Location Kvareli, Kvareli Municipality, Kakheti Region, Georgia Community Description Kvareli (population 9,000) is a small town tucked into the Caucasus Mountains, about 2 hours northwest of Tbilisi. It’s known for its vineyards and beautiful lakes and thrives as a tourist destination in the fall and summer. Ilia Chavchavadze Public School Number 1, located in Kvareli, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bryna Bettis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the quality of the drinking water by installing a 5-stage reverse osmosis water filter. Bryna reports: Pushkina Secondary School has completed their water project and as a […]
Location Pushkina village, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Founded by a handful of Russian settlers during the reign of Catherine the Second, Pushkina village has grown considerably. It is currently home to a population of 1,142 people and has an Orthodox church, a mosque, six stores, a bar, a rural library, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kathryn Korthauer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to restore the water supply to the school running a power line from the school and replacing the broken gas pump with an electric pump. Kathryn reports: First one […]
Location Sincape, Olmos (District), Lambayeque (Province), Lambayeque (Department), Peru Community Description Sincape is a small annex of Olmos located in the dry forest of northern Peru. There are just under 700 inhabitants in the town, spread out over 2 miles. The people are extremely connected to their environment using it for nearly every aspect of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas Wagner. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a set of latrines at the school. Thomas reports: I am happy to say that the latrine has been finished. The new latrine structure is made of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Raychel Hebron. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the concrete water holding tank, install a rainwater catchment system, and build a handwashing station. Raychel reports: We have successfully completed the project at Mwande Primary School […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas Wagner. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a latrine structure at the school. Thomas reports: I would like to report that the school latrine in Padaf, Kaolack, Senegal has been completed. My counterpart and […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Danielle Korpalski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment and storage system to establish a water source for the clinic. Danielle reports: The community members of Igauri are very excited to have received […]
Location Igauri, Singida Region, Singida Rural District, Ntonge Ward, Tanzania Community Description Igauri is located in the Singida Rural District, about 10 km outside of the town of Singida. The 3 villages in the Ntonge Ward, Igauri, Ntonge, and Ifombou, face severe water problems. In Igauri alone, there are 2,050 people and only 4 wells […]