Location
Kakata City, Margibi County, Liberia
Community Description
Liberia is located on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Kakata is the capital of Margibi County.
Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (KRTTI) is a teacher training institute with residential facilities for both trainers and trainees. The trainees pay no tuition and are given housing and three meals a day as incentive to become teachers in the rural areas. There 362 people who eat all their meals in the cafeteria, including 13 women on the kitchen staff, 270 trainees, 42 trainers and approximately 50 staff.
The cafeteria was structurally rebuilt after the war, but there is no water delivery system, except for a temporary connection to a hose.
There exists an open cesspit which creates an extremely unsanitary condition.
Project Description
This project is to provide a permanent water supply to the fixtures in the building, including the sink and the dishwashing station. In addition, the open cesspit will be enclosed.
Project funds will be used to purchase the materials, including faucets, valves, brackets, and PVC pipe and connectors.
Once the sink is available for hand washing, the school nurse will talk to the kitchen staff about the importance of cleanliness and the dietitian/kitchen manager will do follow-up discussions and monitor compliance.
Project Impact
362 people will directly benefit from this project.
Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Denise Hilliard
Comments
This is a high-impact and low-cost project that will provide immediate benefit, in terms of improvements in health and sanitation, to a large number of people. A water supply is being connected to the cafeteria, and open sewage is being contained.
Dollar Amount of Project
$315.00
Donations Collected to Date
$315.00
Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 – This project has now been fully funded, through the generosity of The Soneva SLOW LIFE Trust as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.
We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Denise Hilliard of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Denise and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in Liberia.
This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.