To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bailey Shook, A Community Health Volunteer. Working directly with Rwenzori Empowerment Center-Kasese (RECKLAS), a local organization that provides services to community members in Kasese who are physically disabled, she was able to oversee […]
To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. PCV Maggie Rudick informs us that the pump is working! She reports: Everyone was so excited about how quickly it got fixed- the maintenance guy came to Jali with me and installed the new chain. Just in time for the end of the rainy season […]
This plateau region village in Togo has a growing population, presently numbering about 150. The villagers are engaged in semi-subsistence agriculture and minimal income-generating activities. There are no public sanitation facilities, and very few families have private latrines. Therefore defecation largely takes place in the open. This project is for the development of community latrines […]
This is a project to create a community garden in a village in The Gambia. It is being supervised by Shayla Summerhill, Peace Corps Volunteer, working with Packalinding Madina Kanbeng Kafo, a registered association, certified to operate since January 2009. The association selected the project to help unite the community, address malnutrition, and alleviate poverty. […]
To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Clifford. Both pumps are now working! Katie reports: On Monday, December 30, the technician traveled from his village early in the morning, and we all met to discuss the pump. Myself, […]
Location Essau, The Gambia, West Africa Community Description Essau is located across the river and about 7 km east of the capital city of Banjul, in what is commonly called the North Bank Region of The Gambia. The Essau Lower Basic School is the only primary school in the immediate area. It was established in […]
A Women’s Center is being built in a small community in Morocco. Water Charity is participating in this large project by funding the water and sanitation portions of the construction. The Women’s Center will be a place for women to spend time outside of the home, attending literacy classes and learning handicraft skills such as […]
This is a project to remediate severe flooding at an elementary school, the Escuela Primaria “Estado de Colima, in El Male’ Chiapas, Mexico. This project is being implemented in partnership with the Sexto Sol Center, a U.S. 50(c)(3) non-profit, with a mission to contribute to the elimination of poverty and the restoration of the damaged […]
This project is a portion of a larger endeavor to raise the standard of living within a rural village of Fiji by creating a safer and healthier village environment. Our project funds will be used for constructing a V-drain (a V-shaped cement drain) in an area prone to heavy water flow during rain. After the […]
Location Mandinaba Village, Kombo East, Western Region, The Gambia, West Africa Community Description Mandinaba is a medium-sized village made up of approximately 2,500 people. It is located directly on the South Bank Road, about 7 kilometers from the town of Brikama. Because Mandinaba is very close to the River Gambia, the lands are rich and […]