Location Chok-Tal Village, Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Chok-Tal is located in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan on the northern coast of Lake Issyk-Kul. There are approximately 2,000 people who live there. The main sources of income in Chok-Tal are agriculture and tourism. A large percentage of residents only hold jobs in the summer months […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Anna Martin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create a rainwater catchment and harvesting system to provide water for the school. Anna reports: Thanks to Water Charity and the sponsors at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College, […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Segou, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description We described the basics about Segou in the last post, so with this one let […]
Location Diaguely, Linguere District, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Diaguely is located in North-central Senegal, 50 km from Linguere, the district capital city. It is a medium-sized village located 7 km off of Route Nationale 3. It has a population that varies between 1,000 and 1,700, depending on the season. In the dry season, most […]
Location Kong Kang Village, Kong Kang Commune, Ponhea Krek District, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia Community Description Kong Kang Primary and Pre-School serves approximately 700 students from grades 1-6 and with the recent addition of a pre-school there will be an additional 100 students, with the youngest students being 4 years of age. The school also […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Ramsel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring potable water to the Kiziguro Primary School. The original project became infeasible, and an alternative approach was designed to provide water for the needs of the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd, Kyle DeBoy, and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: This work day could not have gone more perfectly. It started the day before in Kedougou where we purchased the supplies we needed and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alissa Harvey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water to the school and install fixtures for handwashing and drinking water. Alissa reports: The piping system at the school had deteriorated over the past two […]
This project is to build a new water tank for the communities of El Tablon, Los Fuentes and Agua Zarca in the town of Sunsulaca. It is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elsa Augustine. Location Municipality of Cacaopera, department of Morazán, El Salvador Community Description Sunsulaca is a small community located […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Segou, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Segou is a small village of about 400 people situated in the southeast of Senegal […]