This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gretchen Ruhl. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well as a new water source in the village of Mapiko. Gretchen worked closely with Gen Crisford, Manager of the Kuti Wildlife Reserve, in the […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Thnot Chum 5 Village, Prasat Commune, Santuk District, Kampong Thom Province Community Description This larger than average commune in Kampong Thom province has nearly 100% of residents who farm. Although it is only eight kilometers from the National Road, it faces huge economic and educational disparities even […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Saré Pathé Bouya, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saré Pathé Bouya CEM is the local middle school which serves Saré Pathé Bouya as well as several surrounding villages in the Kolda Region of Senegal. Problem Addressed The middle school does not have a bathroom, and many […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Kopsht #3, Fier, Albania Community Description Kopsht #3 me ushqime (with food i.e. all day school) is a kindergarten which houses four self contained classrooms in a two story building close to the center of Fier. There are two wings on […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Josephine Mahlie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the well and pump system at Thnot Chum Health Center. Josephine reports: The project is finally complete! The inside lining of the well was patched and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Josephine Mahlie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two wells in the village. Josephine reports: Both wells have been completed! The wells are located in centralized locations to provide access to multiple families. They […]
On February 24, 2014, the Peace Corps announced the successful evacuation of volunteers from Ukraine in the wake of political unrest affecting the safety and security of those serving. At the time, over 200 Peace Corps Ukraine volunteers were working in the areas of education and youth and community development. Since the program was established […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Mlenga Village, Zomba District, Malawi Community Description Mlenga is a typical rural Malawian village without running water or electricity. Problem Addressed There is no clean water available for residents of the village, which leads to illness and […]
Location Ngar Gueye, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Ngar Gueye is a farming community with a population of 350 people of a predominantly Wolof ethnic make-up. Out of the 33 houses in the village, 10 houses have well-constructed, long-lasting latrines, 13 houses have simple, short-term latrines, and 10 houses have no latrine structure whatsoever. Problem […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. LocationCipresal, Ejido Cipresal, Municipio de Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community DescriptionCipresal is a remote settlement of very modest homes in mountainous terrain SW of the city of Motozintla. Over 20 years ago the Sierra Madre watershed was heavily deforested. Local springs have dried up. The people are very poor and the lack of water causes […]