This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Lella. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 10 to 15 latrines in Pellel Kindessa. As a result of proper money management, the full 15 were completed. Eric reports: I’m happy to inform you that […]
Location Pellel Kindessa, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Pellel Kindessa is a rural community of around 1,100 people is located south-eastern Senegal. It is a sprawling village with five neighborhoods nestled at the base of the mountains next to the Guinean border. There are no businesses or stores in the town and pretty much every […]
Location Santiago, Ica, Peru Community Description Santiago is the second biggest district in the department of Ica on the coast of Peru. Founded in 1870, Santiago has 46,000 habitants in the district and 7,500 habitants in the center of Santiago itself. Fray Ramón Rojas is an all-female high school in Santiago, serving 600 students. Project […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Schuster. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a solar water pump to transport water from the source to the bathroom and handwashing stations at the school. Allison reports: I picked up the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Chelsea Moeller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to improve the Mampatim Middle School well by digging the existing 25-meter well down an additional 5 meters and lining the lower portion. In actuality, the existing well […]
Location Mampatim, Kolda District, Senegal Community Description Mampatim is a medium-sized town of 3,080 people, located in the southern part of Sénégal in the region of Kolda, about 67 kilometers from the district capital of Kolda. The people of Mampatim have about 470 compounds. Due to the growing population, there is an insufficient amount of […]
Location Kamabare Village, Ngenda Cell, Nyarugenge Sector, Bugesera District, Eastern Province, Rwanda Community Description Kamabare is located in Rwanda’s Eastern Province. Although Rwanda is known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, the Eastern Province is much different than other provinces because it is flat and dry. When you ride a bicycle on the dirt […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelly Miller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a rainwater capture and storage system at the Groupe Scolaire Kamabare. Kelly reports: We have completed our project at Groupe Scolaire Kamabare in Rwanda. We are pleased […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Joanna Ison. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two toilets at Kindirbaev Secondary School for the use of teachers and support staff. Joanna reports: The goal of this project was to build a new Latrine […]
Location Barskoon, Jety-Ogyz Rayon, Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Barskoon is a village of roughly 7,300 residents living in approximately 2,000 family units located on the south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. The main source of income of most families is from growing crops or raising livestock for sale or personal use. Some families have additional […]