This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Barrio Union Buenavista, Municipality of Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description Union Buenavista neighborhood is situated on the steep ridge that rises sharply out of the river valley on the edge of the city of Motozintla. The people earn a […]
Location Neighborhood of Diamel, Dogui Dombe, Department of Podor, Region of St. Louis, Senegal Community Description Diamel is a small neighborhood of about 200 people in the larger community of Dogui Dombe totaling 695 people. Dogui Dombe is about 10 kilometers from the main road, and 5 kilometers from its closest market town, Gollere. It […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Background Water Charity is currently implementing the Water for Everyone Initiative – Liberia, Togo and The Gambia to bring water to every person in those 3 countries by the end of 2023. With a long history of work in Togo, in 2018, Water Charity implemented the Borehole Well Water System Program – Togo under […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Evan Buckman, Javin Jimenez, Ruben Semperi. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to provide safe water through the distribution of Sawyer hollow membrane filters to Palatoa River native communities living in Manu National Park. Evan reports: Conclusion of […]
Project made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY & the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Manu National Park, Palatoa River, Peru Manú is home to 10% of the world’s bird species, 5% of all mammals and 15% of all butterflies, as well as rare animals like jaguars and giant armadillos. Unesco […]
Location: Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan) This project involves the new construction of a 14-seat sewered toilet block at No. 24 Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze Secondary School (the “school”), located at 71 Osh St., Osh, Kyrgyz Republic 714000. The K–11 school serves children ranging in age from 4 to 17. The school’s simple dry pit latrine facility was built in 1989. […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Magalela Village, Kazungula, Zambia Community Description Magalela Village lies west of Zimba with a population of approximately 1,670 people. The main economic activity is crop […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Teneasha Pierson & Sarah Kaufmann. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the existing water catchment system and to add 4 handwashing stations near the toilets. Teneasha reports: The project at Nangina Mixed Primary School has […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., of The Sexto Sol Center for Community Action, an award-winning non-profit that has had a permanent presence in the region since 1997 It is part of our ongoing Sierra Madre Water Program – Mexico & Guatemala. To read about the start of the […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location The outskirts of the Municipality of Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Problem Addressed Just on the leeside of the Continental Divide, above the city of Motozintla, is the settlement of Buenos Aires. The homes are located a narrow ridge next to […]