This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bradley Bettis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide handwashing stations and drinking fountains at the school. Bradley reports: Sovetskiy School # 3 has completed their water project and we now have clean and free drinking […]
Location Sovetskiy, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy is a town of 10,000 people with three schools, one college, a mosque, an Orthodox church, 2 non-denominational churches, a hospital, a handful of restaurants, and quite a bit of ethnic diversity. Ukrainians, Russians, and Crimean Tatars all call Sovetskiy home. Sovetskiy is […]
Location Kidumfa Village, Mukindu District, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Kenya Community Description The village is made up of displaced persons from the Turkana tribe. They moved to the area because of tribal and political unrest about 7 years ago. Currently, the land is government-owned and run by the Kikuyu tribe. They are very isolated, especially during the […]
Location Barangay Lubas, La Trinidad Municipality, Benguet Province, Island of Luzon, Philippines Community Description Lubas, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines is a small community with about 2,000 residents. People are mainly farmers, and it is a big struggle for them to send their kids to school. Thus, students go to school with a very minimal allowance, […]
Location Ol’Kalou, Central Province, Kenya Community Description The community comprised within the Mugumo Primary School and Mwihoti Secondary School districts are primarily Kikuyu. The Kikuyu tribe is majority made up of substance farmers. The families in this district mostly grow and harvest cash crops such as corn and potatoes which makes up their entire income. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Steven Klimberg. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the toilet facilities and drainage system at the school. Steven reports: We finished the project. After picking up the funds, people form the local Rotary and I […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Danae Olsen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the bathroom for teachers at the school. Danae reports: We have completed the water sanitation project at our school. The teacher’s bathroom is now equipped with running […]
Location Barangay Lubas, La Trinidad Benguet, Luzon, Philippines Community Description Barangay Lubas is located on the northern part of the municipality of La Trinidad. It is situated on a hill overlooking La Trinidad Valley. The barangay shares its boundaries with other barangays of La Trinidad, which are Shilan and Beckel on the east, Ambiong on […]
Location Chiatura, Imereti Region, Georgia Community Description Chiatura is a small town located in the beautiful, temperate Imereti region of Georgia. When accounting for all of its surrounding villages, Chiatura has a population of around 20,000. The main industry is the mining of manganese, a silvery-grey metal that resembles iron. There are nine public schools […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Steven Klimberg. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide a water tank for Pagal Elementary School and Day Care Center. Following is Steven’s report: The installation of a Water Tank for Pagal Elementary School was accomplished […]