This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Touba Couta, Saraya Department, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description A small village of around 200 community members, all of the Jaxanke ethnic group. Problem Addressed This project will solve the lack of student restroom facilities at the local […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. LocationMatanda Primary School, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia Community DescriptionMatanda is a rural community, and there is no electricity or running water. Most community members rely on farming as their primary source of income. Matanda Primary School is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle DeBoy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 10 latrines in the village and two at the border post at the edge of town. Kyle reports: I am happy to tell you we have completed […]
Location Segou, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Segou is in the region of Kedougou in the southeast corner of Senegal, 10 km from the Guinea border. It is a border post for people entering Senegal from Guinea. Segou is a village of 1,000 people of the Fulbe ethnic group. It is located about 25 km […]
Location Nyumbanitu, Njombe Region, Tanzania Community Description Nyumbanitu village has a population of 2,500 people, all of whom are to some extent farmers. Most central and northern regions in Tanzania depend on the agricultural yield from the region. Njombe region has a very high HIV/AIDS transmission rate, one of the highest in the country. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Cecelia Madsen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The following is the final report submitted by Cecelia: The GIE Jigueenu Natangue School and Women’s Garden Water Project broke ground in the fall of 2014. Both wells and basins were constructed by […]
Location Gandiol, Mbour, Thies Region, Senegal Community Description Natangue – Senegal is a nonprofit organization based in Mbour, Senegal, created in 1999 with the intent of aiding one of the poorest quarters of the city, Zone Sonatel. Natangue’s focus is on helping in the areas of children, women, the handicapped, schools, health, and lasting economic […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Adams. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The Bafamgoum I Well project received funding on March 5th, 2015. The project involved installing a well and a Type II India Pump adjacent to the local primary school and market area. The […]
Location Bafamgoum, Batie, West Region, Cameroon Community Description Bafamgoum is a neighborhood in the small village of Batie in the mountainous West Region of Cameroon. It is approximately 4 km west of the Route Principale N. 5. at an altitude of about 1,600 meters. Problem Addressed Bafamgoum has no source of safe water. This leaves […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Emily McKeone. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Here is the conclusion summary from Emily for Matanda Primary School: The project aimed to relieve the water crisis that Matanda Primary School was facing, and succeeded. There was an old borehole […]