Dassa-Zoumé is a burgeoning community located at the crossroads of Benin, in the region known as the Collines. Due to its unsurpassed beauty, ideal location, and availability of resources, population rates have been rapidly increasing, leading to overcrowding in poorer neighborhoods. Nearly 3/4 of the 12 neighborhoods in Dassa have a shortage of latrines, while […]
Location Rubona, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda Community Description Rubona is a rural community in Rwamagana District in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, with a health center that serves a population of 24,620 people. Health center services are comprehensive and include general consultation, maternity, voluntary counseling and testing for HIV, vaccinations, and laboratory testing. The […]
Location Cyenkwanzi Village, Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, Rwanda Community Description Although only 20 kilometers from the growing town of Nyagatare in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, the village of Cyenkwanzi lacks almost all of the amenities of town life, including electricity and access to potable water. Leaving the hustle and bustle of town […]
Location Aeolus Valley, St. Thomas, Jamaica Community Description Aeolus Valley All Age School is a small rural school nestled in the valleys of the Blue Mountain foothills. The school is approximately seven miles from Yallahs, St. Thomas, and twenty-five miles from Kingston. The school serves eleven surrounding communities, which include: Scotland Gate, Sam’s Mountain, Aeolus […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maggie Rudick. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to improve the 6 wells that support the Women’s Garden to have the capacity to provide an adequate supply of water to irrigate the crops during the […]
Location Redlight, Jamaica Community Description Redlight is located about 20 km from, and 3,000 vertical feet above, the capital of Kingston. Residents travel to Kingston for medical facilities, banks and markets. Redlight largely makes its income through farming, coffee production and tourism that utilizes its unique location nestled in the scenic Blue Mountains. Close proximity […]
Location Stonehenge, Jamaica Community Description Stonehenge is a very remote community that once was a major stop on the railway line that connected Jamaica’s capitol Kingston with Montego Bay. When the train line was decommissioned in 1993 Stonehenge’s economy was devastated. Today, the majority of the remaining Stonehenge residents are small-scale farmers and wood carvers […]
Location Dariganga Village, Sukhbaatar Province, Mongolia Community Description Dariganga Village is a small community of 2,800 people and is home to one of the most sacred mountains in Mongolia (Altan Ovoo) as well as the only summer camp in the province. This summer there will be over 500 children attending summer camp over a period […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mallory Pohlman. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Mallory informs us that, with the repair of 5 pumps, the community now has 6 working water pumps! The funding first went toward those pumps needing major repairs, while additional […]
This project is to provide water for a community through a system comprised of a spring catchment box, an aqueduct system, neighborhood tap stands, and a series of individual home rainwater catchment installations. The combination of the improved spring source and distribution system, together with the rainwater catchment tanks, will give everyone in the community […]