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 Butere, Butere District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description The town of Butere is located about 1 ½ hours from Kisumu, 7 km from the closest tarmac road, and hidden among the sugar cane stalks. With a population of about 200 people, the area is economically impoverished, with sugar cane providing the main source of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicholas Swope. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a four-filter water purification system to provide safe water for the hospital. Nicholas reports: The water filter was successfully installed in a high-traffic area in […]
Location Xol Xol Niangen, Department of Linguere, Louga Region, Senegal Community Description Xol Xol Niangen is a small community of about 600 people predominantly of the Wolof ethnic group. The male adult population is made up of primarily farmers who travel to work in the dry season and return in the rainy season to work […]
Location Sector Laguna, Chiclin, La Libertad, Peru Community Description Sector Laguna is a marginalized sector consisting of around 65 families on the outskirts of the coastal town of Chiclin, La Libertad, Peru (pop. 7,000). As a former invasion community that arrived from the sierra of La Libertad in the 1970s, the community has been continually […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Travis Martin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to bring water to about 20 homes in the community, where working toilets would be installed. In actuality 25 homes and a school were completed. Travis reports: The […]
Location Paraje Tzanjon, Momostenango, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Paraje Tzanjon is located approximately 4 km off of the Inter-American Highway. It is part of the Municipality of Momostenango, Department of Totonicapan. It is home to approximately 300 families totaling 800 inhabitants. 166 children attend the Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (EORM) Tzanjon. Ten parents form a […]