Location Nakarara, Masasi district, Mtwara region, Tanzania Community Description Nakara village spans over 20 square kilometers and is situated between the Nakarara River and the beginning of the Makonde Plateau. The village has a population of over 4,000 people. The current water sources are 8 shallow boreholes that have been dug by community members. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Meigel. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide latrines for use by the students at the Mahulu Primary school in Kitula Village, Tanzania. Jessica reports: The project battled through delays in raising the funds, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emilia Myers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide safe water to 200 students of the Kwemvumo Secondary School by reconstructing a water catchment tank, connecting it to the school, and running piping to various […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Engel. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water to the Ilima Secondary School by running piping from the source, installing a tank, and placing a tap on the school grounds. Andrew reports: I’m […]
Location Rungwe District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania Community Description The Ilima Secondary School is located on a steep ridge of the Poroto Mountains. Surrounding the school are plots of cassava and maize maintained by local subsistence farmers. Many of the 550 students of the school are orphans and most have a difficult time just paying the […]
This project will provide latrines for 316 students at a village primary school in Tanzania. It is being administered by Peace Corps Volunteer J. Meigel, of New York. School students currently do not have adequate sanitation facilities, relying on a drop toilet made of local organic materials, or going outside the school. The students, and […]
Located in central East Africa, Tanzania is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south, and the Indian Ocean on the East. This is to reconstruct an existing water catchment tank that supplies water to […]