Location Village center of Idetero, Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania Community Description Idetero is a small village of about 2,000 people. It is located halfway between Njombe town and Iringa town, along the main highway. The villagers of Idetero are very hard-working and have done a number of projects in conjunction with Peace Corps Volunteers […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Teresa Anderson. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom block at the school, including building walls, installing windows, bringing water to the bathrooms, installing new faucets and piping, replacing the sewer pipes, and installing […]
Location Idetero Village, Mbalamaziwa Ward, Mufindi District, Iringa Region, Tanzania Community Description Idetero is a Tanzanian village of around 2,500 individuals, with somewhere around 350-400 working adults. Virtually every household depends on subsistence farming for their livelihood. Harvested produce is essential in that it constitutes nearly all food consumed within the household. Excess produce, sold […]
Location Novomykolaivka, Verkhnidniprovsk Rayon, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Novomykolaivka, with a population of about 4,000, is located in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine. It sits 5 minutes from the Dnipro River and one hour north of the city Dnipropetrovsk. The community consists of a wide range of ages, from pensioners to couples with young […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alexander Jordan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the irrigation system by adding water hoses to the existing pump and barrel used by each of 30 farmers. Alexander reports: The goal of this project was […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Trnkus. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a water pump in the village of Jama Sinyan. Jessica reports: Jama Sinyan pump repair project has successfully been completed. The internal mechanism has been reconnected, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Navala. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system and handwashing station at the school. Jennifer reports: The Njabini Rainwater Catchment project was completed with the assistance of the parents and staff […]
Location Jama Sinyan, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Jama Sinyan is a small village of 24 family compounds totaling around 425 people, in the Jokadou District of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a traditional Wolof community that is situated 1 kilometer north of the main highway system. […]
Location Njabini, South Kinangop, Nyanarua County, Kenya Community Description Njabini is a farming community located high in the Aberdare Mountain Ranges of Kenya. It is two hours from the capital city of Nairobi, and is the source of water and much of the food that is transported there. Despite the fact that the area receives […]
Location Kerr Ngornyan, North Bank River Region, Jokadou District, The Gambia Community Description The village of Kerr Ngornyan is a traditional Serrer community, one kilometer off of the North Bank Road Highway. The village contains 20 compounds that house over 450 people. The main source of income of the community members consists primarily of the […]