Location Kijura, Masindi District, Uganda Community Description Kijura is a suburb of Masindi town, located in western Uganda, and consists of a main trading centre and several rural villages. Kijura has been plagued with turmoil for many years. It is a congested area, with many disadvantaged families which produce many children. Kijura is known around […]
Location Prey K’Cheeay village, Chum Kiri district, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri was founded in 1993, and is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. It was one of the first areas captured by Khmer Rouge forces in the early 1970s and Pol Pot’s followers did not concede defeat […]
Location Tanda Mboudaye, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community is an ethnically Serere village, with some Wolof, Pulaar, and Bambara families. There are 66 households and approximately 900 people. It is a Muslim village, with one or two Catholic households. Tanda Mboudaye is largely a subsistence farming village, the main export of which is peanuts. […]
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 to provide water to the labor ward and delivery room of the clinic. James reports: The project to extend the water supply to inside the Medina Serigne […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a hand-pump well at the school. Bruce reports: This project has been a perfect storm of everything that can delay drilling a well… But, we finally […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Hiebert. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate and upgrade the two bathrooms at the Stefan Cel Mare School. Katie reports: The action plan was drawn up by my partner, the town engineer, and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Scott Yurcheshen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to expand the gutter system at the school to provide additional drinking water at the primary school. Scott reports: Tonga is a group of more than 170 islands […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Darren Watkins. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to reinforce 19 existing wells with cement, as well as build a pulley system for the wells in 5 villages of Kolda. Darren reports: The well repair project […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Adrian Martinez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie reports: Though Saare Bidji has electricity, they have no cell phone service and so we could not call before the installation to let them know of our […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Zachariah J. Falconer-Stout. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the sanitation at the soup kitchen, including the installation of 2 showers, a sink, a toilet, and a washing machine. Zachariah reports: The construction was […]