Location Caserío Papalón, Cantón Cacahuatalejo, Municipality of San Francisco Gotera, Department of Morazán, El Salvador Community Description The village of Cacahuatalejo (“cacahuate” meaning “peanut” and “Alejo” being the name of the community’s patron saint) is located in the southern part of Morazán in eastern El Salvador. Home to 875 residents, Cacahuatalejo lies nestled in a […]
Location Murambo village, Rutenderi cell, Gahenyi sector, Gakenke District, Northern Province of Rwanda Community Description Rutenderi Health Center is located 3 km (or 20-minute drive on a dirt road) from the main paved road that leads to Kigali. Although it is close to the main road it is one of the least developed health centers […]
Location Zeala and Nci’Bugu, Kati Cercle, Koulikoro Region, Mali Community Description The project community consists of two small villages one of 700 people and another of 250 people located in the rural Mali. Community members are subsistence farmers without access to electricity or running water in their villages. The current Peace Corps Volunteer in Zeala […]
Location Coumbadang (Ndiyam Weli Mamadou), Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Coumbadang is a rural Pulaar village located about 14 km Southeast of Kounkane in the Kolda region. The village has about 350 inhabitants that make their living by subsistence farming. Coumbadang has no electricity, running water, or health hut. The Coumbadang […]
Location Anjangoveratra and Ambodisambalahy, Anjangoveratra commune, SAVA region, northern Madagascar Community Description Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra are two towns located in the northeast of Madagascar. Virtually everyone in the area is a subsistence rice farmer. Some also grow vanilla. About 80% of the population has an elementary school education or less, and there are few job […]
Location Phnom Touch Village, Mongol Borey District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Phnom Touch is a village south of the district town of Mongol Borey, located in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. With a population of over 11,000, the village has a high rate of poverty, and lacks trained health workers. Most villagers work as rice […]
Location Saare Boyli, Koutiaba, Koupemtoum,Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Saare Boyli is a village of approximately 550 people, located in the Tambacounda region, 30 kilometers off of the national road. Comprised mostly of Pulaars, the people typically survive on subsistence farming and animal husbandry. During the farming season, the people work extremely hard harvesting peanuts, sorghum, […]
Location Keur Farba, Djilor, Fatick, Foundiougne, Senegal Community Description Keur Farba is located in the Rural Community of Djilor in the region of Fatick in western Senegal. The village is situated on a branch of the Sine-Saloum Delta in the Department of Foundiougne. The name of the village chief is Wagane Sene. The 130 families […]
Location Chervonuy Promin Village, Snihurivka Rayon, Mykolaivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Chervonuy Promin, which translates into red ray, is a small farming community of 554 people. Located in the South Central region of Ukraine in the Mykolaivska Oblast, the community has 2 stores, a post office, a library, a cultural center, and a school. The […]
The Jaidee Daycare Development Center is a children’s center under the supervision of Jaidee Sub-District Administrative Office located in Thailand’s Northeastern province of Sisaket. Jaidee Daycare accommodates 60 students, ages 2-4. The building experiences two significant problems, namely flooding during the rainy season and the poor quality of water for the consumption of students and […]