Location Burentogtoh Village, Nuurstei District, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia Community Description The Executive Judgment 443rd Prison is located in Burentogtoh Village, Nuurstei District, approximately 20 km from Murun in Khuvsgul Province in northern Mongolia. The total population of Khuvsgul province is 130,000 and the population of Murun City is 40,000. On average, the prison houses 90 […]
Location Caisan, Chiriqui, Panama Community Description Caisan Centro is a Latino farming community in the highlands of the province of Chiriqui, Panama. With about 200 houses, Centro is a small outlying suburb of the larger district of Renacimiento, and is often overlooked next to the bigger community when it comes to needed services. A specific […]
Location Palo Verde, San Julian, Sonsonate, El Salvador Community Description Palo Verde is a very remote, rural, and poor community in southwestern El Salvador, consisting of 48 houses and 334 people. The vast majority of male community members are sustenance farmers. Females tend to not work and stay at home to care for the home […]
Location Santa Maria, Camiling, Luzon, Philippines Community Description Santa Maria, Camiling, is a small rural farming community in the central Luzon region of the Philippines. Rehoboth Children’s Home, Inc. (RCHI) is a nonprofit, non-government organization that currently cares for 49 male and female youth between the ages of 8-20 who have been orphaned, abandoned, or […]
Location Caserio El Pital, Canton La Magdalena, Municipio Chalchuapa, Departamento Santa Ana, El Salvador Community Description El Pital is a well-organized community with a functioning ADESCO and water committee. The community has about 600 people and is growing. About 25 years ago, the ADESCO and water committee collaborated to bring water to nearly all of […]
This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the pump of the main well in Ker Ngornyan by repairing the broken parts. Suzanne reports: The repairs to the pump in Ker Ngornyan were completed. Several […]
Location Wallalan, Upper Badibu District, North Bank Region Community Description Wallalan is located in the Upper Badibu District of the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The village is 2 km by a dirt road from the paved road which leads to Farafenni, about 10 km away. Wallalan is a small village of 23 compounds, […]
Location Caserío Retirito, Cantón Honduritas, Municipio Nueva Esparta, Departamento La Unión, El Salvador Community Description Retirito is a small community (caserío) of about 200 square kilometers within the larger pueblo of Nueva Esparta, which is located in the Department of La Unión in the northeastern section of El Salvador. The climate is very hot and […]
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 13, 2011 caused widespread devastation. More than 10,000 people died, 40,000 people were evacuated, 90,000 buildings were damaged, 850,000 people were left without electricity and water, and 300,000 people were living in shelters. Although Water Charity’s main mission is sustainable development, when a disaster of this magnitude […]
Location Yallal Ba village, Sabach Sanjal, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 375-400 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village is sectioned by three sand roads. A large majority (~90%) of the […]