National Peace Corps Association

Ndiraweeru BioSand Filter Training – Uganda

This Uganda project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association, working with Friendly Water for the World.   It has been successfully completed, and a short #conclusion report has been appended to the end of the page. ​    Location Ndiraweru-Banda Sub County, Uganda Community Description Ndiraweeru is an impoverished rural community […]

Kagumba Primary School ISSB Tank Project – Uganda

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion CLICK HERE. Location Kagumba Primary School, Balawoli Subcounty, Kamuli Region, Uganda Community Description Kagumba Primary is a school in Uganda’s rural Kamuli region. The region is one of Uganda’s […]

Conclusion of Burera Five Youth Groups Training – Rwanda

This project in Rwanda was made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association, working with Friendly Water for The World and Hand in Hand for Development. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE.     This project was a complete success, and all the goals set for the training were […]

Gisenyi Rainwater Catchment System & Ferro-Cement Tank Training Program – Rwanda

Water Charity will be joining with Friendly Water for the World to put on a 9-day training program and conference in Gisenyi, Rwanda in January 2017. The technology to be taught is the construction and maintenance of rainwater catchment systems, with a focus on Ferro-cement tanks.  This program will proliferate the technology through 7 countries (Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, […]

Ouèssè Commune Water Project – Benin

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Xxxxxx, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin     Community Description The […]

Call To Nature Permaculture Tree Planting Project II – Ghana

​This project is to raise, plant, and maintain 20,000 trees near Accra, Ghana.  It is made possible by the partnership of WATER CHARITY & the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Project Location:     This project will be implemented in an area that stretches from […]

BioSand Filter Training Program – Liberia

New Groups Being Trained in Liberia to Make Filters! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION working with Friendly Water for the World. Location: Paynesville, Liberia Problem Addressed The first and second Liberian Civil Wars took place from 1989 to 2003 and destroyed much of this very small country. A combination of tribal hostilities, personal power-grabbing, and interference from […]

Ogiek Cultural Initiatives Program Training – Kenya

Location: Narok, Mau Forest, Kenya Problem Addressed: The 30,000 members of the Ogiek tribe are the indigenous forest-dwelling beekeepers of Kenya. They have likely been there for a millennium or more. In Kenya, they are considered the lowest of the low on the social totem pole, among other reasons because they do not trade in money, […]

Chaliwa Borehole Project – Zambia

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Chaliwa Village, Lundazi, Eastern Province, Zambia Community Description Chaliwa Village is located in Magodi Chiefdom of Lundazi District in Eastern Province, Zambia. It is currently composed of 116 residents. Lundazi District is inhabited by the Tumbuka tribe. […]

Conclusion of Likarangilo Pump Rehab Project – Tanzania

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alyssa Sajady. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to rehabilitate four water pumps located throughout the village. A summary of Alyssa’s report is as follows:  The scope of the Likarangilo Water Pump Rehabilitation Project was to repair […]