National Peace Corps Association

Conclusion of Colcamar Water Purification Project – Peru

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sally Clark. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to provide a safe and secure source of water for the community through the installation of a chlorination system for water purification. Sally reports: The project was fairly […]

Peace Corps Permagarden Training – Swaziland

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. The first training of our Permagarden Training Initiative – Worldwide will take place in November 2017. Peter Jensen will train Peace Corps Volunteers and staff in Swaziland with […]

Komiguéa Borehole Project – Benin

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Komiguéa, Commune of N’Dali, Department of the Borgou, Benin Community Description The village of Komiguéa is 5 km from the large city of Parakou, in the northern half of Benin on the main road towards Niger. The […]

Youth “Water Cadre” Training Program – Uganda

Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association, together with Friendly Water, present YOUTH FOR WATER: Creating a Water Corps Location: Mityana, Uganda Problem Addressed: Mityana District in west-central Uganda has some 80,000 households and more than 350,000 people (54% aged between 0-17 years and 21.4% aged between 18-30). Two-thirds of them live in rural areas.  Unemployment […]

Filters for Life Program – Worldwide

The Filters For Life Program is Water Charity’s flagship, worldwide endeavor to provide much-needed water filters for people around the world. With developments in filter technology over the last five years or so, we can now provide needy communities with long-lasting, effective water filters that can provide as much as 650 gallons of water a day each.  […]

School Dignity Room Project – Ethiopia

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION.  Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Shola Gebeya, Hagare Mariam Kesem Woreda, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Community Description Shola Gebeya is a small-medium-sized town approximately 110 […]

Household Latrine Project – Senegal

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Dxxxxxxxx, Thies Region, Senegal Community Description The community is located in the Thies region in Western Senegal. The population is roughly equal […]

Essau Senior Secondary School Water Project – The Gambia

Location Essau, The Gambia, West Africa Community Description Essau is on the north bank of the Gambian River, just past the ferry port town of Barra, in the Lower Niumi District. Essau Senior Secondary School is a secondary school where students continue their education in hopes of being able to go on to professional jobs […]

Kayembe 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 Kayembe Primary School, Namwendwa Subcounty, Kamuli Region, Uganda Community Description Kayembe is a primary school in the Kamuli region, Uganda with 545 pupils. It has been […]

Ataneata Borehole Project – Ghana

 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 Ataneata, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana Community Description Ataneata is a large village located between Kwanfinfin and Weremuso, about 4 hours’ drive from the district capital Sunyani, with […]