Location Village of Ștefănești, District of Florești, Moldova Community Description Ștefănești is a small village in northern Moldova. It is a progressive village that provides schooling and boarding to youth from neighboring villages without schools of their own. The village also maintains a public library, kindergarten, and community medical center. The recorded population of Ștefănești […]
Location Parracantacaj, San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapán, Guatemala Community Description Parracantacaj is a small rural community located just outside the center of the municipality of San Andrés Xecul, Totonicapan, 189 kilometers from Guatemala City. All community members speak K’iche, the Mayan language of the region, and/or Spanish. Situated in the middle of cornfields, the school Escuela […]
Location Department of Nioro, the region of Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Jammagen is a village of about 700 people, mostly millet, bean, and peanut farmers as well as some skilled workers, craftsmen, teachers, and students. It is an ethnically Sereer village, although Pulaars, Sereers, and Wolofs live side by side, and everyone speaks Wolof. The […]
Location Toubacouta, Fatick, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Toubacouta resides 30 km from the border of The Gambia and sits on the edge of the Delta Du Saloum River. Although primarily known as a tourist destination, the population is home to an estimated 6,000 people, but with the surrounding smaller villages approximately 9,000 people. The […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Ferreñafe Zoo – Ferreñafe, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description Ferreñafe is a town of roughly 32,000 located twenty-five minutes from Chiclayo, the fourth largest city in Peru. There is an ongoing reforestation initiative to increase and maintain the […]
We are pleased to announce the implementation of our new Cambodia Water and Sanitation Program. The first phase of the program is budgeted at $60,000. Funding has already been received from a U.S.-based foundation in the amount of $25,000. The program is being implemented at once, with the intention of raising the remaining funds through […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Mueller. The project was designed to begin an Interlocking Stabilized Soil Bricks (ISSB) operation, and then to proceed to build water tanks. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jennifer reports: The Maragwa Umoja group water project was […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association and falls under our East Africa Water & Sanitation Program. Location Kiritiri, Mbeere South, Embu County, Eastern Province, Kenya Community Description Kiritiri, Kenya is a market community of several thousand located in Eastern Province. Recently, it was made […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jasmine Staff. The project was designed to rehabilitate a well and pipe water to the village. Before commencing, a better plan was devised, which was completed successfully. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jasmine reports: This project ran into […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Bonkwae, Techiman Municipal District, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana Community Description Bonkwae is a rural farming village in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Most people in the village are subsistence farmers or cashew cash croppers. Problem Addressed […]