Location Sovetskiy, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy is a town of 10,000 people with three schools, one college, a mosque, an Orthodox church, 2 non-denominational churches, a hospital, a handful of restaurants, and quite a bit of ethnic diversity. Ukrainians, Russians, and Crimean Tatars all call Sovetskiy home. Sovetskiy is […]
Location Kidumfa Village, Mukindu District, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Kenya Community Description The village is made up of displaced persons from the Turkana tribe. They moved to the area because of tribal and political unrest about 7 years ago. Currently, the land is government-owned and run by the Kikuyu tribe. They are very isolated, especially during the […]
Location Kisese-Dissa Village, Kondoa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania Community Description Kondoa District as a whole is underdeveloped compared to other areas of Tanzania, and funding for primary schools is a low priority in the district budget. Kisese-Dissa Village is a small agricultural village far from any major towns. The community is 95% Muslim with farming […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Natalie Gmitro. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate and upgrade an indoor bathroom at the Nova Praha Educational Complex. Natalie reports: In Nova Praha Educational Complex we had two new toilets installed as well as […]
Location Nova Praha, Olexsandrya Rayon, Kirovograd’ska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Nova Praha is a village located in the easternmost part of the Kirovograd’ska Oblast in Ukraine. When the Soviet Union was still in power, Nova Praha was a flourishing city, with a sunflower oil factory as its main job supplier. Nova Praha was the Rayon […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Laura Olson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a latrine to be used by the patients at Neareay Health Center. Laura reports: There was signification delay in the construction of the latrine due to Khmer […]
Location Neareay, Chhouk District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chhouk District is the second-largest district in the southern province of Kampot. Chhouk was one of the strongholds during the Khmer Rouge regime and was one of the last areas to be liberated from Khmer Rouge control when the Cambodian Civil War ended in 1998. Neareay […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer John Folstrom. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide bathroom for the students at the school. John reports: The Chervonohrad School #8 project to create a new bathroom was a clear success. The community organization was […]
Location Chervonohrad, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Chervonohrad is a mining town, home to 50,000 people, in the northern region of Lvivska in western Ukraine. It is the second largest city in the Lvivska oblast and is just an hour drive from the Polish border. Prior to 1953, the city was known as Krystynopol meaning […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gus Davidson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two bathrooms and a wash area at the Youth Café & Learning Center. Gus reports: I wanted to report back to Appropriate Projects to let you know […]