Location Aldea Tululché, Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Aldea Tululché is a small Mayan community of around 1,000 people, located on the Interamerican Highway. The community is very poor, and most of the men are farmers. The village is located about 1.5 hours from the capital, Guatemala City, about five minutes from the town of […]
This project is to build two rainwater harvesting systems in Javavandh and a well in Mansangh vandh (hamlet) of Rapar Taluka, Gujarat, India. The project consists of two parts. The first is the construction a rainwater harvesting system to serve a village, including an underground tank, and another for a school. The second is the […]
Location Gushie, Northern Region, Ghana Community Description Gushie is a small farming village in the Northern Region of Ghana, approximately 50 km north of Tamale, the regional capital. Gushie has a population of just under 1,000 people and does not have electricity. The village is mostly comprised of people from the Dagomba and Fulani tribes, […]
Location Aldea Las Colmenas, Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Aldea Las Colmenas is a small village of Zaragoza, Chimaltenango. Located high on a mountain and accessible only by dirt road, it is about an hour by car from the main town. Las Colmenas is a small community of approximately 36 families, most people consider themselves […]
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 Thies, Senegal Community Description As we’ve said before, this project isn’t just about installing 52 pumps. That’s only the beginning. […]
Location Dankunku, Fula Kunda, and Brikama Lefaya – all located in Niamina Dankunku District, Central River Region-South, The Gambia Community Description Dankunku, a predominantly ethnic Mandinka village, is the center of Niamina Dankunku District, and located 10 km off the Trans-Gambia South Bank Highway in the Central River Region, The Gambia. The population is comprised […]
Location Caserillo Calvario Dos, Aldea Paquix, Chiantla, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Community Description Calvario Dos is a small village located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. As part of the Aldea of Paquix, it sits at an altitude of over 10,500 feet, atop the Sierra Cuchumatanes at the tail end of the Sierra Madre mountain range. With […]
Location Sirende Location, Bungoma East District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Misikhu Friends Secondary School is a boarding school for boys and girls and one of the main upper-level schools for the surrounding multi-community area. The school is situated within a rural, agricultural area and serves a wide area of community youth. Currently, there are […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Hall. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a functional water storage facility to use for the irrigation of the women’s garden. Kimberly reports: The Mbowen club officers and I started with a meeting […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Karin Jones. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water filtration system, and provide hot water for the kitchen and shower room. Karin reports: After receiving the funds from Appropriate Projects, we purchased two […]