This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Claire Mocha, working with Feed the Children in Guatemala. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to distribute 50 Sawyer filters in 10 different high-need rural communities. In the end, we helped 11! Claire reports: Water […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Chuquexa I School, Solola, Guatemala Community Description The village of Chuquexa I is located about 100 km west of Guatemala City astride the Pan American highway […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Chuquexa II School, Sololá, Guatemala Community Description The Chuquexa II School is located on the Inter-American highway between Chupol and Las Trampas. The school is divided […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location This project takes place in Sololá, the second poorest department of Guatemala, where 94% of the families live on less than $3.00 per day. According to […]
Location Corozal Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America Community Description Corozal is a small rural village that is surrounded by tropical jungle. There is no electricity available, but the community does have a system of pipes that delivers water to about 50% of the houses and the school from a nearby spring. The community is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Daly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Carolyn Reports: Project Scope The project consisted of building a wall and water capture tank for a new water source identified for the community, as well as provided tubing for the distribution of […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Molino Belén del Barrio San Bartolo, Sololá, Sololá, Guatemala Community Description Sololá, in the western highlands of Guatemala, is the second poorest state, where 94% of […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Sacasiguan and Pacaman, Municipality of Nahualá, Department of Sololá, Guatemala Community Description The communities of Sacasiguan and Pacaman are nestled in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. They are located in the municipality of Nahualá, the second-largest municipality in […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Potrero Grande, Marillanos, Tecomates, Joyas, Chorritos, Bejucalito, Anonos,Triunfo,Volcancito, El Esfuerzo, and Veracruz communities, GuatemalaTo see the villages on a map, CLICK HERE. Community DescriptionThe communities in this project are located in two municipalities: Palencia and San Juan […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Daly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Carolyn Reports: The Nuevo Progreso Pump Project provided a hydraulic water pump with accessories to the school of Nuevo Progreso, so they could have running water in their school. The […]