Location Kraubau, Boribo district, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia Community Description Kraubau village is a very poor community about 7 kilometers off of national highway 5 in Boribo district, Kampong Chhnang province. Boribo is about 2.5 hours, or 120 kilometers northeast of Phnom Pehn city. Kraubau is a disproportionately poor and vulnerable community. Most people are […]
Location Dioila, Koulikoro, Mali, West Africa Community Description Dioila is a mid-size town of approximately 25,000 people and although it has some amenities that other small villages do not (including electricity and tap water), Dioila’s townspeople are faced with the same problems: limited or no access to potable water, and lack of disposable income and […]
This project was successfully completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Sweeney. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. Kimberly reports: The Waste Disposal Project in Chapelton, Jamaica, was completed in a month upon receiving funds from Appropriate Projects. Bunny’s Welding in Chapelton was retained […]
Location Ndoumane Mbaye, Tambacounda region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Ndoumane is a small village of Pulaar subsistence farmers, 111 kilometers west of the regional capital of Tambacounda, in the Tambacounda region of Senegal. Here, 345 villagers lead a physically exhausting lifestyle with remarkable grace and openness. Herding cattle, goats and sheep bring in a […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brittany Bermudez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Brittany worked with DAKOUPA, an agricultural-based women’s group of Yorko to carry out the construction of the garden well. Brittany has applied for and received funding […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bob Miller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Bob reports that the pump was purchased and installed, and the pipe connected from the pond to the bathroom. It is now in use, and functioning […]
This project was completed within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Esayas Wureta. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Esayas reports that the project was delayed 6 weeks because there were restrictions on traveling due to the H1N1 virus. However, the purifiers were delivered and set up, and are […]
Location Chimundo, Gaza Province, Mozambique Community Description Mozambique is located in southeastern Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean on the east, Tanzania on the north, Malawi and Zambia on the northwest, Zimbabwe on the west and Swaziland and South Africa on the southwest. This project is situated in Chimundo, which began as an expansion neighborhood […]
Location Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Located in Rwanda’s volcanic Northern Province, Busogo Sector is nestled beneath a seemingly endless series of rolling green hills, striking volcanoes and fields of local crops and livestock. Although Busogo is situated in close proximity to Virunga National Park, which is home to Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and […]
Location Zeala, Koulikoro, Mali Community Description Zeala is a small village in the Koulikoro region of Mali, West Africa. It is located approximately 90 kilometers north-east of the capital, Bamako. Zeala has a population of 669 persons. The main language spoken and understood is Bamabara, and not French. There is no hospital, electricity, or running […]