This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Gbaka, Benin Community Description Gbaka is a small agrarian community, consisting mostly of paid laborers or subsistence farmers. Very few of the community’s children attend school. Malnutrition and waterborne illnesses are reported to be significant problems by […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Rincon Claro, Sabana Grande de Boya, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic Community Description Rincon Claro is an isolated, rural community in northern Monte Plata and is 23 kilometers away from the closest hospital. Monte Plata is one of […]
Location Thainfara Mawno, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Thainfara Mawno is a small Pulaar farming community in the south of Senegal about a 2-hour drive from the regional capital in Kolda. Most families are subsistence farmers who grow corn and millet as their staple crops during the rainy season. The village, consisting of 275 people, is […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Touba Mouride, Fatick Region, Senegal Community Description Touba Mouride has around 2,100 people, living in 217 households. A primarily ethnically Wolof town, it is largely devoted to agriculture practices, including raising peanuts, millet, and corn. In addition, […]
LocationGoundaga and Lengewal, Kolda Region, Senegal Community DescriptionThe villages of Goundaga and Lengewal (population 350 and 300 respectively) are located in the Kolda region of Senegal. The villages are comprised of mostly farmers whose fields look onto the seasonal river nearby. The children of the villages study either at the school in Goundaga or in […]
Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) have begun a program to implement dozens of water, sanitation, and public health projects in East Africa. This program is set for $2 million. The first phase, in the amount of $215,000, resulting in at least 25 new projects was funded by an anonymous donor, and we are into […]
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 Svey Leu district, Siem Reap province, Cambodia […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. After the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal, Water Charity immediately began to try and find ways to help. Potable water is always a valuable and important commodity after a disaster, so we decided to jump in […]
This project has been completed under the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association, in association with our friends Wine To Water. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. In response to the earthquakes that devastated Nepal in April and May 2015, Water Charity and Wine To Water have partnered to support the people affected by these events with clean water. Sawyer filters and water […]
The project was initiated to provide aid to stricken areas within days after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiayn, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, was a true calamity for those who had to endure its awesome storm surge and 195mph winds. As most of you know, Tacloban city bore the brunt of […]