Location Sovetskiy, AR Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy district is located in a rural area, the northeast part of AR Crimea. It consists of 40 small family farming villages mainly producing grains and vegetables. Its population of approximately 35,000 is ethnically diverse with Ukrainian, Russian, Crimean Tartar, and other minorities. Sovetskiy District Music School started […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelley Gallagher. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide running water throughout the school to serve 3 additional bathrooms and the kitchen. Kelley reports: The project was completed successfully and on time. With the money from […]
Location Akhaltsikhe, Akhaltsikhe municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description The town of Akhaltsikhe serves as the capital of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region located in southwest Georgia. According to data collected during the 2002 census, 46,134 individuals live in the city and surrounding villages (approximately 20,000 in the city proper). Akhaltiskhe is a diverse city, […]
Location Saare Bono, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Saare Bono is a small Pulaar village in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. It is about 11 km from the road town of Keur Madiabel. The people of Saare Bono make their living primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum. Many of the villagers also […]
Location Belmont Fishing Beach, Belmont District, Bluefields, Parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica Community Description Belmont is a small rural fishing and farming community on the Southwest coast of Jamaica. Belmont is part of Bluefields, a collection of seven communities with a population of approximately 4,000. Bluefields is located on the Bluefields Bay, an important marine habitat […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The original project was to build a latrine for the school. However, the project was modified to instead build a urinal pit that could be accomplished within the budget. Stephanie reports: Once the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ahmed Naguib. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to alleviate the health risk from lack of sanitation by building a septic tank for waste water at the health center. Ahmed reports: Nemba health center is one of […]
Location Nemba, Village of Gakenke, District of Gakenke, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Nemba is located in the mountainous Northern Province of Rwanda. Tucked in the Nemba valley and surrounded by mount Kabuye, Nemba is a cool and beautiful place to live. Nemba is also a major trading hub for agriculture products such as pineapple […]
This project has been successfully completed, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Frank Guzzardo. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a cistern at the primary school for water storage, and to run the necessary piping to the school garden and the latrine. The system is fully functional […]
Location Matakossi, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Matakossi is located in South East Senegal, in the region of Kedougou, about 37 km west of the city of Kedougou, on the Salemata road. A traditional subsistence farming Pula-Futa village, the major field crops, and therefore dietary staples, are corn, rice, and groundnut. Dry season gardening is rather […]