Location Sambande, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Sambande is a small Seereer village of 500 people located 20 kilometers south of Kaolack and several kilometers from the nearest paved road. There is no electricity and the main source of income for the village is peanut and millet farming. In the center of the village is the […]
Location Guangaje Centro, Guangaje, Cotopaxi, Ecuador Community Description Guangaje Centro is the second largest community in the parish of Guangaje, in the central Ecuadorean province of Cotopaxi. Guangaje Centro lies in the center of the mountainous parish, at approximately 3,700 meters, and is populated entirely by indigenous, kichwa-speaking people. The community is an hour and […]
Location Nongyarangka, Ponetong, Chaiyaphum, North-East Region, Thailand Community Description Ponetong is located approx 215 miles northeast of Bangkok in the province of Chaiyaphum. It sits 7 km outside the city of Chaiyaphum in the area known as Issan on the Koret Plateau. Nongyarangka is comprised of two villages containing approx 1800 people. It is a […]
Location Bang Phai, Phichit, Thailand Community Description Bang Phai is a small village of 1,900 people, located in the southern part of Northern Thailand. It is about 5 hours north of Bangkok, Thailand. The community has running water. However, it is the local river water that is piped into the water stations and then throughout […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer T.D. Nguyen. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the restrooms of the Primary School of Village 1 Ban Sub Noi. T.D. reports: The four-stall restroom at the primary school of Village 1 was renovated […]
Location Misomali, Chikwawa District, Southern Malawi Community Description Misomali is located in the Chikwawa District of Southern Malawi. It is included within the Phwadzi catchment area, approximately 35 kilometers up Chapananga Road off the M1, a major paved road. The area is under the leadership of Senior Group Village Headman Misomali and Traditional Authority Chapananga. […]
Location Munyaga Sector, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province of Rwanda Community Description Munyaga Health Center is among the most rural in Rwamagana District, tucked among rolling green hills and small mud homes. As a relatively small community, with a catchment population of 15, 541 people, Munyaga is often overlooked. There is no electricity and access to […]
The municipality of Corinto, a community of 17,000, is located in the highlands in the northeast corner of the department of Morazán, in the northeast of El Salvador. Corinto borders Honduras, the department of La Unión, and the municipalities of Cacaopera and Joateca. Corinto is a secluded community, removed from nearby cities by mountains and […]
Location Iztat, Khoukhate, Caid Itzer, Circle Midelt, Province de Khenifra, Morocco Community Description Iztat is one of the small “douars” in the village of Khoukhate, a village that relies almost exclusively on agriculture and sheep herding for its survival. Khoukhate is located in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco in the shadow of the Eastern […]
Location Saly Escale, Koungheul, Kaffrine, Senegal Community Description Saly Escale is in the District of Koungheul, Region of Kaffrine, Senegal. It is located approximately 20 km southwest of the capital of the ‘Département de Koungheul.’ Despite it’s designation as the capital of the ‘Communauté Rurale de Saly,’ the village remains financially depressed. Currently, only a […]