Location Saint sagaan, Dundgovi, Mongolia Community Description Saint sagaan village is the capital of Dundgovi province in Mongolia. It is located about 270 km south of the country’s capital of Ulaanbaatar in the Gobi dessert. Ulaanbaatar is also the nearest large urban center. The population of Saint sagaan is about 14,000. Many of the people […]
Location Municipality of Patzicia, Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Patzicia is a medium-sized municipality of Chimaltenango with roughly 20,000 inhabitants in the urban center and outlying rural communities. The majority of the population is of Mayan descent (specifically Kaqchikel Mayan) with roughly 20% of Spanish descent. The primary source of income in the community […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Renninger and Megan Bush. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide two high-quality water filters in public service locations. Matthew reports: We purchased both filters outlined in our project plan, translated the maintenance instructions, held […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Latmingue, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The project will take place in the rural town of Latmingue, located 21k outside of Kaolack, Senegal, West Africa. The village of Latmingue is a developing community recently established as a “commune” or town, with a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Starch. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a hand pump in the village. Stephanie reports: I am happy to inform you that we have completed the Jamally Ganyado pump restoration project! For years the […]
Location Didieni, Quartier Peulh, Mali Community Description Didieni is a town of 6-7,000 people along the main road. It is a stop for travelers and truck drivers headed to Kayes, Senegal, and Mauritania. It has a lot of ethnic diversity, with Bambara, Peulh, Moors, and Mande people co-existing peacefully. There is a mayor’s office, a […]
Location Jamally Ganyado, Central River Region, Sami District, The Gambia Community Description The community of Jamally Ganyado is a rural community located on the north bank in the Central River Region of the Gambia about 5 kilometers from Janjanbury. The village is mostly made up of people from the Fula tribe. Thirty four families, about […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda Misiti. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the well in Didieni. Amanda reports: I left Didieni in 2010, and at that time they had hit water with the well, but not the “big water”. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alexander Blum. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the aqueduct in Pueblo Nuevo. Alexander reports: We successfully implemented the project. A new concrete base was built to raise the entry point of the water. All […]
Location Pueblo Nuevo, Comarca Ngobe Bugle, Panama Community Description Pueblo Nuevo is a community of approximately 1,000 Ngobe Indigenous Panamanians. Pueblo Nuevo has a large elementary and middle school. Children from communities as far as four hours away come to live there for school. There is also a vibrant artisans group that makes purses and […]