Location Ilela Village, Mbinga District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Ilela Village is located in the region of Ruvuma, in the district of Mbinga. Prior to the founding of Ilela in 1976, there existed two neighboring villages named Mikalanga and Malindino, both of which were founded in 1974. Thereafter, Ilela was founded by a consortium […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nathan Rehr. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The following is Nathan’s conclusion report: This project was designed to improve the access to clean water and sanitary facilities at the community-operated health facility in Sare Gueladio. We set out to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Nicole Kennedy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide for a comprehensive sanitary faucet system at the school. Nicole reports: The Chala’s Public School Sanitation Project has been finished. July was a difficult month with rain […]
Location Chala Village, Sackhere District, Imereti Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description Located in the region of Imereti, the village of Chala is a quaint farming village with a population of around 1,000 people. The village is about 178 km from Tbilisi and 10 km from Perevi. Perevi is the bordering village to the Administrative […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erin Aquino. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the two wells in Diamel. Erin reports: The Diamel Well Improvement Project is finished and supplying healthy water to the community. Muusa Ballel Diol acted as the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kristin Field. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to plant an additional 1,000 environmentally-friendly trees in the water catchment area on Boyo Hill in Njinikom. Kristin reports: I am happy to report the tree planting project has […]
Location Mamadou Badjefa, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Mamadou Badjefa is a village in Kolda with a population of about 150 people, located less than 2 kilometers north of the main road, across a seasonal river. Mamadou Badjefa’s women’s group has a community garden that was initially funded through a grant paired with a 30% community […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jackie Allen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 10 latrines in Etchilo. Jackie reports: The project has been completed according to plan. A hardware store recently opened up in the market town of Salemata, just […]
Location Etchilo, Kédougou, Senegal Community Description Kédougou is located in southeastern Senegal. The main sources of income are agriculture, small-scale commerce, construction, and gold mining. Etchilo is a Catholic Basari community within a majority Pulaar and Muslim area. The people speak an unwritten language and continue strong traditions involving ceremonies with traditional dress and songs, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lorraine Perricone – Dazzo. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 15 high-quality latrines in Diouly Ker Mor. Lorraine reports: The project at my Peace Corps site is completed. Over the past month, 6 workers have […]