Location Gakenke, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Gakenke is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. The population is 80% farmers, and all are relatively poor. The Coko Health Center serves the district, and has a population catchment area of 16,956 people. It is the first stop for sick people and pregnant […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alan Ruge. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The overall project was the construction of a Kindergarten/Nursery School in KwakuSae, a community in the West Akim District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The involvement of Water Charity was […]
Location Non Khun District, Sisaket, Thailand Community Description Ban Phrong Village is located in the district of Non Khun in Sisaket Province of Northeastern Thailand. The village has a community meeting hall, which is often used for a variety of events including health talks, government meetings, meetings to prepare for local festivals, and senior group […]
Location Norio, Georgia Community Description Norio is a village of about 4,500 people located 45 minutes to the northeast of Tbilisi. It is an agrarian community where about half of the inhabitants are farmers growing vegetables and tending small herds of livestock. There are five small shops selling food and household items, one butcher, and […]
Location Las Pampas-Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description Las Pampas in a small rural community settled in the northern district of Olmos in Lambayeque. It currently does not have electricity (it is projected to be installed by the end of the year) and all houses depend on their own wells for water. There is a local […]
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 […]
Location Nkurenkuru, Kavango, Namibia Community Description Nkurenkuru is a growing but still small rural town, 140 km west of Rundu in the Kavango region, northeastern Namibia. It was recently awarded “town” status by the government, and has roughly 9,000 residents. There are a number of government buildings, a petrol station, 3 small grocery stores and […]
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 […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Susan Goodson Fatherree. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to install a new septic tank, rain gutters, and sink, renovate the handwashing station, and install new piping and kitchen improvements. In actuality, much more was accomplished. […]
This project has been completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erica Wales. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to create a vaita’ele or freshwater pool within a spring, to be used as a source for clean water for the village. Erica was at the village on September […]