This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Montgomery. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide the school with running water and a bathroom. Adam reports: The overall goal was to improve the bathroom facility and water accessibility in a local school in […]
Location Mapoteng, Lesotho Community Description In the countryside of Lesotho, where over 70 percent of Lesotho’s people fight over nine percent of arable land, subsistence farming, on which the people depend, has diminished in recent years. Alternate floods and droughts have reduced farmers’ yields to a bare minimum, leaving more than a quarter of the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Terry Ellard. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install collection pipes in the seasonal water catchment reservoir to allow for the filling of storage tanks for the dry season. Terry reports: The project began with the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ryan Torpie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the only pump in the village. Ryan reports: The sole pump in Farakan Dougoutigila has been repaired. The project itself was straightforward: to replace the broken cylinder […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Karin Jones. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install two hot water heaters (boilers) for use at the library. Karin reports: Two water heaters were installed. One is now located in the kitchen, and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Borkowski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to provide a reliable source of clean water for the patients at the hospital by installing a single large water distiller. A better solution was reached with […]
Potrero Reduccion is a community located in central Paraguay, about 5 kilometers from the town of Itape and about 25 kilometers from Villarrica. The only school in the community lacks running water and a bathroom. Teachers and students must retrieve water and use a latrine a distance from the school. This project is to provide […]
Location Barrio La Cienaga, Municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan, Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description La Cienaga is a small community of 1,250 inhabitants of both Mayan and Spanish descent, only 2 km by 2 km in size and located 1,500 m outside the municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan. Most of the community has access […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Browne. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a handwashing station at the school. Lauren reports: Scope of the Project Financial help from Appropriate Projects paid for all the construction materials. The skilled labor was […]
Location Canton Xeta Cabaj, department of Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Canton Xeta Cabaj is a small rural community of approximately 500 inhabitants of Mayan descent, located outside the municipality of San Cristobal Totonicapan, 185 kilometers from Guatemala City by way of the Inter-American Highway. Most community members are either farmers or business owners. All of […]