Location Pellel Kindessa, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Pellel Kindessa is a rural community of around 1,100 people is located south-eastern Senegal. It is a sprawling village with five neighborhoods nestled at the base of the mountains next to the Guinean border. There are no businesses or stores in the town and pretty much every […]
Location Santiago, Ica, Peru Community Description Santiago is the second biggest district in the department of Ica on the coast of Peru. Founded in 1870, Santiago has 46,000 habitants in the district and 7,500 habitants in the center of Santiago itself. Fray Ramón Rojas is an all-female high school in Santiago, serving 600 students. Project […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Allison Schuster. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install a solar water pump to transport water from the source to the bathroom and handwashing stations at the school. Allison reports: I picked up the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Chelsea Moeller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to improve the Mampatim Middle School well by digging the existing 25-meter well down an additional 5 meters and lining the lower portion. In actuality, the existing well […]
Location Mampatim, Kolda District, Senegal Community Description Mampatim is a medium-sized town of 3,080 people, located in the southern part of Sénégal in the region of Kolda, about 67 kilometers from the district capital of Kolda. The people of Mampatim have about 470 compounds. Due to the growing population, there is an insufficient amount of […]
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 provide a new latrine for the elementary school teachers and visitors of the school. Sarah reports: My village school now has a wonderful complete functioning latrine. The process […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katherine Barton Rivas. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair and improve the well at the Maternity and Health Center. Katherine reports: Thank you, Water Charity. The pump at the maternity center has been built and […]
This project is to line, cover, and reinforce five wells in a rural village in Mali. In addition to preventing further erosion and cave-ins at the mouths of the well, this will prevent contaminated surface water (and chickens!) from falling in the wells. Pulley systems will be added to make drawing water easier. This level […]
Location Ansampanimahazo, District Faratsiho, Madagascar Community Description The community of Ansampanimahazo is located 9 km from its district Faratsiho in the northern highlands of Madagascar. The population consists of approximately 15,000 people spread across 12 villages. Ansampanimahazo is known for its large potato and rice harvest. The community has not had the resources to maintain […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Pilar Lyons. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to line, cover, and reinforce five wells in a Baara Be, Mali. Pilar reports: The well shafts were excavated and the sand and gravel were gathered, cleaned and separated. […]