Village and Koma Village, though only 3 km from the national highway, have no paved roads, and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Khalil Jarrett. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system to provide for the water needs of the school. Khalil reports: The Kebare Primary School water tank project has been completed! The […]
Location District of Poroto, Department of La Libertad, Peru Community Description The district of Poroto is located in the department of La Libertad, 45 km east of Trujillo. There are three population centers, each with up to 1,000 people, and more than 30 outlying communities, with populations of dozens, for a total of less than […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adrian Martinez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well in to provide water for the moringa garden. Adrian reports: We completed the well and water system for the Sare Bidji Moringa Group. We […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Blakely Neff. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom with two working toilets, two sinks, and a wash basin with a shower hose, within the kindergarten. Blakely reports: The project has been completed. […]