Location Ker Jain, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Ker Jain is a small community of 77 family compounds totaling around 1,250 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting of Sereers, Fulas, and Wolofs. Situated 10 kilometers north of the […]
Location Taraclia, Taraclia raion, Moldova Community Description Taraclia is located on the south-western leg of Moldova, 10 km from Ukraine, and only a few kilometers from the semi-autonomous region of Gauguzia. It proudly celebrates its unique Bulgarian heritage brought there in the year 1813. Approximately 40% of the population is made up of ethnic Bulgarians, […]
Location Socourani, Commune of Keme Kafo, Circle of Dioila, Koulikoro Region, Mali Community Description Socourani is a small farming village of approximately 425 people located in the Koulikoro Region of Mali. This village is like many other small villages in that it has no electricity or running water, but is unlike many other villages in […]
Location Sarre Fuuta, Village of Coumba Diouma, Department of Vélingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Sarre Fuuta is a section of the small, rural, subsistence farming village of Coumba Diouma located about 15 km east of the town of Vélingara in the region of Kolda, Senegal. The village is located about 2 km off […]
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 Massarinko, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Massarinko is a small agricultural village of 416 people located just north of the Gambia […]
Location Jarra Jassong, Lower River Region, The Gambia. Community Description Jarra Jassong is a small village community located 5 k off the main road in the LRR region of The Gambia. Jassong is composed of 40 family compounds, with the majority of residents from the Mandinka ethnic group. There is no electricity or running water. […]
Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Carroll Wallace, this project is to build 15 modern bathrooms in Barrero Pyta, Paraguay. Barrero Pyta sits on the sides of Ruta 8 in the South of the Department of San Pedro in Paraguay. There are about 150 houses and a high population of youth under the age […]
This project is to build 30 improved latrines in a rural Minianka village with virtually no sanitation infrastructure. It is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Pilar Lyons. The village of Zamblala has a population of roughly 1,200 people. It is located in rural Mali, in the circle of Koutiala. Most of […]
Location Saare Madia, department of Velingara, region of Kolda, Senegal. Community Description Saare Madia is a rural Pulaar village of about 250 people, located about 7 kilometers north of Kounkane, in the department of Velingara, in the region of Kolda, Senegal. The majority of community members are subsistence farmers. There is no electricity or running […]
Location Village of Hincesti, District of Falesti, Moldova Community Description Hincesti is a small village of about 450 people, located in the district of Falesti in Northwestern Moldova, along the Prut River. It is about half an hour by car from the district center (Falesti), and 2.5 hours from the capital (Chisinau). One of the […]