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 This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Xxxxxx, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin Community Description The […]
This project is to raise, plant, and maintain 20,000 trees near Accra, Ghana. It is made possible by the partnership of WATER CHARITY & the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Project Location: This project will be implemented in an area that stretches from […]
New Groups Being Trained in Liberia to Make Filters! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION working with Friendly Water for the World. Location: Paynesville, Liberia Problem Addressed The first and second Liberian Civil Wars took place from 1989 to 2003 and destroyed much of this very small country. A combination of tribal hostilities, personal power-grabbing, and interference from […]
Location: Narok, Mau Forest, Kenya Problem Addressed: The 30,000 members of the Ogiek tribe are the indigenous forest-dwelling beekeepers of Kenya. They have likely been there for a millennium or more. In Kenya, they are considered the lowest of the low on the social totem pole, among other reasons because they do not trade in money, […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Chaliwa Village, Lundazi, Eastern Province, Zambia Community Description Chaliwa Village is located in Magodi Chiefdom of Lundazi District in Eastern Province, Zambia. It is currently composed of 116 residents. Lundazi District is inhabited by the Tumbuka tribe. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alyssa Sajady. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to rehabilitate four water pumps located throughout the village. A summary of Alyssa’s report is as follows: The scope of the Likarangilo Water Pump Rehabilitation Project was to repair […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Marguerite Leeds. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve water access and sanitation at the school. A summary of Marguerite’s report is as follows: Scope of work: This project was a 50-50 cost share between community […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Water Charity is pleased to have this be our very first project in Gabon! Location Doumandzou, Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon, Central Africa Community Description Doumandzou is a small village of about 250 people in the Woleu-Ntem province in northwestern Gabon, […]
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. The first training of our Permagarden Training Initiative – Worldwide will take place in November 2017. Peter Jensen will train Peace Corps Volunteers and staff in Swaziland with […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Komiguéa, Commune of N’Dali, Department of the Borgou, Benin Community Description The village of Komiguéa is 5 km from the large city of Parakou, in the northern half of Benin on the main road towards Niger. The […]