This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Kabende Primary School, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia Community Description The Kabende community is rural and, there is no electricity or running water. Community members live in mud huts with grass thatch roofs. Most community members rely […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Charlene Hopkins. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water system to serve the school. Shelby reports: Estanzuela’s water project was completed successfully. A new spring box was constructed where the natural spring is […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Mahajoanivo, Arivonomamo District, Itasy Region, Madagascar Community Description Mahajoanivo is a small rural village in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. Mahajoanivo has 211 residents; most are farmers. Problem Addressed From July to November, the community of Mahajoanivo faces […]
Location Estanzuela, Township Paturla, Town of Joateca, Department of Morazan, El Salvador Community Description The community of Estanzuela in the township of Paturla lies 2 km from the town of Joateca, in the mountainous Northeastern portion of El Salvador on the border with Honduras. The main source of income in the community is farming, specifically […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Wakiso District, Uganda, East Africa Community Description Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located. Kira, the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Danielle Korpalski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment and storage system to establish a water source for the clinic. Danielle reports: The community members of Igauri are very excited to have received […]
Location Igauri, Singida Region, Singida Rural District, Ntonge Ward, Tanzania Community Description Igauri is located in the Singida Rural District, about 10 km outside of the town of Singida. The 3 villages in the Ntonge Ward, Igauri, Ntonge, and Ifombou, face severe water problems. In Igauri alone, there are 2,050 people and only 4 wells […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alex Wang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to establish a safe source of water for the community of Copinol. Alex reports: The project to build a communal pila and run piping from the water source is […]
Location Copinol, Canton San Antonio El Rebelde, Municipio de San Vicente, Departamento de San Vicente, El Salvador Community Description San Antonio El Rebelde is a small cantón of approximately 650 people (mean and median ages of 25 and 18, respectively) living in 115 houses scattered near the top of the semi-mountainous region of San Vicente […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Velasquez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water storage tank at the school. Casey reports: About a week ago we finished the project for the water tank in my site of Sta. Maria […]