Location Keur Daouda Cisse, Thies region, Senegal Community Description Keur Daouda Cisse is a small village about 6 miles outside of Thies. 300+ villagers share about 20 compounds in a sandy, land-locked village with no electricity. Some compounds have access to a water spigot that connects to a water tower in Tawa Fall. However, most […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ellen Ostrow. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build composting latrines in Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Ellen reports: My favorite thing about the construction of the composting latrines, which Water Charity generously helped make happen, […]
Location Caimital, Corregimiento de Tulu, Distrito de Penonome, Provincia de Cocle, Panama Community Description Caimital is a rural community in the Penonome district of Cocle with a population of 175 people. There is a primary school with one teacher for all six grade levels, one through six. Several committees exist within the community including Parent […]
Location Los Castillos, Santiago District, Ica Province, Peru Community Description The community of Los Castillos is an annex of Santiago that is very far away from the rest of the district. It is made up of about 75 households. The community is hard to reach by car, and the issues of Los Castillos are relatively […]
Location Nkongsamba, Manenguba Division, Littoral Region, Cameroon Community Description Nkongsamba is a city with a large population that is spread over a vast land area. The beneficiary community is located in Quarter 5 and is predominately farmers. They are a wonderfully hospitable people and have an incredible work ethic. Quarter 5 is also sometimes referred […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Trnkus. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair a pump in the village. Jessica reports: We have finished up the Kerr Ngornyan pump repair project. There is now year-round access to water for the […]
Location Gwakiongo Town, Mirangine District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Nyakiambi Primary School is the most overpopulated schools in the area. Mirangine experienced a huge influx of people during the 2007 violent Kenyan elections. These IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) are still present in Mirangine. They rent farming plots and homes within Gwakiongo town. Therefore these […]
Location Prey K’Cheeay village, Chum Kiri district, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri was founded in 1993, and is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. It was one of the first areas captured by Khmer Rouge forces in the early 1970s and Pol Pot’s followers did not concede defeat […]
Location Mbazawana Ward, Umhlabuyalingana Municipality, Kwa Zulu Natal Province, South Africa Community Description Mbazwana is located in the northeastern corner of the country, near the Mozambique border, on the Indian Ocean, next to Sodawana Bay, and is a UNESCO site. A rural area, it has a population of about 22,000 people. It is predominately a […]
This project was made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Hrytsiv, Shepetivka Rayon, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Hrytsiv is a picturesque rural community of about 5,000 people, located in the center of the Khmelnytsky oblast in western Ukraine. Most villagers farm or at least have large […]