Location Ban Klang, Wang Thon, Phitsanulok, Thailand Community Description Ban Klang is one of the largest sub-districts in Thailand and is located in the district of Wang Thong in the province of Phitsanulok in the Lower North of Thailand. Ban Klang has 27 villages within a 326 square kilometer area with an approximate population of […]
Location Paraje Santa Cruz, Caserío Santa Cruz, Aldea Cancábal, Municipality Malacatancito, Department Huehuetenango, Guatemala Community Description Santa Cruz, Tres Cruces is a small, rural community whose economy is based predominantly on subsistence agriculture, more specifically on the cultivation of corn and beans. Children attend E.O.R.M. Santa Cruz, Tres Cruces, the community’s single-teacher, one-room elementary school. […]
Location Cantina Sociala Concordia, Centrul de Sanatate, Carahasani, raionul Stefan Voda, Moldova Community Description The village of Carahasani lies in the extreme southeast of the Republic of Moldova, 7 km off the main road to Odessa, Ukraine at a point where Moldova is only 15 km wide. The larger district of Stefan Voda itself is […]
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 Thiawando, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Thiawando is a far cry from the remoteness of Keur Andallah, as it is located […]
Location Aldea Xixviac, Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Community Description Aguacatán is located 45 minutes east of the department capital Huehuetenango. It is in the highlands of Guatemala in the northwestern part, south of Mexico. It is a small indigenous community that only has water during the rainy season. Farming corn and other crops are a strong […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Wells Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a hand-pump well in Ker Jain. Wells reports: After considerable delays due to shipping errors and the month of Ramadan prayer, the Ker Jain project has […]
Location Chichoche, Aguacatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Community Description Chichoche is a small indigenous community located 15 minutes east of the municipality of Aguacatan, Huehuetenango. The main source of income for the community is through agricultural work. Most people harvest corn and beans to sustain their families throughout the year. The community has about 650 inhabitants. 200 […]
Location Samroung Chhai Village, Bavel District, Battambang Province, Cambodia Community Description Samroung Chhai is a small farming community located 7 kilometers outside of Bavel town. Currently 105 families reside in the village. Hodaka Primary School is the only school in the village of Samroung Chhai. At the end of the last school year approximately 178 […]
Location Barskoon, Jety-Ogyz Rayon, Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Barskoon is a village of roughly 7,300 residents living in approximately 2,000 family units located on the south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. The main sources of income are from growing crops and raising and selling livestock. Some families do have additional income from the major employers […]
Location Community of Tomas, province of Yauyos, department of Lima, Peru Community Description Tomas is a small community located at approximately 3,400 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains of Peru. The community is also located in the natural protected area “Reserva Paisajistica Nor Yauyos Cochas.” Although the last official population count, which came […]