Location La Penda, Blanco Arriba Municipality, Hermanas Mirabal Province, Dominican Republic Community Description Located in the Cordillera Septentrional mountain range, La Penda is predominately a farming community consisting of 96 homes and 373 residents set along a two-mile dilapidated dirt and rock road. The majority of houses are constructed of a three foot high concrete […]
Location Soumdina-Bas, Soumdina canton, Kozah prefecture, Togo. Community Description Soumdina-Bas is a rural community of 4,000 people located on a partially paved road, 15 kilometers from the regional capital city of Kara. The village is at the base of small mountains, from which the people of Soumdina-Bas came originally. There are six smaller villages that […]
Location Nafadji Senegal, Saraya District, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Located 90 kilometers away from the town of Kedougou, Nafadji has a primary school, and this year, the community mobilized together to build a four-classroom middle school about 800 meters away from the border of the village. Since the school is recently built and far away […]
The rural village of Antsikory is located in the commune of Antsirabe Nord, about a two hours walk from town, or an hour walk from the main road. The village is comprised of roughly 2,200 people, about 600 of them children under 5. There is a local primary public school and a local Antsikory Women’s […]
Location Nizhnehorskiy, Nizhnehorskiy Rayon, Autonomous Region of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Nizhnehorskiy is a neglected region in the agricultural northeast of Crimea, away from the resort coast. There are approximately 58,000 residents, 15,000 of those residing in the rayon center, also named Nizhnehorskiy. The flat steppe territory stretches from the center of Crimea to the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle Staggers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair two broken water pumps in Kerr Auldi. Kyle reports: I’m happy to report that the two pumps, one at the Lower Basic School and the other […]
Location Senkiv, Kupianks region, Kharkov oblast, Ukraine Community Description Located on the banks of the Oskil River near the Ukrainian-Russian border, Senkiv has a population of 1,200. The community has a single school, the Senkiv School, servicing grades 1-10. During the Soviet era, the town was known as a scenic holiday destination for both Communist […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sara Mascola. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to install an electric water pump, and to connect the well to the bathrooms and the elevated water tanks that serve the school. Sara reports on the background […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Avery Karlowich. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to construct an above-ground spigot and connect it to underground piping and to construct a concrete cover for the water tank. Avery reports: While purchasing the supplies in […]
Location Yallal Ba Village, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village is a very rural community, consisting of about 350 villagers. Almost all members of the village are subsistence farmers who farm peanuts, coos, or yellow corn. The village has one elementary school. The village has two current working pumps located on opposite […]