Location Banda Village, Rangiro Sector, Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda Community Description Banda Village is located on the periphery of Nyungwe National Forest. The 6,000 villagers originally lived in the rainforest until the government forced them out upon the decision to protect the rainforest. Banda Village is one of the most densely-populated villages in Rwanda, […]
Location Village of Ndiassoume, Department of Mbirkelane, Kaffrine Region, Senegal Community Description Ndiassoume is a small village located 8 kilometers northeast of Mbirkelane, Senegal in the heart of the peanut basin. The population is about 250 people during the dry season. The village doubles in size during the rainy season due to the additional need […]
Location Mamadou Badeifa, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Mamadou Badeifa is a small village of 163 individuals located 30 kilometers east of Kolda. It is composed of 12 compounds, situated a kilometer off the Route Nationale, and is without electricity or running water. A population made up of ethnic Pulaars, the people of Mamadou Badeifa are […]
Location Joal-Fadiouth, Department of Mbour, Thies Region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Joal-Fadiouth is primarily made up of two ethnic groups; Wolof and Serere. The city as a whole prides itself on its religious diversity and tolerance. Joal is on the mainland, with mangroves on one side and the Atlantic on the other. Fadiouth is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Olivia Kenna. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well for the benefit of both the women’s garden and the primary school. Olivia reports: The digging of the Sare Djiba Women’s Garden and Primary […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer DaMon Mosley. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 2 handwashing stations at each of 6 schools. DaMon reports: The Mbale Handwashing project has been completed. Initially I was targeting six schools to receive the […]
Location Nerkin Khndzoresk, Syunik Marz, Armenia Community Description The village of Nerkin Khndzoresk has approximately 320 people. The quaint border village was founded in 1983 as a result of resizing of the bigger village of Khndzoresk. After the creation of Khndzoresk, Nerkin was established to strengthen the Southeastern borders of Armenia and was strategically placed […]
This project is for the covering of the community spring and the construction of a small catchment box to provide clean water to the people of Parina, Peru. The project is being implemented under the direction of Kristen Gunther, a graduate student at the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, and Suma Marka, a […]
Location Bodoi Community, Mwareni Village, Bore Sublocation, Madina Location, Magareni District, Coast Province, Kenya Community Description People of the Bodoi community, much like the larger Marafa area, are primarily Giriama, one of the nine Mjikenda tribes. Major forms of employment include farming, animal rearing, and small businesses. Magareni District is within a semi-arid climatic zone, […]
Location Battambang City, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Cambodia Community Description Battambang City is in the provincial capital of Battambang, located 291 kilometers north of Phnom Penh. Situated in the northwest region of Cambodia, Battambang has the main highway (National Road 5) linking Phnom Penh and Thailand. It is the second largest city in Cambodia, and […]