Location Village Pshaveli, Telavi District, Kakheti Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description Pshaveli is an agrarian village located in the Kakheti Region near the city of Telavi and is home to 669 families, or approximately 1,900 people. The community has one school, a kindergarten, library, community center and a wood factory. Unemployment is high, as […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer McKinze Cook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring clean water to the nursery and remedy a number of sanitation problems. McKinze reports: Hello! The Akhaltsikhe Nursery #1 Water Project is complete! In all honesty it’s […]
Location Akhaltsikhe, Akhaltsikhe municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia Community Description Akhaltsikhe is a small city of 30,000 people and the regional center of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Samtskhe-Javakheti is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse areas in the Caucasus and has a large Armenian population. The area is very conservative in nature and its people struggle with […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Ayres. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair two bathrooms at the school. Carolyn reports: The project has been completed. The following improvements were made: On the second floor, in the main bathroom, the water […]
Location Telavi, Kakheti Region, Georgia Community Description Fund New Life School in Telavi, Georgia, is the only school for children with disabilities in eastern Georgia. Children from ages 2 to adult attend the school. It is an integrated school for all children, but about half have mental or physical disabilities of varying degrees. Some are […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gus Davidson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two bathrooms and a wash area at the Youth Café & Learning Center. Gus reports: I wanted to report back to Appropriate Projects to let you know […]
Location Rustavi, Kvemo Khartli Region, Georgia Community Description Rustavi, Georgia is located just 25 km from the capital city Tbilisi. Even though Rustavi is one of Georgia’s larger cities, it is considered rural, with its small diverse communities. Georgian Youth for Europe (GYE) works mainly with young people aged 12-25, with a mission to empower […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Danae Olsen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the bathroom for teachers at the school. Danae reports: We have completed the water sanitation project at our school. The teacher’s bathroom is now equipped with running […]
Location Chiatura, Imereti Region, Georgia Community Description Chiatura is a small town located in the beautiful, temperate Imereti region of Georgia. When accounting for all of its surrounding villages, Chiatura has a population of around 20,000. The main industry is the mining of manganese, a silvery-grey metal that resembles iron. There are nine public schools […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Colin Shepley. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water to a convenient location on the school grounds and install a sink next to the school bathroom building. Colin reports: I accompanied volunteer workers to the […]