This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Emily McKeone. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Here is the conclusion summary from Emily for Matanda Primary School: The project aimed to relieve the water crisis that Matanda Primary School was facing, and succeeded. There was an old borehole […]
This project has been completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was designed to secure access to clean drinking water for small, underserved satellite villages in Gambia’s Niamina East District, all of whom rely exclusively on dirty, open wells due to hand pump […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Touba Couta, Saraya Department, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description A small village of around 200 community members, all of the Jaxanke ethnic group. Problem Addressed This project will solve the lack of student restroom facilities at the local […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. LocationMatanda Primary School, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia Community DescriptionMatanda is a rural community, and there is no electricity or running water. Most community members rely on farming as their primary source of income. Matanda Primary School is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle DeBoy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 10 latrines in the village and two at the border post at the edge of town. Kyle reports: I am happy to tell you we have completed […]
Location Segou, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Segou is in the region of Kedougou in the southeast corner of Senegal, 10 km from the Guinea border. It is a border post for people entering Senegal from Guinea. Segou is a village of 1,000 people of the Fulbe ethnic group. It is located about 25 km […]
Location Nyumbanitu, Njombe Region, Tanzania Community Description Nyumbanitu village has a population of 2,500 people, all of whom are to some extent farmers. Most central and northern regions in Tanzania depend on the agricultural yield from the region. Njombe region has a very high HIV/AIDS transmission rate, one of the highest in the country. The […]
Location Kebare Village, Kuria East District, Migori County, Nyanza Province, Kenya Community Description Kebare Primary School is located in the Nyabasi West region of the Kuria East District in Kenya. According to the Kenya Population and Housing Census in 2009, Nyabasi West is 28 km^2 and has a total population of 11,500 people (5,800 males; […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Adams. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The Bafamgoum I Well project received funding on March 5th, 2015. The project involved installing a well and a Type II India Pump adjacent to the local primary school and market area. The […]
Location Bafamgoum, Batie, West Region, Cameroon Community Description Bafamgoum is a neighborhood in the small village of Batie in the mountainous West Region of Cameroon. It is approximately 4 km west of the Route Principale N. 5. at an altitude of about 1,600 meters. Problem Addressed Bafamgoum has no source of safe water. This leaves […]