Location Njoben Wolof, Central River Region, North Bank, The Gambia Community Description The Njoben Health Clinic is located on the paved road outside the village Njoben Wolof and close to the village of Jallow Kunda. The clinic provides care to the surrounding villages, including villages in Senegal. The Holland Rotary Club built the clinic to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Elise Kittrell and Caitlyn Peake of Green Empowerment. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to build a water system in each of the three communities. A summary of Caitlyn’s report is as follows: Funding from Water Charity and funds […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicholas Ruhly. The read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to replace the toilets, sinks, and related plumbing in the four indoor bathrooms and in the kitchen at the Rehabilitation Center in Bazar-Korgon. A summary of […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location San Miguel Negro, Guadual and Telembi, Parroquia Telembi, Cantón Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Ecuador Community Description Set on the banks of Río Cayapas, a river in Esmeraldas […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Bazar-Korgon village, Jalal-Abad oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bazar-Korgon (which translates as “Bazaar-Fortress”) is a medium-sized town of roughly 35,000 inhabitants in southern Kyrgyzstan, in the Jalal-Abad oblast. It is an ethnically diverse town, with many people […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Sexto Sol Center for Community Action. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to improve and expand the community water system. Tamara reports: Life has become significantly easier for the 17 families in […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tim Solfest and Managing Trustee of GambiaRising (and Former Country Director for Peace Corps in The Gambia) Mike McConnell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. A summary of Mike’s report is as follows: The site of the school had no source […]
Water for Everyone Initiative: Initial Training of Workers on GIS Applications and Filter Installations – Togo Our Water for Everyone Initiative began a new chapter in Togo this April as new Country Director for Togo, Luke Tarr, and a representative from Sawyer International. Darrel Larson arrived in the capital Lome and conducted an initial training of local workers on […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, in cooperation with GambiaRising. Location Fula Bantang, The Gambia Community Description Fula Bantang is a rural Fula community where most of its members are farmers and cow herders and have little income otherwise. The community has received assistance […]
Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association are pleased to announce our new Permagarden Training initiative – Worldwide. Under the direction of Peter Jensen, training and support will be provided to Peace Corps staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and their local counterparts, Peace Corps Trainees, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) around the […]