This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Felicia Tobias. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 4 wells in the Amboromana district of Vohemar, Madagascar. Felicia reports: Clean, safe, water, or the lack thereof, is a problem in Vohemar. Most homes do not […]
Location Didieni, Quartier Peulh, Mali Community Description Didieni is a town of 6-7,000 people along the main road. It is a stop for travelers and truck drivers headed to Kayes, Senegal, and Mauritania. It has a lot of ethnic diversity, with Bambara, Peulh, Moors, and Mande people co-existing peacefully. There is a mayor’s office, a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda Misiti. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the well in Didieni. Amanda reports: I left Didieni in 2010, and at that time they had hit water with the well, but not the “big water”. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alexander Blum. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the aqueduct in Pueblo Nuevo. Alexander reports: We successfully implemented the project. A new concrete base was built to raise the entry point of the water. All […]
Location Pueblo Nuevo, Comarca Ngobe Bugle, Panama Community Description Pueblo Nuevo is a community of approximately 1,000 Ngobe Indigenous Panamanians. Pueblo Nuevo has a large elementary and middle school. Children from communities as far as four hours away come to live there for school. There is also a vibrant artisans group that makes purses and […]
Location Saint sagaan, Dundgovi, Mongolia Community Description Saint sagaan village is the capital of Dundgovi province in Mongolia. It is located about 270 km south of the country’s capital of Ulaanbaatar in the Gobi dessert. Ulaanbaatar is also the nearest large urban center. The population of Saint sagaan is about 14,000. Many of the people […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Renninger and Megan Bush. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide two high-quality water filters in public service locations. Matthew reports: We purchased both filters outlined in our project plan, translated the maintenance instructions, held […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maria Booker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build an indoor toilet at the Diadkovichy School. Maria reports: The project is now completed. The final outcome was six bathroom stalls for students and a separate bathroom […]
Location El Llano, Patzun, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description El Llano is a small village with a population of around 600 people located 2.5 km from the town of Patzún. The population is 99% indigenous and people primarily speak the Mayan language of Kaqchikel. Almost all of the community members are farmers and rely on selling […]
Location Westphalia District, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica Community Description Westphalia is a very rural community north of Kingston, Jamaica, in the Blue Mountains. It is home to about 500 people who are primarily farmers of the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. The community has been largely overlooked in the past 50 years, especially in terms […]