Location Zabuzhya Village, Sokal District, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Zabuzhya is a small community located in Western Ukraine. The Zabuzhya Village Library & Youth Center is a facility shared by the library and the local youth club. It offers services to all members of Zabuzhya and neighboring communities. It also serves as a local […]
Location Jargalant, Orkhon Province, Mongolia Community Description Jargalant — popularly known as “Ulaan Tolgoi” or “Red Head” — is situated in Orkhon province, in the central, northern region of the country. It was founded in 1978, and there were many Russians among its early planners and residents. It is situated about 30 km outside of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Janet McLaughlin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to install two squat toilets and a sink in an existing storage area in the school. Janet reports: The project involved creating a new small room from an existing […]
Location Keur Andallah Willane, Department of Fatick, Region of Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Keur Andallah Willane is a small community of about 600 people that is located about 25 kilometers from the nearest major town. The village is mainly composed of the Wolof ethnic group, but there are many Bambara speakers as well. The village […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mariel Frankl. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the water system that delivers water to Centro Escolar Cantón Amulunco. Mariel reports: The project has been completed according to plan. After installing a new anti-microbial tank […]
Cantón Amulunco, Municipality Santiago Nonualco, Department La Paz, El Salvador Community Description Amulunco is a small, rural community located in the foothills of active Volcano San Vicente, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, 80 kilometers southeast of the country’s capital, San Salvador. About four hundred people make up the town and its surrounding areas. Like many rural […]
Location Keur Diam, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community of Keur Diam is an ethnically Pulaar village made up of about 280 people in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. Loca ted about 40 km from Kaolack, the village supports itself primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum, as well as herding cattle. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rosanne Dunivan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to construct 16 latrines in the village. Rosanne reports: With the project, 14 simple pit lined latrines were built, one for each family without a latrine. Each villager […]
Location Terebovlya, Ternopilska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Terebovlya is a small town of around 15,000 people. It is the rayon center of the Terebovlya Rayon, and the second oldest town in the Oblast (first recorded mention in 1097 A.D.). The Terebovlya Gymnasium was first opened in 1907. Today, the original school building is host to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christopher Donnelly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a new well at the Doul Sala Primary School. Christopher reports: The well was completed in two days, but some small work still remains. It is functioning […]