This is a project to build a rainwater catchment system and ferro-cement tank in the village of Gregório, municipality of Queimadas, state of Bahia, in Brazil. Gregorio village has 321 families, comprised of 1100 inhabitants. Queimadas has 16,000 residents. The villagers suffer from water shortages and are dependent on water trucks that come to deliver […]
Location Gouniang, Senegal Community Description Gouniang is a rural community located 250 km northeast of Tambacounda, 15 km southeast of Bakel, and 3 km from the border of Mauritania. It consists of approximately 1000 residents, most of whom are descendants of the Pulaar ethnic group. The village participates in subsistence farming, and does an admirable […]
Location Soldanesti, Moldova Community Description Soldanesti is a small town situated in a valley in northeastern Moldova. The scenic location is surrounded by a forest and vistas of rolling hills. According to census data, this district capital consists of 6,278 residents and is the commercial center for the 32 surrounding villages. The community’s main source […]
Location Kandieng District, Pursat Province, Cambodia Community Description Kandieng High School is located in the middle of the village on the riverfront, 12 km away from the provincial capital. The school consists of 5 large buildings, with approximately 1440 students, grades 7-12, and 60 teachers. The school has a good attendance rate throughout the academic […]
Location Gome Village, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Gome Village is a rural community bordering Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve in the central region of Malawi. The community’s main source of income is from the sale of tobacco and soybeans. There are up to 540 people in Gome Village and 5 nearby villages who do not have […]
Location Daunkeo District, Takeo Province, Cambodia Community Description Daunkeo Town is the provincial capital of Takeo Province, which is one of the more densely populated provinces in Cambodia. The town is about 2 hours south of Phnom Penh. The town is smaller and more easy-going than some of the bigger provincial towns in Cambodia. It […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Laura Groggel. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct two public ECOSAN latrines in Datcha, one in the market along the highway and the other the center of the village. Laura reports: The work […]
Location La Estancia, Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description The district of Olmos is located in the department of Lambayeque in Northern Coastal Peru. La Estancia is a small agricultural village nestled in the dry forests of the district of Olmos. The village has a population of approximately 1,200 people. The community is located 35 minutes […]
The community of Arjo Guddettu, Ethiopia, located in the Western region of Oromia, 380 Km from Addis Ababa, is a rapidly developing town. Established only 20 years ago it has grown from a small village to a bustling area for agriculture trade and livestock rearing. The community, now 13,000 strong, relies on local water springs […]
Location Koboye, Senegal Community Description Koboye is a 300-person Pulaar village with three distinct quartiers, located on a mountaintop a few kilometers from the Senegal-Guinea border. There exists a shallow well, about 20 meters deep, toward the eastern side of the central quartier. However, it is dry for about 6 months of the year. Also, […]