This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda Larson. The project was designed to build three new wells, install 13 rainwater harvesting systems, and irrigate a number of community gardens. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Amanda reports as follows: Specific Work and Goals Achieved: The main […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Chitimbe Village, Mulanje District, Malawi. Community Description Chitimbe is a typical rural Malawian village without running water or electricity, located along a dirt road, about an hour away from the city of Blantyre. Chitimbe has one broken […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Kamsonga TC, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Ntichisi is a district in the Central Region of Malawi with a population of 212,000 and a land area of 1,655 sq km which gives a density of 128 persons per square kilometer. The […]
Location Peresecina, Orhei, Moldova Community Description The village of Peresecina is nestled between the municipality capital, Orhei, and the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau. The community is deemed by many citizens of Moldova as “the biggest village in Moldova,” boasting (on paper) approximately 8,000 inhabitants. The reality is that many of the community members between […]
Location Siem Reap Province, Cambodia Community Description Caring for Cambodia (CFC) is a nonprofit, non-governmental, charitable organization committed to ensuring a high-quality education for 6,400 children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. In partnership with the Cambodian government, it provides education for children from preschool through grade 12. CFC operates at 5 campuses in Siem Reap. Each […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Escobar. This project was designed to build nine 10,000-liter cisterns, while training community members on construction techniques, building home gardens, water-saving practices, and the impacts of climate change. The project far exceeded expectations! To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. […]
The project to build a well to provide for the water needs of the Frumuşica High School has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Aana Barabas. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Aana reports: My Story At the local high school, there were a number of cases of communicable […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Shule ya Tanga, Songea District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Shule ya Tanga is located in Songea district, Ruvuma region on the Njombe road (B4 road). Its entirety is composed of a little more than 9,000 people […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Boiram, The Gambia Community Description The country of The Gambia, which surrounds The River Gambia, has a population of 1,882,450 people. Of the five regions, the Janjangbureg region in Central River Region and the Basse Local Government […]
Location Mt. Airy District, Mocho Mountains, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Community Description Mt. Airy is a small rural upland farming community in the Mocho Mountains of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. The widespread mining for bauxite (used to make aluminum) in the last half of the 20th century has destroyed much of the prime agricultural land. This, coupled […]