Location Village of Ștefănești, District of Florești, Moldova Community Description Ștefănești is a small village in northern Moldova. It is a progressive village that provides schooling and boarding to youth from neighboring villages without schools of their own. The village also maintains a public library, kindergarten, and community medical center. The recorded population of Ștefănești […]
Location Wuro-Yobi, Mayo-Darle District, Adamaoua Region, Cameroon Community Description Wuro Yobi is a very rural community in the bush with a population of about 300. There is no electricity or running water. The community members are mainly cow herders and are very poor. A primary school was recently donated and built by UNICEF in 2008. […]
Location Mavala Village, Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania Community Description The village of Mavala is situated on top of a mountain range about 120 km south of the town of Njombe in Tanzania. The village has a population of approximately 1,500 people. The locals are primarily farmers and are involved in animal husbandry activities. Mavala […]
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 […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Bonkwae, Techiman Municipal District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana Community Description Bonkwae is a rural farming village in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Most people in the village are subsistence farmers or cashew cash croppers. Problem Addressed […]
Location Village of Kanorejo, Rengel subdistrict, Tuban district, East Java province, Indonesia Community Description Kanorejo is a rural village located along the banks of Java’s longest river, the Bengawan Solo. The majority of the villagers are farmers growing rice or vegetables. The government classifies 221 families in this small village as poor. Problem Addressed For […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sho Tsubakiyama. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Sho reports: Scope of the Project The goal of the project was to provide safer and better functioning restrooms for the students of Maqellare 9-year school. Previously, they had no toilet apparatuses […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps to expand access to education for adolescent girls around the world! Location Maqellare, Diber Region, Albania Community Description Maqellare […]
Location Fass Toucouleur, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Fass Toucouleur is a small Pulaar village of 300 people located 24 kilometers south of Kaolack and five kilometers from the nearest paved road. There is no electricity and the main source of income for the village is peanut and millet farming. The village currently has one […]
This is the fourth project to be included under our Water Tank Program – Uganda. It will result in the construction of a system for capturing, storing, and distributing rainwater for use at the Kayunga District Youth Center. The project is being implemented in Kayunga Town, Kayunga District, Central Uganda, under the direction of Peace Corps […]