Location Izmail, Izmail Region, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Izmail is in southwest Ukraine, near the end of the Danube River’s long and windy European journey. Locals call this part of the country Bessarabia, where a confluence of cultures and nationalities make home. Izmail is a moderately sized city of 70,000 located in the southern […]
Location Leova, Moldova Community Description Leova is located 100 kilometers south of Chisinau, the capital of Republica Moldova. The city is located along the river Prut which divides Republica Moldova and Romania. Moldova has 40 Raions, or administrative divisions. The city of Leova is also the Raion Center of the Raion of Leova. The Raion, […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Anna Montgomery. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water to the pediatric ward of the hospital by installing a sink and connecting it to the existing external water source. Anna reports: The Kibungo pediatric […]
Location Kibungo, Ngoma District, Eastern Province, Rwanda Community Description Kibungo is about 100 km east of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali, and about an hour from the Tanzania border. The Kibungo Hospital serves the entire District of Ngoma, made up of 14 different sectors, and 42 imidugudu (villages in the local language, Kinyarwanda). While health […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Valerie Ullrich. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project, organized by the Leadership Youth Club from the local technical college, was to remediate the condition of the local reservoir by removing litter and pollutants from its banks. Valerie reports: […]
Location Nemyriv, Vinnytska, Ukraine Community Description Nemyriv is a town of approximately 12,000 people, located 40 km south of the regional capital of Vinnytska and several hundred kilometers southwest of Kiev, adjacent to the Pivdenny Buh River. It serves both as a regional administrative center and the headquarters to the world-famous vodka producer Nemiroff. The […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Sare Gueladio, Medina Yoro Foulah District, Kolda Region, Senegal Community Description Sare Gueladio is a rural village of about 400 people. Almost all residents of Sare Gueladio and the surrounding villages are subsistence farmers. The village is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Walton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well for Pembera II and 3 surrounding villages. Tyler reports: We had the official opening of the Pembera II protected shallow well. The project ended up […]
Location Pembera II Village, Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi Community Description Pembera II is a small rural village in Malawi. The village is about 15 km from the nearest paved roads and is tucked in the foothills between Ntchisi Mountain and Lake Malawi. The villagers are all subsistence farmers and have small annual incomes based […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Walton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well and install a pump to serve the village of Chamama. Tyler reports: The Chamama well project is finished. The project went very smoothly with only […]