Community health huts play an important role in health care in Senegal. A relatively small amount of money can have a great impact in the delivery of services to a remote village. Therefore, we remain committed to helping with the water and sanitation portions of any projects that make these health posts more accessible, safer […]
Swaziland is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered on the north, south, and west by South Africa, and on the east by Mozambique. It is a small country, no more than 120 miles from north to south and 80 miles from east to west. The western half is mountainous, and the eastern border with […]
Location Tambon Wanyai, Amphur Wanyai, Mukdahan, Thailand Community Description Wanyai is a farming community in Isaan (Northeast Thailand) with a population of roughly 5,000 people. It is not as developed as the rest of the country in basic water, sanitation, housing, income generation, and education. However, there are many motivated government officials at the sub-district […]
This project is to build pour-flush latrines at all of the homes in a small village in Morocco. There is a critical need for this project, which shows the relationship between effective sanitation and a safe water supply. Many families in the community do not have toilets, or have toilets that are in disrepair. However, […]
This project is to construct a new water system in Los Cacaos, a rural community in the Dominican Republic. A new community aqueduct will be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village. The community is made up of 74 houses and 242 people. The community […]
This project is to build 20 community latrines in Quebrada Pabón, a village Chiriquí, in the western part of Panama. This community is lacking sanitary facilities and there is no running water. Leaders were concerned about the health of the inhabitants and decided that sanitary latrines would be the best place to start. Panama is […]
This is part of a larger project to construct a women’s community center in rural Paraguay. Water Charity’s funds will be used to complete the water and sanitation portions of the project, and, more particularly to purchase the materials and fixtures needed to accomplish this. This is our first project in Paraguay, a South American […]
To read the beginning post on this project, CLICK HERE. Final arrangements for the Moringa Ride – Togo are shaping up. The bike ride will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue for four days and three nights. The latest configuration calls for 9 Peace Corps Volunteers and 6 Togolese counterparts to embark on the […]
Location Saraswati Primary School – Manoca Campus Manoca, Nausori, Fiji Community Description Manoca is a semi-rural community near Nausori Township on the south-eastern side of Fiji’s main island. The community is primarily comprised of recent migrant agricultural workers from the country’s outer islands. The general population faces issues of poverty stemming from low education levels […]
Our involvement in this project is part of a larger endeavor to build a Kindergarten/Nursery School in KwakuSae, a community of farmers in the West Akim District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The project is coordinated by Peace Corps Volunteer W. Ruge. The planned school project will be of concrete and block, with three […]