This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Pilar Lyons. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 30 improved latrines in a rural Minianka village. Pilar reports: The latrine project has been completed. The initial phase involved the purchase of the brick mold in […]
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 Faraba, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Smack in the middle of two villages is a vast stretch of farmland. About 95 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie reports: We’ve explained the process of installing pumps in great detail many times, so with this install going so smoothly we thought we’d take extra time to […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri, founded in 1993, is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. Khmer Rouge forces did not concede defeat in this area until as late as 1998. Due to the prolonged hostilities in the region, development has been extraordinarily slow compared […]
Location Kashongi Trading Center, Kiruhura District, Uganda Community Description The Kashongi Trading Center is located in Southwest Uganda, with a population of about 200. Kashongi Sub County suffers due to a lack of water at a greater level than the rest of Uganda. While on average safe water coverage is 55 percent, in rural Uganda […]
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 Faraba, Senegal Community Description Meet Mamadou Barry, Abou and Jacob. Mamadou Barry has a huge passion for Senegal and particularly […]
Location Dankunku District, Central River Region-South, The Gambia Community Description Dankunku, a predominantly ethnic Mandinka village, is the center of Niamina Dankunku District, and is located 10 km off the Trans-Gambia South Bank Highway in the Central River Region, The Gambia. The population is comprised of roughly 2,000 residents coming from 140 or so compounds. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd, Garrison Harward, and Amy Watts. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie reports: With the conclusion of this second pump in the space, there is now adequate water readily available to properly irrigate the community garden. In […]
This project is to install 43 rainwater catchment systems to provide clean drinking water for the residents of the village of Pempe. The project is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erica D’Aquila. She is living on the Upper Suriname River located in the district Sipaliwini, in the Saramaccan village Pempe (also […]
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 Daro Keur Ibrahima Signane, Fatick, Senegal Community Description This project is being implemented in the community of Daro Keur Ibrahima […]