This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location and Community Description Mwanga Village, Phalombe District, Malawi. Located along a rural stretch of newly paved road that connects the towns of Zomba and Phalombe, the commercial center of Mwanga has electricity and three boreholes, two of which are inaccessible to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of RPCV Mike Buckler. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Mike Reports: Using funds from Water Charity, EZ Borehole Drillers drilled a borehole at Likoswe Village, Malawi, starting on Saturday, June 12, 2015, and finishing on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The borehole was […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Cochran. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jessica Reports: The Sare Saedou project started promptly after village meetings designated people for specific preparatory and labor tasks for refinishing the school well. The majority of the work fell on a few craftsmen from the village even though the upgrade benefits the teachers and the children from several surrounding villages. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea Lim. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Andrea Reports: I am very pleased to inform you of the completion of the well construction in Trodait and Koma Village! My counterpart and I went to various contacts he knew […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shaun Willis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Shaun Reports: All materials for the project were successfully assimilated to complete the project and provide easier access to clean water for the local community members and school children. Thanks to Water Charity we complete a pipeline from a protected spring catchment in order to give approximately 500 school children access to […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak, with the support of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. All proposed well rehabilitations were completely quickly and smoothly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jeremy Reports: In summary, 5 Bluepumps were installed and 2 Mark II […]
This project is made possible through the collaboration of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Niamina Dankunku, Niamina East, and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region–South, The Gambia Community Description Remote, rural villages are all struggling with clean water access and related health issues due to breaking and broken handpumps. Problem Addressed […]
This project has been completed. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. From April 20–30, PCVs David Lederer, Kyle Shrivastava, and Melissa Hallisey traveled to five different volunteer sites in the North of Senegal to host day-long Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) trainings. Targeting women’s groups and community health workers, the trainings […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY, SEXTO SOL, and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Progreso, Ejido Carizal, Municipio de Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description A settlement of very modest homes in mountainous terrain SW of the city of Motozintla. Poverty is the norm, and the conditions are somewhat rough for […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location and Community Description Likoswe Village, Chiradzulu District, Malawi. Likoswe is a typical rural Malawian village without running water or electricity, located about a twenty-minute walk from a rural stretch of paved road, connecting Blantyre and Mulanje. Problem […]