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 Barrio La Cienaga, Municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan, Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description La Cienaga is a small community of 1,250 inhabitants of both Mayan and Spanish descent, only 2 km by 2 km in size and located 1,500 m outside the municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan. Most of the community has access […]
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 at the school. Lauren reports: Scope of the Project Financial help from Appropriate Projects paid for all the construction materials. The skilled labor was […]
Location Canton Xeta Cabaj, department of Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Canton Xeta Cabaj is a small rural community of approximately 500 inhabitants of Mayan descent, located outside the municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan, 185 kilometers from Guatemala City by way of the Inter-American Highway. Most community members are either farmers or business owners. All of […]
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 install a water tank, connect it to 5 faucets inside the bathrooms, and renovate an outside handwashing station. Lauren reports: Scope of the Project Financial help from Appropriate […]
Location Chernihiv, Chernihivska, Ukraine Community Description Chernihiv is a city of approximately 310,000 residents located 100 km north of Kiev on the Desna River. It is a popular tourist destination due to its ancient churches and Antoniy caves. Chernihiv Collegiym No. 11 is a 75-year-old school in Chernihiv. Handwashing facilities outside the school cafeteria no […]
Location Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Luhansk is the main city in the Luhansk oblast, located on the very eastern side of Ukraine. There are approximately 500,000 residents in the city. Most of the buildings in the center of Luhansk remain from the Soviet era and very few of the buildings have access for […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Caroline Mackenzie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the plumbing and fixtures in the bathrooms used by disabled youth. Caroline reports: I am happy to send you photos showing the MAJOR improvements to the men’s […]