This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christine Remein. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to develop a sustainable system of agriculture by planting trees in alleys, alternated with crops, to improve soil quality, improve water retention, prevent erosion, provide wood, and prevent […]
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 Keur Andallah Willane, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Keur Andallah is definitely the most remote village I have worked in thus […]
LocationTrapeang Thmor Village, Kong Pisey District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia Community DescriptionTrapeang Thmor is a rural farming village of 156 families located about 7 kilometers from Srang in Kampong Speu province of Cambodia. Of the 701 people who live in Trapeang Thmor, 351 are under the age of 18. There is no access to electricity […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Snyder. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two hand pump wells in Taing Krasiang. Jessica reports: The #7 Makara Village Wells for Women project has been completed! Both wells were hand dug to […]
Location Village of Donaye-Taredji, Rural Community of Guede Village, Department of Podor, Region of Saint-Louis, Senegal Community Description Donaye-Taredji is a rapidly growing village at the intersection of two major roadways. Most of the inhabitants arrived in 1999, when a flood destroyed their former village. Since then, they have organized the construction of a health […]
Location Oloolaimutia Sub-location, Siana Location, Mara Division, Narok South District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Oloolaimutia is generally a very impoverished community. It is situated in a very remote, rural region of Kenya near the border of Tanzania and the southeast border of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The main sources of income for […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Fern Aguda-Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to make repairs on the hand pump and the open well to create secure, sustainable and clean water sources for the village. Fern reports: The VDC organized a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rowan Braybrook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 5 wells in Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra. Rowan reports: The well improvement projects have been finished in accordance with the project description. The first picture below shows […]
Location Phnom Touch Village, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Phnom Touch is a village of 11,000 people, located south of the district town of Mongol Borey, in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Many people generally drink unsanitary water, and there few sanitary facilities. The most common occupation in Phnom Touch is rice farming. There are […]
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 Saare Asset, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Asset means Saturday in Pulaar. We asked if the village was created on a […]