This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Wells Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the hand-pump in Medina Njama. Wells reports: I am pleased to announce that pump work for the Medina Njama project is finished and it was a […]
Location Krasnorechensk, Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Krasnorechensk is a small village located the far east of Ukraine in the Lugansk Oblast, with a population of 3,400. The town is isolated geographically from the rest of the area. The town lacks clean water and a reliable source. Due to chemicals and geographical factors, the town […]
Location Fetekou, Kerou Commune, Atacora Region, Benin Community Description Fetekou is a small community in the northwest of Benin, comprised mostly of farmers and local merchants. With less than 2,000 inhabitants, it provides vegetables for the entire commune of Kerou, as well as two other communes in the surrounding area. 70% of the population is […]
Location Boustane Diop, Patar Lia, Gossas, Ouadior, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Boustane Diop, one of three rural villages in the Boustane village cluster, is located in the rural community of Patar Lia, district of Gossas, arrondissment of Ouadior, region of Fatick, Senegal. Boustane Diop has a population of about 100 people, primarily children between the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Watson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to refurbish an indoor toilet at the center. Emily reports: The primary goal of this project was to refurbish the previously existing but inoperative indoor toilet at the […]
Location Caisan, Chiriqui, Panama Community Description Caisan Centro is a Latino farming community in the highlands of the province of Chiriqui, Panama. With about 200 houses, Centro is a small outlying suburb of the larger district of Renacimiento, and is often overlooked next to the bigger community when it comes to needed services. A specific […]
Location Santa Maria, Camiling, Luzon, Philippines Community Description Santa Maria, Camiling, is a small rural farming community in the central Luzon region of the Philippines. Rehoboth Children’s Home, Inc. (RCHI) is a nonprofit, non-government organization that currently cares for 49 male and female youth between the ages of 8-20 who have been orphaned, abandoned, or […]
This is a program being undertaken by Water Charity in partnership with Peace Corps Senegal. The tremendously ambitious objective is to build 52 water pumps in Senegal in 52 weeks! The program is being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. The technology is the tried-and-proven rope pump system. It is inexpensive, […]
This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the pump of the main well in Ker Ngornyan by repairing the broken parts. Suzanne reports: The repairs to the pump in Ker Ngornyan were completed. Several […]
Location Wallalan, Upper Badibu District, North Bank Region Community Description Wallalan is located in the Upper Badibu District of the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The village is 2 km by a dirt road from the paved road which leads to Farafenni, about 10 km away. Wallalan is a small village of 23 compounds, […]