Location Keur Amadou Diop, community of Patar Lia, district of Gossas, arrondissement of Ouadiour, region of Fatick, Senegal Community Description Keur Amadou Diop is located in the rural community of Patar Lia, the district of Gossas, the arrondissement the Ouadiour, and the region of Fatick. Although Keur Amadou Diop is within the radius of the […]
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 […]
Location Koumpentoum, Tambacounda Region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Koumpentoum is a bustling municipality and district capital of 10,000 inhabitants. The town in located in the hot, arid climate of the Tambacounda region, experiencing some of the hottest temperatures in the world. Located 100 kilometers west of the regional capital of Tambacounda, Koumpentoum serves as […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jillian Husman. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a manual crank pump and two basins in the community garden of Les Amis de Tous. Jillian reports: The objective of this project was to create an […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sue Lucey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build hand washing facilities at the school. Sue reports: The Chernihiv Collegium No. 11 Handwashing Station Project has been completed. The project involved replacing nine sinks, nine faucets, […]
Location Chernihiv, Chernihivska, Ukraine Community Description Chernihiv is a city of approximately 310,000 residents located 100 km north of Kiev on the Desna River. It is a popular tourist destination due to its ancient churches and Antoniy caves. Chernihiv Collegiym No. 11 is a 75-year-old school in Chernihiv. Handwashing facilities outside the school cafeteria no […]
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 […]