Location Lozuvatka, Shpolyansky Region, Cherkaska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Lozuvatka is a small farming village located in central Ukraine, containing about 1,000 people. It is underdeveloped, and the primary source of income for the villagers is selling animal meat and the products they grow. There is one school and three small shops in the village, […]
Location Volodymyrivka, Mykolaviska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Volodymyrivka is a town of 1,500 people located in the Mykolavi oblast in the south central region of Ukraine. Before the fall of the Soviet Union, it had a thriving population of 5,000 people with five schools and many factories in operation and was the regional center of […]
Location Sosnivka, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Sosnivka is a rural community of 11,000 inhabitants located in the Lvivska Oblast in western Ukraine. Sosnivka and the surrounding area have been identified as an “ecological disaster” area due to the coal mines, which are still in operation in the town. Details can be read at: http://io.ua/s1086 […]
Location Novoukrainka, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Novoukrainka is a small city that serves as a Regional Center in the Kirovohrad Oblast, 350 kilometers south and slightly east of Kyiv, in the heartland of Ukraine. It is a farming community surrounded by rolling hills of corn, sunflower, and wheat fields. The main industries in the […]
Location Sofievka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Sofievka is a town of approximately 10,000 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Located on the vast Ukrainian steppe, Sofievka’s local economy is based mainly on the large industrial farms surrounding it. The groundwater in the area is unsuitable for domestic use, so all running water is currently brought in […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lynae Slinden. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide clean water for drinking and washing hands for the children and teachers of the youth center by bringing water from a pipe in the school yard […]
Location Kirovograd, Kirovogradsk’a oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kirovograd, located on the Inhul River, is an oblast capital city, located in the center of Ukraine. The Kirovograd State Pedagogical Academy serves around 300 students, with linguistic and psychology faculties. In addition, the academy’s students provide translation services for surrounding schools and visiting foreigners. The building was […]
Location Romny, Sumska, Ukraine Community Description Romny is the rayon center in the Sumska oblast in northern-central Ukraine. It is a city of approximately 50,000 people, and is over 1200 years old. Romny has been an important part of the region, serving as a military, cultural and economic center in various capacities throughout its history. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ilse Whisner. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to upgrade the bathroom facilities at the gymnasium by replacing 3 sinks and faucets, repairing 3 toilets with new seats and water boxes, repairing non-functioning drains and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Natalie Brusseau. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring easily-accessible drinking water to students and staff at School Number 7 by installing two new handwashing stations and a drinking fountain with filtered water. Natalie reports: […]