This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Adams. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The Bafamgoum I Well project received funding on March 5th, 2015. The project involved installing a well and a Type II India Pump adjacent to the local primary school and market area. The […]
Location Bafamgoum, Batie, West Region, Cameroon Community Description Bafamgoum is a neighborhood in the small village of Batie in the mountainous West Region of Cameroon. It is approximately 4 km west of the Route Principale N. 5. at an altitude of about 1,600 meters. Problem Addressed Bafamgoum has no source of safe water. This leaves […]
We are pleased to announce the implementation of the Water Charity WHOLE WORLD Water Program – Cambodia. In partnership with WHOLE WORLD Water, the program will be carried out by Water Charity, in coordination with the United States Peace Corps, to provide running water for people in rural areas of Cambodia. Cambodia is a country where […]
The well project in Sanankoro has been completed. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Boland reports: The well is approximately 15 meters deep and provides water to six immediate households with approximately 30 people in the area. It benefits the rest of the village as well by reducing […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Sanankoro, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Sanankoro is a village in Kolda, Senegal, with a population of 250 people. The village has 3 usable drinking water wells, all in centralized locations. The women and girls living in more […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Namandwe Primary School, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia Community Description The Namandwe community is rural and there is no electricity or running water. Community members live in mud huts with grass thatch roofs. Most community members rely […]
These projects have been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Dave & Rebecca Rowson. To read about the beginning of these projects, CLICK HERE. Following is the final report for the Shamba (garden) Project – Kakrigu, Rusinga Island, Kenya. A second report for the other aspect of this collection of […]
Location M’Bam(-log), Foundiougne, Fatick, Senegal Community Description The village, M’Bam, is located a couple of hundred kilometers south of Dakar on the Saloum River Delta, three kilometers south of Foundiougne. M’Bam is a large village with two primary schools. The second and smaller one, Ecole deux à M’Bam – Primary school # 2 in M’Bam, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer David Jaglowski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to provide water for the irrigation of a new school garden. David reports: In order to make sure the well would be dug in […]
Location Diakhaba, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Diakhaba is a village of around 1,300 people, primarily made up of Malinkes, founded in the 1970s. Other smaller villages have gathered around since the construction of the paved road. While there are a few small boutiques, most villagers work in the fields, where peanuts, corn, and millet […]