Location Prey Veng, Cambodia Community Description Prey Veng is the most densely populated province in Cambodia. It is located to the East of the country’s capital, Phnom Penh, and despite its name, “long forest”, mainly consists of rice fields and wide-open flat terrain. Most of Prey Veng’s residents are farmers and subsistence rice farmers. Prey […]
Location Izmail, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description With 75,000 citizens, Izmail is approximately 160 km directly south of Odessa at the mouth of the Danube River Delta and is the southern-most city in West Central Ukraine. The Romanian border is just across the river. Throughout history, this region has been very strategically important as a […]
Location Ban Huay Lue Luang, Muang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Community Description Ban Huay Lue Luang is located in the Mae Yao District of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. This village of 96 members is of Lahu ethnicity, a “hilltribe” spread throughout the northernmost part of Thailand, mostly in mountainous or hilly areas. Ban Huay […]
Location Quebrada el Bajo, Bocas del Toro, Panama Community Description Quebrada el Bajo is a growing indigenous village located in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. The town is nestled at the foot of several mountains and can only be reached by dugout canoes traveling up a murky creek a half hour from the […]
Location Kirovograd, Ukraine Community Description Kirovograd is the Oblast center, located in Central Ukraine. The Kirovograd Teacher Trainer Institute trains the instructors who provide the methods and materials classes to the teachers in the field. In addition, it provides certification programs for the teachers in the field. Located in the town center of Kirovograd, the […]
LocationNdera, Gasabo District, Kigali City, Rwanda Community DescriptionNdera, a sector in Gasabo District, is located in Kigali City, Rwanda. The youth involved with this project are predominantly orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) from the Icyerekezo cooperative (“Icyerekezo” in Kinyarwanda means “Vision”). At the cooperative, the Akazi Kanoze (Youth Livelihoods Project) seeks to provide revenue-producing activities […]
Location Yallal Ba Village, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 350 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village has one elementary school. The village has two current working pumps located on opposite […]
Location Ndiomdy, department of Foundiougne, region of Fatick, Senegal Community Description Ndiomdy is a small village, located west of the town of Djilor, of approximately 560 people. The village is divided into three main sections – a central cluster of compounds with about 300 people, and two satellite clusters within 1 km. The village is […]
Location Emali town, Makasa area, Nguu location, Nzaui district, Eastern province, Kenya Community Description The area is largely arid and semi-arid and the major economic activities are small-scale farming and livestock rearing. The location is 15 kilometers interior from the main highway, and is only accessible via a dirt road. The region is inhabited by […]
Location Thilogne, Matam, Senegal Community Description Thilogne is a town of about 15,000 people, located in northeastern Senegal, in the region of Matam. Thilogne is a very diverse town, located on the main road. This allows easy access for the transport of food goods and non-perishable materials. The population consists of many farmers, masons, and […]