This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gayle Robinson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater harvesting system and handwashing station at the site shared by the primary and junior high schools. Gayle reports: The funds from Appropriate Projects were […]
Location Diadkovychi Village, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Diadkovychi is a very rural village with farms and forests. The people are rather poor and the community at a whole is at a disadvantage. The Diadkovychi School serves children from first grade until the eleventh and serves kids from two other surrounding villages. The parents of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Steven May. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to renovate the two bathrooms at the Ban Mai Chai Jayrin Day Care. Much more was accomplished, including connecting the center to the municipal water system. Steven […]
Location Los Castillos, Santiago District, Ica Province, Peru Community Description The community of Los Castillos is an annex of Santiago that is very far away from the rest of the district. It is made up of about 75 households. The community is hard to reach by car, and the issues of Los Castillos are relatively […]
Location Bormase, Upper Manya District, Eastern Region, Ghana Community Description Bormase is a small community of farmers and bead makers. There is no electricity or running water. There are only about 5 people living in the community who have completed secondary the school. About 50 percent of the men and 90 percent of the women […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Willow Denker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a toilet at the dispensary. Willow reports: The Silimoli ‘Team of Five’ has accomplished their goal of creating a clean, working toilet for the Silimoli dispensary […]
Location Nkongsamba, Manenguba Division, Littoral Region, Cameroon Community Description Nkongsamba is a city with a large population that is spread over a vast land area. The beneficiary community is located in Quarter 5 and is predominately farmers. They are a wonderfully hospitable people and have an incredible work ethic. Quarter 5 is also sometimes referred […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Trnkus. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a pump in the village. Jessica reports: We have finished up the Kerr Ngornyan pump repair project. There is now year-round access to water for the […]
Location Idunda, Yakobi District, Njombe Region, Tanzania Community Description Idunda Primary School is located in the village of Idunda, in the Njombe Region of Tanzania. The village is home to over 2,000 people. Most of the residents are of the Bena tribe. The school is centrally located within the village, just a few hundred meters […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) and Peace Corps Response Volunteer (PCRV) Laura Coberly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to participate in and expand upon a mangrove reforestation project in the village of Sipo. The anticipated impact was to […]