This project is to construct a new water system in Los Cacaos, a rural community in the Dominican Republic. A new community aqueduct will be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village. The community is made up of 74 houses and 242 people. The community […]
This project is to build 20 community latrines in Quebrada Pabón, a village Chiriquí, in the western part of Panama. This community is lacking sanitary facilities and there is no running water. Leaders were concerned about the health of the inhabitants and decided that sanitary latrines would be the best place to start. Panama is […]
This is part of a larger project to construct a women’s community center in rural Paraguay. Water Charity’s funds will be used to complete the water and sanitation portions of the project, and, more particularly to purchase the materials and fixtures needed to accomplish this. This is our first project in Paraguay, a South American […]
To read the beginning post on this project, CLICK HERE. Final arrangements for the Moringa Ride – Togo are shaping up. The bike ride will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue for four days and three nights. The latest configuration calls for 9 Peace Corps Volunteers and 6 Togolese counterparts to embark on the […]
Location Stettin, Trelawny, Jamaica Community Description Stettin is a small community just outside of Albert Town, Trelawny. Albert Town is the major destination in Southern Trelawny for shopping, services, and transportation. The southern half of Trelawny consists mostly of subsistence farmers who support their families on what they grow. They produce crops to sell at […]
Location San Antonio, El Triunfo, Usulutan, El Salvador Community Description Canton San Antonio is located 7 Km north of its municipality center El Triunfo in the northern zone of the department of Usulután. A 2007 census reported 890 residents in approximately 115 families. The canton has an 80% graduation rate from the local public school […]
Location Caserio La Joya, Canton Casa Blanca de Talchiga, Municipio de Perquin, Morazan, El Salvador Community Description La Joya is located in the northeast mountains of El Salvador, in the department of Morazán, about 200 kilometers from the capital of San Salvador. It is 11 kilometers from the town of Perquín and was badly affected […]
Location Saraswati Primary School – Manoca Campus Manoca, Nausori, Fiji Community Description Manoca is a semi-rural community near Nausori Township on the south-eastern side of Fiji’s main island. The community is primarily comprised of recent migrant agricultural workers from the country’s outer islands. The general population faces issues of poverty stemming from low education levels […]
Our involvement in this project is part of a larger endeavor to build a Kindergarten/Nursery School in KwakuSae, a community of farmers in the West Akim District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The project is coordinated by Peace Corps Volunteer W. Ruge. The planned school project will be of concrete and block, with three […]
Location Verejeni village, Telenesti district, Republic of Moldova Community Description Verejeni is situated in central Moldova. It is a lively community with 3,200 residents and is known for its strong entrepreneurial spirit. After Moldova declared its independence from the USSR, Verejeni became the first village in the country to privatize its collective farms. Unfortunately, job […]