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 […]
Location Lozova, Kharkivs’ka Oblast, Ukraine. Community Description Lozova is located 90 miles from Kharkov, the region capital. Lozova is a community of 60,000, and home to many farmers and some textile laborers. Many factory jobs were lost when the Soviet Union collapsed and have yet to return to the area. Collegium #2 serves the first […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Suzanne Brewer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to make water available to the people living in the compounds by running piping from the school water supply to a conveniently accessible location. Suzanne reports: I received […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Wesley Tom. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom at the school. Wesley reports: I’m very pleased to tell you that the Boon Rah Nih Hun Sen Chantrea High School Bathroom Project is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jane Duncan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the well that provides for the water needs of the community. Jane reports: The project has been completed. Water Charity funds were used to purchase cement, […]
Location Boh Village, Mesar Thngok Commune, Chantrea District, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia Community Description Boh Village is a small rural village, with a population of approximately 1,014 people, located in the Southeast section Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. Boh lies about 1 kilometer northwest of the district village Pou, in Chantrea district. It is approximately 50 […]
Location Kounsi, Fongolimbi Community, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Kounsi is a remote mountaintop village of about 300 people. The community is half Fulbe and half is Mande. They speak Pulla Fuuta and Jalonke respectively. Like many villages in the area, most people have a small area near their house for showering and urinating, then go […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ashleigh Baker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 15 latrines in Kounsi. Ashleigh reports: The Kounsi latrine project has been completed according to plan. The entire population of Kounsi will now have access to a […]