This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kitty Hall. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to bring running water into two buildings at the health center, and provide necessary sinks. Kitty Reports: I am writing to inform you of the finished work at […]
Location Novoukrainka, Kirovohradska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Novoukrainka is a regional center with a population of nearly 20,000 people, located in the Kirovohradska Oblast of central Ukraine, approximately 65 kilometers from Kirovohrad (the oblast center). Novoukrainka is desperately trying to recover after the collapse of some industrial businesses, including a sugar plant factory and the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Shumsky. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct six latrines at the school. Stephanie reports: The latrine project at the primary school in Patar Lia has been completed! Construction finished up just this week […]
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 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Kittredge. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct three latrines for a school system in rural Guatemala. Casey reports: The Community of Cojxac came together to construct 3 latrines, using old 500 ml bottles, […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Smith. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to build a composting latrine, the first sanitary facility on this remote island with only 10 full-time plus 30 part-time residents. Michael reports: The weather, ocean, and the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Casey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project, to build a ferro-cement tank for water storage, was the third to be implemented under Water Charity’s Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It was the […]
Location Fass Pathe Kande, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Fass Pathe Kande is a small Pulaar farming community located approximately 3 kilometers north of Kounkane, in the region of Kolda. It is comprised of 181 persons in 12 main households. Fass Pathe Kande has a local primary school that also serves four additional villages, for a […]
Huanaco, Peru is a community of approximately 140 households and 600 inhabitants. The vast majority of the adults in the community work in the fields of agricultural companies, from sun-up to sun-down, six days a week, for approximately ten U.S. dollars a day. Eighty-two percent of the homes have a latrine that was built by […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Koch. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. This was a demonstration project to provide a dry composting toilet at the community center of the village. It included an educational component to teach the families of Tufutafoe and surrounding […]