This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elliot Grochal. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 50 family latrines in Bagou. According to Elliot, all of the latrines were completed in accordance with the specifications. By way of background, Elliot reports: Before […]
Location Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand Community Description Nong Gae School serves students from four small villages in rural Northeast Thailand. The area of these villages comprises roughly 165 households, nearly all of which rely on rice farming for their primary income. These villages are connected to the outside world by gravel roads, and their rice-based […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kara Estep. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two pairs of latrines at a very-heavily used children’s camp in Arkhangai Province, Mongolia. In actuality, we were able to achieve much more than we […]
This is a project to build a rainwater catchment system and ferro-cement tank in the village of Gregório, municipality of Queimadas, state of Bahia, in Brazil. Gregorio village has 321 families, comprised of 1100 inhabitants. Queimadas has 16,000 residents. The villagers suffer from water shortages and are dependent on water trucks that come to deliver […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gabriel Miller. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct an 11,000-liter ferro-cement tank for water storage in the community of Los Uveros, Altamira, Dominican Republic. It was the first tank built as part of the […]
Location Gouniang, Senegal Community Description Gouniang is a rural community located 250 km northeast of Tambacounda, 15 km southeast of Bakel, and 3 km from the border of Mauritania. It consists of approximately 1000 residents, most of whom are descendants of the Pulaar ethnic group. The village participates in subsistence farming, and does an admirable […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Abram. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was the third Appropriate Projects project carried out by Andrew to build and repair protected springs. His cumulative accomplishments rate among the top that we have seen. Andrew […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dennis Chon. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct eight family latrines in the rural community of Akodebakou, Benin. The technique was to use concrete blocks made on-site to line the pits to contain the […]
Location Soldanesti, Moldova Community Description Soldanesti is a small town situated in a valley in northeastern Moldova. The scenic location is surrounded by a forest and vistas of rolling hills. According to census data, this district capital consists of 6,278 residents and is the commercial center for the 32 surrounding villages. The community’s main source […]
This project has been concluded under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Benjamin Byers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create the capacity for pump repair through the purchase of tools and materials and the instruction of community members to accomplish future repairs. This task was […]