This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Marcie and Garrison report: This pump has been a long time in the making. We initially did the village meetings before the rainy season, prepped the well cap […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison and Marcie report: We mentioned in our initial post about this 5 pump tourney that we were going to do some experiments and these 4 pumps offered […]
Location Morarano, Foulpointe Commune, Tamatave II region, Madagascar Community Description Morarano is a rural village located 12 km southwest of the beach town of Foulpointe on the east coast of Madagascar. About 150 people live in the village center. However, the presence of an elementary school means 270 students come in from the surrounding hills […]
Location Chicumbane, Gaza province, Mozambique Community Description CACHES (Crianças Artistas Contra HIV e SIDA) is a community-based organization in Chicumbane, Mozambique that combines elements of art, dance, music, theatre, and sex education to provide a structured after-school program and playing/learning environment for local youth. Although a relatively new organization, CACHES has already achieved wide recognition […]
Location Rezina, Moldova Community Description The town of Rezina, with a population of about 13,000, is located next to the beautiful river Nistru in the Northeast of Moldova. Despite the beautiful landscape, the community has been hard hit by economic woes. A lack of jobs has left many children in the care of grandparents or […]
Location Dorobratovo, Irshavski Region, Zakarpatska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The community of Dorobratovo is a small village located to the west of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine with a population of approximately 2,300 people. Dorobratovo received central heating, electricity, and central plumbing only 20 years ago. The Dorobratovo Secondary School (grades 1-11) has approximately 264 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katherine Steed. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a handwashing station outside of the public toilet at the school. Katherine reports: Appropriate Projects’ funding has allowed for the installation of a water tank, sink, […]
Location Kayunga District, Uganda Community Description Kayunga District is a rural district located in Central Uganda along the River Nile. The residents of Kayunga District are very ethnically diverse: There are 52 different tribes that comprise Kayunga District. The majority of the population belongs to the Buganda Tribe of central Uganda, the Banyala Tribe, and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Oliver Cole. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve four wells in Bangu Village. Oliver reports: I am happy to report that the Bangu Village Well Improvement project is completed. Thanks to the Tea Research […]
Location Solugan, Tacabamba District, Chota Province, Department of Cajamarca, Peru Community Description Solugan, a rural mountain hamlet of 62 families, is widely recognized as one of the poorest communities in the district of Tacabamba in Cajamarca, Peru. Economically the community relies on small-scale agriculture, growing sugar cane and sweet potatoes, but erosion and poor soil […]