Location Louly Ngogom, Thiès Region, Senegal Community Description Mbour is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. The community of Louly Ngogom, located 15 km East of Mbour, on the route Nationale, is a Serer village of 500 people. The village does […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Meanchey Middle School, Roneam Village, Meanchey Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia Community Description Meanchey is a farming commune located in rural Kampong Thom, Cambodia. The Meanchey Middle School is the only middle school in a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Sprague. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to cement covers on all the wells throughout the village to protect them from contamination. Sarah reports: The project was completed, to the benefit of 500 community members. […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Ipillili Village of Nzega District, Tabora Region, Tanzania Community Description Nzega Secondary School is located in Ipilili village in Tabora, one of the very hot and dry regions in Tanzania. Life there revolves around water. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Watson. The project was to build a bathroom at the school. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Jacob reports: The intention of this project was to provide a latrine for the primary school and reduce the amount of open […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Curtis McCoy. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to build an 8-stall latrine at the CEM de Pakour. Curtis reports: Completing the Latrine Project at the CEM de Pakour proved to be much more difficult […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Sithian Siring, Department of Dabo, Kolda Region, Senegal Community Description Sithian Siring is located in the region of Kolda in the southern part of Senegal. The ecoregion classification is known as the Guinean Forest Savanna Mosaic characterized […]
Location Pakour, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Pakour is an arrondissement of around 2,500 people in the Department of Velingara located in the southeast of the region of Kolda, Senegal. Seated just 12 km from the border of Guinea-Bissau it sees a lot of traffic moving in and out of the […]
We finished the Ranchito de Los Peralta Water System Project – Dominican Republic under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rivkah Cohen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to drill a well, install an electric pump, and build a storage tank. Rivkah reports as follows: This project […]
This program is designed to help the people of Ethiopia by rehabilitating wells and repairing pumps across the country. It is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. ETHIOPIA Population: 90 million people 54% do not have access to safe water 89% do not have access to adequate sanitation […]