Location Guia, St. Louis Region, Senegal Community Description Guia is a town of 6,000 people in the St. Louis region of Northern Senegal. Its only school is the primary school where 400 children attend yearly. The school itself receives water from a nearby forage (hand-powered water pump). Most of the people in Guia are of […]
Location Vaipu’a, Savaii, Samoa Community Description Vaipua is a small rural village with a population of 650 people on the southwest coast of the large island of Savaii in Samoa. There is a very active Women’s Committee, a primary school that serves both Vaipua and Fogasavaii villages, and a developing tourist beach area. Vaipua has […]
The village of Malobi in the District of Saramacca is located in the heart of the Surinamese rainforest. Due to its remote location, work opportunities are scarce and access to basic necessities, such as clean drinking water and electricity, is inconsistent. This project is to provide clean drinking water for the 600 residents that live […]
Location Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Gakenke is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The population is 80% farmers and all relatively poor. The total catchment population for the targeted health centers is 334,000 people. There are 18 health centers in Gakenke District with some form of running water. The plumbing […]
Location Silahuá, Chalaco, Morropón, Piura, Peru Community Description Silahuá, a population center of the District of Chalaco, Province of Morropón, Department of Piura, is located at an altitude of approximately 1200 meters. The population is approximately 450 people. The majority of the community members are subsistence farmers who grow coffee, bananas, sugar cane, corn, and […]
Location Pueblo Nuevo de Bayano, Panama Este, Panama Community Description Lake Bayano is a man-made lake in Panama Este, created in 1979 to supply water power to a hydroelectric plant that supplies Panama City and the surrounding provinces with electricity. The great majority of the land surrounding Bayano was reserved to relocate the native American […]
Location Group Village Billy, Traditional Authority Liwonde, Machinga District, Malawi Community Description Machinga District is located in the Southern Region of Malawi. Namandanje Health Center (NHC) provides primary medical care to 3,756 households situated along Machinga District’s Namandanje River. NHC currently has only one water tower, which does not satisfy its current water demand. NHC’s […]
Location Ching’amba, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Ching’amba village is a rural community located in the central region of Malawi, about 60 km west of Lake Malawi. It is bordered by a wildlife reserve. The community’s income comes mostly from the sale of tobacco and soy. Corn is also produced. During the dry season, people […]
Location Gakenke, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Gakenke is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The population is 80% farmers, and all are relatively poor. The Coko Health Center serves the district, and has a population catchment area of 16,956 people. It is the first stop for sick people and pregnant […]
Location Kaniga, Gicumbi, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description The Kaniga sector, District of Gicumbi, Northern Province, Republic of Rwanda is a rural area, composed mainly of poor agro-pastoralists and subsistence farmers. The Mulindi Health Center is the primary intake facility for the sick in the area, serving a population of almost 17,000. The service area […]