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 […]
Location Molodohvardiysk, Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description The town of Molodohvardiysk has a population of 20,000 and is situated in the easternmost oblast of Ukraine, Lugansk. This is the industrial center of Ukraine, and largely focuses on coal mining. This region of the country is notorious for water problems. The town-wide water supply is shut […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Hailey Spencer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide reliable water to School Ten by purchasing and installing water reservoirs. Hailey reports I wanted to let you know about the successful completion of my water project […]
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 […]
Location Chamama Village, Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi Community Description Chamama is the central village in a small cluster of villages in the foothills west of Nchisi Mountain in Nkhotakota. It is over 15 km from the nearest tarmac road, and is in the most remote part of Ailnafe Hospital’s catchment area. The community is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kara Horowitz. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to fix the hand pump at the school. Kara reports: The Dingiri Lower Basic School Water Pump Project was completed on Friday, November 29, 2013. The project fixed and […]