This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Borovitz. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. This project was to build 10 trash receptacles and place them where needed throughout the village. Jeremy reports: I am happy to report our project was a resounding success!!!! We have ten […]
Location Boyarka, Cherkasska, Ukraine Community Description Boyarka is a small village about 200 km south of Kiev. It is in Cherkasska Oblast but about 5 km from the border of Kievska Oblast. (Oblasts are, for all intents and purposes, states.) Boyarka currently has about 600 people. It used to be larger, but since the Soviet […]
Location Boyarka, Lisyanski Region, Cherkassky Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The village of Boyarka is located on the river Hnili Tikuch about 160 kilometers south of Kiev. It is 120 km west of the oblast center Cherkassy. The Boyarka Educational Complex is the main educational center for 9 small villages located in the Lysyanski region of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Borovitz. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate and improve a set of bathrooms for the school. Jeremy reports: Our bathroom project was a huge success! We now have four working toilets at the school, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Goza. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the toilets in the health post and build a handwashing station in the maternity ward. Jessica reports: I want to thank Water Charity for supporting the project […]
Location Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description Keur Madiabel, a community of 14,000, is located 33 kilometers south of Kaolack in what is known as the peanut basin of Senegal. The main sources of income are animal husbandry and agriculture. Built in 1948, the local health post in Keur Madiabel is the main health facility […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Birr. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water tank and filtration and purification system at the school. Adam reports: The Water Sanitation Project for Centro Escolar Julian Aparicio was planned and executed from […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Chelsea Milko. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the latrines and install a rainwater harvesting tank at the school. Chelsea reports: The project has been completed. The school was able to install its 500 liter […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachael Honick. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 10 pit latrines in Coumba Diouma. Rachael reports: Prior to the completion of this project, there were only 4 cement-reinforced latrines in the entire village of Coumba […]
Location Coumba Diouma, Vélingara, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Coumba Diouma is a small rural subsistence farming village located about 15 km east of the town of Vélingara in the department of Vélingara, region of Kolda, Senegal. The village is located about 2 km off the national road making it close to other communities but far […]