Location Caserio Toreras, Department of La Union, El Salvador Community Description Caserío Toreras is a small community in the northeastern corner of El Salvador located on the Honduran border. It is made up of 40 houses with a population of 225, and is very rural and isolated. Only vehicles with four-wheel drive can enter the […]
Location Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Luhansk is the main city in the Luhansk oblast, located on the very eastern side of Ukraine. There are approximately 500,000 residents in the city. Most of the buildings in the center of Luhansk remain from the Soviet era and very few of the buildings have access for […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Caroline Mackenzie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the plumbing and fixtures in the bathrooms used by disabled youth. Caroline reports: I am happy to send you photos showing the MAJOR improvements to the men’s […]
Location Faratsiho, Faratsiho District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Community Description The project community, Centre Hospitalier de District (CHD) and Centre de Santé de Base II (CSBII) of Faratsiho, is the capital district to 18 neighboring communities with over 30,000 people. Most of the people in the district come to the health compound to seek medical services. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Albert Vang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project, Albert’s third for Water Charity, was to construct 7 pit-style, brick-lined latrines. Albert reports: First, I would like to thank you and the entire Appropriate Projects organization for providing us […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Albert Vang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 8 simple pit latrines in the village. Albert reports: After days and weeks of hassling, and discussions between myself and villagers, my very first latrine project is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer McKinze Cook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring clean water to the nursery and remedy a number of sanitation problems. McKinze reports: Hello! The Akhaltsikhe Nursery #1 Water Project is complete! In all honesty it’s […]
Location Akhaltsikhe, Akhaltsikhe municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia Community Description Akhaltsikhe is a small city of 30,000 people and the regional center of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Samtskhe-Javakheti is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse areas in the Caucasus and has a large Armenian population. The area is very conservative in nature and its people struggle with […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Greg Patterson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to implement a number of simple steps to improve the sanitation of the school. Greg reports: I am pleased to report that the project has been completed. The plan […]
Location Ban Sawang, Province of Sakon Nakon, North Eastern Thailand Community Description Ban Sawang is located in North-Eastern Thailand, in the region referred to as Isan, approximately 50 miles from the Laos border. Ban Sawang is a small village of 524 people in the poorest area of Thailand. It is a rice farming community that […]