Location Medina Ndiobene, Nioro District, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Medina Ndiobene is located 12 kilometers southeast of Nioro du Rip, a large town 60 kilometers south of Kaolack, Senegal. It is a village of 500 people working in peanut and millet farming. As a community, Medina Ndiobene hopes to create vegetable gardens to improve […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Josh Dickey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide water to an unserved segment of the population using a simple system of wheelbarrows and water containers. Josh reports: Funds received for the project were used […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brooks Harrison. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the piping system at the school, and restore functionality to 4 toilets and 8 sinks. Brooks reports: The project has been completed. The entire plumbing system […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tatiana Nieuwenhuys. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build three latrines for the school. Tatiana reports: The Ethiolo College Latrine Project has been completed. The students and their teachers spent the two Saturdays digging three […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Caleb Stephens. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to refine the bio-sand filter technology and to begin to produce filters and proliferate their use. Caleb reports: The project began as a teaching project in which another […]
Location Tanda Mboudaye, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Tanda Mboudaye is a village of approximately 900 people, and is located several kilometers off of the Route National in the region of Kaolack, roughly 60 km from the Gambian border. The primary language and ethnic group is Serere, with a mix of Pulaar and Wolof as well. […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri, founded in 1993, is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. Khmer Rouge forces did not concede defeat in this area until as late as 1998. Due to the prolonged hostilities in the region, development has been extraordinarily slow compared […]
Location Rubizhne, Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The town of Rubizhne is located in Ukraine in the Lugansk Oblast and has a population of 64,000. The Lugansk Oblast is situated in the most eastern region in Ukraine and borders Russia. Djerelo is an NGO (non-governmental organization) in Rubizhne that provides services for people living with […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allyson Junker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 10 public latrines in Saare Naapo. Allyson reports: The project has been completed, with the construction of 6 latrines in Saare Niappo and 4 in Saare […]
Location Mutoma, Butere District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Mutoma Primary School is located on a compound hidden among sugar canes and maize, and it cannot be found unless one already knows where it is. The children come to school carrying 5-10 L of water each day, barefoot and muddy because there is no water […]