Location Yallal Ba village, Sabach Sanjal, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 375-400 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village is sectioned by three sand roads. A large majority (~90%) of the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Leah Spare. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the broken pump serving the women’s garden. Leah reports: Juma Bah, my village counterpart, and another elder, Samba, were given the responsibility to purchase all of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Koralesky. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig one new well in the village of Ewede, and to re-dig an existing well in the village of Sodoa. Katie reports: Project planning In Ewede, we […]
Location Anjangoveratra and Ambodisambalahy, Anjangoveratra commune, SAVA region, northern Madagascar Community Description Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra are two towns located in the northeast of Madagascar. Virtually everyone in the area is a subsistence rice farmer. Some also grow vanilla. About 80% of the population has an elementary school education or less, and there are few job […]
Location Saare Boyli, Koutiaba, Koupemtoum,Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Saare Boyli is a village of approximately 550 people, located in the Tambacounda region, 30 kilometers off of the national road. Comprised mostly of Pulaars, the people typically survive on subsistence farming and animal husbandry. During the farming season, the people work extremely hard harvesting peanuts, sorghum, […]
The Jaidee Daycare Development Center is a children’s center under the supervision of Jaidee Sub-District Administrative Office located in Thailand’s Northeastern province of Sisaket. Jaidee Daycare accommodates 60 students, ages 2-4. The building experiences two significant problems, namely flooding during the rainy season and the poor quality of water for the consumption of students and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer T.D. Nguyen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate a three-stall restroom at the back of the ICT Center/Library. T.D. reports: The three-stall restroom at the proposed ICT Center was renovated with the donation from […]
Location La Zona, Aldea of Santa Rita de Oriente, Santa Barbara, Honduras Community Description La Zona is a community of about 600 citizens in about 120 households located at the base of the Montana Santa Barbara and just outside the boundaries of a national park. The community is surrounded by several creeks and rivers, making […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Rosângela Araújo, Vice President of Instituto Diamante Verde (IDV). To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system and ferro-cement tank in the village of Gregório. Rosângela reports: It took 5 months to complete the project, […]
Location #7 Makara Village, Taing Krasiang Commune, Santuk District, Kompong Thom Province, Cambodia Community Description Taing Krasiang is 151 km Northwest from Phnom Penh and 169 km Southeast from Siem Reap. Even though it is a halfway point on National Highway 6 between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, it remains very poor and has seen […]