This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Albert Vang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 7 pit-style, brick-lined latrines in the Boustane Diop. Albert reports: With the experience of prior latrine projects, the project went smoothly. During the month prior to starting […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Logsdon. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water purification system in the cafeteria of Yarkovskaya School. Rachel reports: After the funds were received, a representative of the school and I visited a local […]
Location Keur Amadou Diop, community of Patar Lia, district of Gossas, arrondissement of Ouadiour, region of Fatick, Senegal Community Description Keur Amadou Diop is located in the rural community of Patar Lia, the district of Gossas, the arrondissement the Ouadiour, and the region of Fatick. Although Keur Amadou Diop is within the radius of the […]
Location Yarkoye, Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Yarkoye is a village in Crimea consisting of just over 2,000 people. Many people in the village make a living through what they grow on their farms. 220 students attend Yarkovskaya School from the first to the eleventh grade. There are 38 employees at the school, including 24 teachers. […]
Workers at Central America’s largest landfill, Guatemala City’s Garbage Dump live and work in some of the most wretched conditions one could imagine. They clamber all day long over mountains of teetering trash, fighting with wild dogs and buzzards for scraps to sell. It is dangerous work. Methane fires, medical waste, rusty metal and even worse things […]
In December, Water Charity began a program to provide water filters to the families that work in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. We will be working in conjunction with Safe Passage (Camino Seguro), a nonprofit organization that does extensive work with this population. Safe Passage works with the poorest at-risk children of families working in the garbage […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Browne. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a handwashing station with 7 faucets at the school. Lauren reports: Scope of the Project Financial help from Appropriate Projects paid for all the main construction materials. […]
Location Ban Sawang, Province of Sakon Nakon, North Eastern Thailand Community Description Ban Sawang is located in North-Eastern Thailand, in the region referred to as Isan, approximately 50 miles from the Laos border. Ban Sawang is a small village of 524 people in the poorest area of Thailand. It is a rice farming community that […]
Location Koumpentoum, Tambacounda Region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Koumpentoum is a bustling municipality and district capital of 10,000 inhabitants. The town in located in the hot, arid climate of the Tambacounda region, experiencing some of the hottest temperatures in the world. Located 100 kilometers west of the regional capital of Tambacounda, Koumpentoum serves as […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jillian Husman. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a manual crank pump and two basins in the community garden of Les Amis de Tous. Jillian reports: The objective of this project was to create an […]