This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rowan Braybrook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 5 wells in Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra. Rowan reports: The well improvement projects have been finished in accordance with the project description. The first picture below shows […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Fern Aguda-Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to make repairs on the hand pump and the open well to create secure, sustainable and clean water sources for the village. Fern reports: The VDC organized a […]
Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Felicia Tobias, this project is to build 4 wells in the Amboromana district of Vohemar, Madagascar. There are currently 360 families living in the area, with a population of 1,836 people. There is only one public tap serving all the families and it often runs dry. People have […]
This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shayla Summerhill. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to create a community garden in a village in The Gambia. Water Charity participated in the water-related aspects of the garden, including the construction of the garden well. Shayla […]
Location Village of Saare Naapo, Community Rural Kandiaye, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saare Naapo, a village of 300 people, is located about 5 km south of Goundaga, the site of a similar project. The village lacks access to running water and electricity, and agriculture is the main occupation. Saare Naapo […]
Location Ker Jain, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Ker Jain is a small community of 77 family compounds totaling around 1,250 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting of Sereers, Fulas, and Wolofs. Situated 10 kilometers north of the […]
Location Sarre Fuuta, Village of Coumba Diouma, Department of Vélingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Sarre Fuuta is a section of the small, rural, subsistence farming village of Coumba Diouma located about 15 km east of the town of Vélingara in the region of Kolda, Senegal. The village is located about 2 km off […]
Location Jarra Jassong, Lower River Region, The Gambia. Community Description Jarra Jassong is a small village community located 5 k off the main road in the LRR region of The Gambia. Jassong is composed of 40 family compounds, with the majority of residents from the Mandinka ethnic group. There is no electricity or running water. […]
Under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Carroll Wallace, this project is to build 15 modern bathrooms in Barrero Pyta, Paraguay. Barrero Pyta sits on the sides of Ruta 8 in the South of the Department of San Pedro in Paraguay. There are about 150 houses and a high population of youth under the age […]
This project is to build 30 improved latrines in a rural Minianka village with virtually no sanitation infrastructure. It is being implemented under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Pilar Lyons. The village of Zamblala has a population of roughly 1,200 people. It is located in rural Mali, in the circle of Koutiala. Most of […]