Location Santa Maria, Camiling, Philippines Community Description Santa Maria, Camiling, is a small rural farming community in the central Luzon region of the Philippines. Rehoboth Children’s Home, Inc. (RCHI) is a non-profit, non-government organization that currently cares for 51 youth between the ages of 8-20 who have been orphaned, abandoned, or neglected by their families. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Leah Ferrebee. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide water for washing, bathing, cleaning, and irrigating plants of the female residents and staff of Rehoboth. Leah reports: Let it rain! Rehoboth residents and staff are actively […]
Location Dongchaphru Temple School, Dongchaphru Village, Muang District, Phichit Province, Thailand Community Description Dongchaphru Village is a small, rural community that derives the majority of its income from farming (primarily rice). Some families are wage laborers at the local brick works or work in construction. Wage laborer incomes are at approximately 3,500 Bhat/month (or $117 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Ruskin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 6 sinks at the school to be used for handwashing and brushing teeth. Emily reports: The original concern I discussed with the new principal of the school […]
Location Keur Diam, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community of Keur Diam is an ethnically Pulaar village made up of about 280 people in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. Loca ted about 40 km from Kaolack, the village supports itself primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum, as well as herding cattle. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rosanne Dunivan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to construct 16 latrines in the village. Rosanne reports: With the project, 14 simple pit lined latrines were built, one for each family without a latrine. Each villager […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christopher Donnelly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a new well at the Doul Sala Primary School. Christopher reports: The well was completed in two days, but some small work still remains. It is functioning […]
Location Doul Sala Village, Svay Jake Commune, Rom Doul District, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia Community Description Doul Sala is a small agricultural village located approximately 12 km from national road 13, which is a small paved road connecting Rom Doul district to the provincial town. The dirt roads connecting the village to national road 13 […]
Location Bua Sawang Sub-District, Pananikom District, Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand Community Description The Sakon Nakhon Province is located one hour south of the Laos Border. Geographically, Bua Sawang is located in North-Eastern Esan, which is the central Eastern region of Thailand. It is an arid region that is primarily flat rice fields, with poor soil. […]
Location Lanchkhuti, Guria, Georgia Community Description Lanchkhuti is located in a western region of Georgia on the main East-West highway that runs from the capital city of Tbilisi to the port city of Batumi, and then continues on to Turkey. The town has four schools and has a population of about 7,000 people. Public School […]