This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Van Dam. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. We would like to thank Emily once again for executing such a fine project. Emily reports: “Access to clean drinking water was an issue at Hagati Secondary School in Tanzania, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Vivienne Chao. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build an improved latrine for the boys and girls at the CACHES facility. Vivienne reports: The latrine was completed March 1, 2012 by five CACHES staff members (including […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Ruskin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 6 sinks at the school to be used for handwashing and brushing teeth. Emily reports: The original concern I discussed with the new principal of the school […]
Location Keur Diam, Keur Madiabel, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community of Keur Diam is an ethnically Pulaar village made up of about 280 people in the Peanut Basin of Senegal. Loca ted about 40 km from Kaolack, the village supports itself primarily by farming peanuts, millet, corn, and sorghum, as well as herding cattle. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rosanne Dunivan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to construct 16 latrines in the village. Rosanne reports: With the project, 14 simple pit lined latrines were built, one for each family without a latrine. Each villager […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christopher Donnelly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a new well at the Doul Sala Primary School. Christopher reports: The well was completed in two days, but some small work still remains. It is functioning […]
Location Bua Sawang Sub-District, Pananikom District, Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand Community Description The Sakon Nakhon Province is located one hour south of the Laos Border. Geographically, Bua Sawang is located in North-Eastern Esan, which is the central Eastern region of Thailand. It is an arid region that is primarily flat rice fields, with poor soil. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Greg Patterson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water filtration unit at the Ban Bua Yai Pre-School. Greg reports: The water filter project was a success. The children now have clean drinking water, and […]
Location Lanchkhuti, Guria, Georgia Community Description Lanchkhuti is located in a western region of Georgia on the main East-West highway that runs from the capital city of Tbilisi to the port city of Batumi, and then continues on to Turkey. The town has four schools and has a population of about 7,000 people. Public School […]
Location Tsetserleg, Arkhangai, Mongolia Community Description Arkhangai Aimag is a 55,300 square-kilometer province located in the center of Mongolia, with a population numbering 89,311. The province (aimag), divided into 19 soums and 99 baghs, is well-recognized for its mixture of mountainous regions, fertile pastures, wooded hills, abundant natural waterways, and a relatively cool Mongolian climate […]