This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Donald DeAngelis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the community aqueduct system and build 2 latrines. Donald reports: The project has been completed, and the aqueduct and latrines are functioning properly. Tubing and glue […]
This project is to build a rainwater catchment and storage system in Ponta Baixa Village, Itiúba City, Bahia, Brazil. Itiúba is a town of about 10,000 people in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Ponta Baixa has 120 families, comprised of 630 inhabitants. It suffers from a lack of an adequate […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Julia Cheng. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water tank at the school. Julia reports: The project has been completed! Kithyululu Secondary School purchased a 5,000 liter tank from the nearby town of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Neysa Peterson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to supply the school with clean water. Neysa reports: The well at Kralanh High School has been completed according to plan. It only took […]
Location Maleme Niani, Tambacounda Department, Tambacounda Region, Senegal Community Description Maleme Niani is a poli-urban community, made up of a combination of Pulaar and Mandinka ethnic groups, of 3,000 people. It is located on the Route National, 70 km west of the city of Tambacounda. It is an active community with a primary school and […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. LocationToubacouta, Fatick, Senegal Community DescriptionToubacouta is a beautiful Mandinkan village located right on the Sin Saloum Delta. People here are mainly […]
Pueblo Nuevo is the municipal capital of the municipality Pueblo Nuevo, located in the northern department of Estelí, Nicaragua, and directly borders the department of Madriz, Nicaragua. The entire municipality consists of around 23,000 individuals. The municipality contains fifty seven schools, 9 health centers (8 of which are smaller posts located in rural communities), a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: This was by far the most fun I have had installing a rope pump. Firstly, taking a boat through the mangroves to get to the site just sets everything […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sally Vanture. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a new well at the Hodaka Primary School. Sally reports: The original plan was to drill a new well next to the old one, but after […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Getty. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a community bathroom in a public building in Peresecina. Emily reports: The Public Bathroom Project in Peresecina, Moldova has been successfully completed! Upon receiving the money, […]