Location Boguslavka, Borova District, Kharkov Region, Ukraine Community Description Boguslavka is an agrarian community of around 1,500 residents. It is surrounded by farmland where many of its residents engage in raising livestock and crops to both consume and sell. The main employer for the community is the Little Sunshine Kindergarten, where around 175 students attend. […]
Location Faraba, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Faraba is a rural farming community located in the vicinity of Kolda. Association pour la Valorisation du Gombo du Fouladou and Ballal Agrobusiness are collaborating to produce a moringa plantation for foreign and domestic markets. Intensive moringa plantations have been planted, but in order to continue gardening in the […]
Location Village of Ngaraff, department of Linguere, region of Louga, Senegal Community Description Ngaraff is a 400-person community located on the national highway near the town of Linguere, Senegal. The population of the village is primarily composed of ethnic Wolof people whose primary source of income is the subsistence farming of millet, peanuts, and beans. […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Latmingue, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The project community is a group promoting the farming and production of Moringa in Senegal. The objective of the group is to purchase Moringa from the local farmer; sort, wash and […]
Location Medina, Dimboli, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Medina is located in the southeast corner of Senegal at roughly 35 km from Kedougou, the Capital of the Region of Kedougou. The village is 100 percent Pulaar. The main source of income is farming, gardening, honey, and milk production. The community garden, over the past year, has […]
Location Migambo, Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania Community Description Migambo is a village located near Mkuzi rainforest, sitting sixteen kilometers from Lushoto in the Usambara Mountains. Within the village, there are two secondary schools, two primary schools, as well as one carpentry and one masonry training school. Most villagers are subsistence farmers. Migambo is known throughout the […]
We are pleased to announce the implementation of our new Cambodia Water and Sanitation Program. The first phase of the program is budgeted at $60,000. Funding has already been received from a U.S.-based foundation in the amount of $25,000. The program is being implemented at once, with the intention of raising the remaining funds through […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Mueller. The project was designed to begin an Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks (ISSB) operation, and then to proceed to build water tanks. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jennifer reports: The Maragwa Umoja group water project was […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association and falls under our East Africa Water & Sanitation Program. Location Kiritiri, Mbeere South, Embu County, Eastern Province, Kenya Community Description Kiritiri, Kenya is a market community of several thousand located in Eastern Province. Recently, it was made […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jasmine Staff. The project was designed to rehabilitate a well and pipe water to the village. Before commencing, a better plan was devised, which was completed successfully. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jasmine reports: This project ran into […]