This project is to construct a water distribution system in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. Water from a protected mountain spring will be transported by gravity through a system of piping a distance of three kilometers to the community below. Water Charity is participating in this project, which involves a number of other […]
Location Segou, Senegal Community Description Segou is a medium-sized village in Senegal of about 1,200 people. It is Pula Futa by ethnicity and almost everyone has the last name Diallo. The village is nestled right at the foothills at the start of the Guinea mountain range, and houses the local border crossing post. The abundant […]
This project is a community-led reforestation effort, designed to counter the effects of environmental degradation in the semi-arid region of the Extreme North of Cameroon. Cameroon is bordered by Nigeria on the west, Chad on the northeast, the Central African Republic on the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo on […]
Location Medina Abdoul, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Medina Abdoul is a small Pulaar village of 131 people in the Kolda region, which is in the south of Senegal between The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. It is 40 km from Kolda and 3 km from the paved road. There is a primary school in the […]
Location Yorko, Burkina Faso Community Description The village of Yorko is located in the central east region of Burkina Faso, in the province of Boulgou, and 15 kilometers east of Zabre, its district capital. Yorko is part of the aire sanitaire of Beka (11,689 inhabitants). As a farming community with 4,675 inhabitants; the village is […]
Location Kedougou, Segou, Koboye and Pellel, Senegal Community Description Kedougou is the capital of the region of the same name in the far southeast of Senegal, bordering Guinea and Mali. Although there is a municipal water system in Kedougou, over half of the 15,000 residents still get their water from wells, many of them unlined […]
This project is to build a 1200 liter rainwater catchment tank, with an accompanying handwashing station, at an elementary school in La Cruz, Cajola, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The tank will hold a 2-week supply of water for the 285 students that attend the school. The Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta has little access to water, consisting of […]
This project is to build a water supply system at a primary school in the southwest of Burkina Faso. A faucet will be placed at the school and connected by piping to the existing water tower in the village. Currently, the only source of water for the school is a nearby well. However, the well […]
Location Chapelton & Summerfield, Clarendon, Jamaica, West Indies Community Description The two communities involved in this project are the St. Augustine’s Place of Safety and the Summerfield Boys Homes. These are two children’s homes in Clarendon. Neither home has a proper disposal system for the waste created by daily activities. Trash is currently burned, which […]
This project is for the construction of individual latrines in a small community in the mountains of Panama. In addition, the community will receive training in construction techniques and hygiene. This small community is made up of indigenous subsistence farmers who raise corn, beans rice and coffee. It is a steep 2-hour hike from the […]