This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Geoffrey Burmeister. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the two toilet chambers and single shower chamber at the Kounkane Health Post. Geoffrey reports: This project cleaned, disinfected, and rehabilitated two latrines and one shower at […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Athena Parker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide 6 handwashing stations in 3 schools in Bakai-Ata. Athena reports: This project has been completed. As a result, 1,350 students and 110 teachers and staff members now […]
Location Bakai-Ata Village, Bakai-Ata Rayon, Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bakai-Ata is a primarily rural and agricultural village in the west of Talas oblast, one of the most isolated areas in Kyrgyzstan. It is a medium-size town that serves as the Bakai-Ata rayon’s administrative and regional health center as well as a center for commerce. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Amy Watts. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 2 new large latrines for the use of the students, teachers, and the remaining community. Amy reports: The communities impacted by the school latrine project are very […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Borkowski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to provide a reliable source of clean water for the patients at the hospital by installing a single large water distiller. A better solution was reached with […]
Location Village Pshaveli, Telavi District, Kakheti Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description Pshaveli is an agrarian village located in the Kakheti Region near the city of Telavi and is home to 669 families, or approximately 1,900 people. The community has one school, a kindergarten, library, community center and a wood factory. Unemployment is high, as […]
Potrero Reduccion is a community located in central Paraguay, about 5 kilometers from the town of Itape and about 25 kilometers from Villarrica. The only school in the community lacks running water and a bathroom. Teachers and students must retrieve water and use a latrine a distance from the school. This project is to provide […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Montgomery. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide the school with running water and a bathroom. Adam reports: The overall goal was to improve the bathroom facility and water accessibility in a local school in […]
Location Mapoteng, Lesotho Community Description In the countryside of Lesotho, where over 70 percent of Lesotho’s people fight over nine percent of arable land, subsistence farming, on which the people depend, has diminished in recent years. Alternate floods and droughts have reduced farmers’ yields to a bare minimum, leaving more than a quarter of the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Terry Ellard. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install collection pipes in the seasonal water catchment reservoir to allow for the filling of storage tanks for the dry season. Terry reports: The project began with the […]