Location Kayemor, Nioro du Rip, Kaolack region, Senegal Community Description Kayemor, a village of about 2,000 residents, is located just north of The Gambia in the department of Nioro du Rip and Kaolack region in Senegal. The primary language and ethnic group is Wolof, followed by Pulaar. Located 18 kilometers from a paved road, Kayemor […]
Location Kirovograd, Kirovogradsk’a oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kirovograd, located on the Inhul River, is an oblast capital city, located in the center of Ukraine. The Kirovograd State Pedagogical Academy serves around 300 students, with linguistic and psychology faculties. In addition, the academy’s students provide translation services for surrounding schools and visiting foreigners. The building was […]
Location Cabuya Arriba de Anton, Cocle, Panama Community Description Cabuya Arriba is a small mountain town in the district of Anton, province of Cocle. Most of the 700 community members are farmers. The water source for Cabuya Arriba is a mountain stream at an altitude of 850 meters. The community has a gravity feed system […]
Location La Penda, Blanco Arriba Municipality, Hermanas Mirabal Province, Dominican Republic Community Description Located in the Cordillera Septentrional mountain range, La Penda is predominately a farming community consisting of 96 homes and 373 residents set along a two-mile dilapidated dirt and rock road. The majority of houses are constructed of a three foot high concrete […]
Location Romny, Sumska, Ukraine Community Description Romny is the rayon center in the Sumska oblast in northern-central Ukraine. It is a city of approximately 50,000 people, and is over 1200 years old. Romny has been an important part of the region, serving as a military, cultural and economic center in various capacities throughout its history. […]
Location Soumdina-Bas, Soumdina canton, Kozah prefecture, Togo. Community Description Soumdina-Bas is a rural community of 4,000 people located on a partially paved road, 15 kilometers from the regional capital city of Kara. The village is at the base of small mountains, from which the people of Soumdina-Bas came originally. There are six smaller villages that […]
Location Tindinyo, Mokwo, Kapkangani, Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Tindinyo is a small rural village in North Rift Valley Province located off the Kapsabet-Chavakali tarmac, just outside of the beautiful Kakamega Forest. The majority of the community is of the Luhya tribe and earns a living through farming. The community uses local rivers […]
Location La Tejera, Casa Blanca, Perquín, Morazán, El Salvador Community Description La Tejera is located within the municipality of Perquín, Morazán in Northeast El Salvador. The community is made up of approximately 80 working-class families. Most of them generate income through agriculture, logging or working as auto mechanics. Many in the community receive remittances from […]
Location Ngaraff, Linguere, Louga, Senegal Community Description Ngaraff is a 400-person community located on the national highway near the town of Linguere, in the department of Linguere, region of Louga, Senegal. The population of the village is primarily composed of ethnic Wolof people surviving on the subsistence farming of millet, peanuts, and beans. There is […]
Location Bahunda, Rwanda Community Description Bahunda is located about 3 hours outside of the Kigali capital. It is a poor rural area of Rwanda, with no electricity and limited access to water. The Kabuga Primary School is over 50 years old. There are 14 classrooms that house 1,200 students, ranging in age from 6-16 years […]