This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Boswell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build four latrines at the school. Rachel reports: The Kisese-Dissa Primary School latrines have been completed! With the help of Water Charity, a structure with four pit latrines […]
Location Sitio Pagal, Barangay Shilan, La Trinidad Municipality, Benguet Province, Philippines Community Description Pagal is one of the sitios of Barangay Shilan of the municipality of La Trinidad. It is a remote village with a total population of 527, based on the 2010 census. People in the area depend on farming for their livelihood. Agricultural […]
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 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shailah Bevan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system at the Karugutu Primary School. Shailah reports: My counterpart and I traveled to a nearby town called Olkalou and purchased a water tank, […]
Location Karugutu Village, Olkalou District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Mawingu consists of a total population of 14,418 and roughly 3,002 households. It is extremely remote, and the people are poverty-stricken. There are five surrounding villages. Many IDPs (internally displaced people) migrated to the Mawingu area and the government bought them a plot of land […]
Location Izmail, Izmail Region, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The city of Izmail is located at the southern tip of Odes’ka Oblast on the Danube River bordering Romania. It is the largest port city on the Danube in Ukraine with a long history with the Navy. It prides itself in a diverse community of Ukrainian, […]