Location Paquip (outside of Santa Clara La Laguna), Sololá, Guatemala Community Description Paquip is a new community, recently independent of Santa Clara La Laguna. There are about 500 residents. Men generally work as carpenters and women work in their homes. Many husbands and fathers are working in the United States. The community is extremely poor, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Meghan O’Connell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to be used primarily as a source of irrigation for a community garden. Meghan reports: We have finished the Water Charity- sponsored Jassong Community […]
Location Ban Kadard Village, Kokyang, Prassart District, Surin Province, Thailand Community Description Ban Kadard Village is a small rural community which derives the majority of its income from farming (jasmine rice and cassava). Farming household incomes vary by the amount of land held, but tend to rest in the 2,000 – 3,000 Baht/month (approximately $ […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer A. Landis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to develop a set of ecological community latrines (sometimes called eco-san latrines) to serve the population and visitors in a location where no public latrines existed. PCV Landis […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lindsey Green. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a pump in the village. Lindsey reports: I am writing to let you know that the Kerr Jarga Jobe Pump Repair Project was completed. Upon receiving […]
Location Sambande, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Sambande is a small Seereer village of 500 people located 20 kilometers south of the city of Kaolack and several kilometers from the nearest paved road. There is no electricity and the main source of income for the village is peanut and millet farming. The village recently underwent […]
Location Ker Njugarey, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Ker Njugarey is a small community of 45 compounds combined to reach a population of around 850 people. It is located in the Jokadou District of the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting of mainly Fulas, […]
Location San Bartolomé, Huarochirí District, Lima Province, Perú Community Description San Bartolomé is a community of about 1,200 people located at the base of the western slope of the Andes Mountains, about 55 kilometers from Lima, at an altitude of 5,250 ft. The town’s extension is 54,335 m². Water is scarce for domestic and agricultural […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Abigail Harper. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct two wall-style handwashing stations at the school. Abigail reports: The process was 2 1/2 weeks of construction – 2 weeks doing the hand washing stations and […]
Location Kharkov, Kharkiv Oblast, Kharkivskyi Raion, Ukraine Community Description Kharkov is located in the northeast of the country. Currently, it is the administrative center of the Kharkiv Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Kharkivskyi Raion (district) within the oblast. It is located 30 km from the Russian border. Kharkov is […]