Location Khotyn, Chernivetska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Khotyn is the town of 11,000 population on the Dniester River in Chernivetska Oblast, southwest Ukraine. It serves as the rayon (county) center for over 30 villages, with a combined population of 70,000. Khotyn has a rich cultural history in painting, ceramics, woodworking, weaving, song, and dance. The […]
Location Terebovlya, Ternopilska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Terebovlya is a small town of around 15,000 people. It is the rayon center of the Terebovlya Rayon, and the second oldest town in the Oblast (first recorded mention in 1097 A.D.). The Terebovlya Gymnasium was first opened in 1907. Today, the original school building is host to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Janet McLaughlin. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to install two squat toilets and a sink in an existing storage area in the school. Janet reports: The project involved creating a new small room from an existing […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mariel Frankl. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the water system that delivers water to Centro Escolar Cantón Amulunco. Mariel reports: The project has been completed according to plan. After installing a new anti-microbial tank […]
Location Boke Salsalbe, Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description Boke Salsalbe is a village of approximately 500 people, located in the Saint Louis region, approximately 8 kilometers off the national road. The village is comprised of mostly people from the Pulaar ethnic group, the main source of income being animal husbandry and subsistence agriculture. Many families […]
Cantón Amulunco, Municipality Santiago Nonualco, Department La Paz, El Salvador Community Description Amulunco is a small, rural community located in the foothills of active Volcano San Vicente, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, 80 kilometers southeast of the country’s capital, San Salvador. About four hundred people make up the town and its surrounding areas. Like many rural […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Keyes. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a 2-compartment latrine at the middle school. Sarah reports: The latrine project has been successfully completed. The original project concept was for the construction of a latrine […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Leah Ferrebee. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was for the construction of a well at the Rehoboth Children’s Home, Inc. (RCHI), to be used as a source of potable water, and to supply the garden area […]
Location Boke Diallobe, Region of St. Louis, Department of Podor, Senegal Community Description Boke Diallobe is a small village in Northern Senegal of approximately 500 people of Pulaar ethnicity. Subsistence farming and animal husbandry are the main sources of income, although the economy is largely stimulated by remittances from family abroad. The village has one […]
Location Santa Maria, Camiling, Philippines Community Description Santa Maria, Camiling, is a small rural farming community in the central Luzon region of the Philippines. Rehoboth Children’s Home, Inc. (RCHI) is a non-profit, non-government organization that currently cares for 51 youth between the ages of 8-20 who have been orphaned, abandoned, or neglected by their families. […]