Location Copinol, Canton San Antonio El Rebelde, Municipio de San Vicente, Departamento de San Vicente, El Salvador Community Description San Antonio El Rebelde is a small cantón of approximately 650 people (mean and median ages of 25 and 18, respectively) living in 115 houses scattered near the top of the semi-mountainous region of San Vicente […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Velasquez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water storage tank at the school. Casey reports: About a week ago we finished the project for the water tank in my site of Sta. Maria […]
Location Chuaquisis, Sta. Maria Chiquimula, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Chuaquisis is a sub-community of the municipality Sta. Maria Chiquimula located in the mountainous department of Totonicapan. It is 12 kilometers from the town center and 40 kilometers from the departmental capital. The roughly 5,000 inhabitants identify themselves almost exclusively as indigenous Mayans, their primary language […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Sexto Sol Center for Community Action. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE. Tamara reports: We are pleased to report that water is now flowing to the homes of 1,719 people! The water now comes from three […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lianna Reed. The project was designed to extend the existing piping 400 meters from the current public water spigot to the hospital. Since the hospital already was already equipped with the piping needed to get water to the sinks and other faucets, the […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Botou, Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Botou is a small, rural Bambara village 10 km northeast of Tambacounda, a region in southern Senegal. There is no electricity, although the lines and poles are up. There is a water […]
This project, to improve the water supply system and build a storage tank in Shisong, Northwest Region, Cameroon, has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick McCarville. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Patrick reports: When I arrived in Shisong in 2009 as a Peace Corps Volunteer […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Barbara Richardson, as part of our 100 Water Projects Program – Albania, as well as our larger Let Girls Learn Initiative – Worldwide. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Barbara reports: In September 2015 we, Bashkia Mat and I […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps to expand access to education for girls around the world! Location 31 Korrik 9 Vjecare, Bashkia Mat, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Pier Vernaza as part of our 100 Water Projects Program – Albania, as well as our larger Let Girls Learn Initiative – Worldwide. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Pier reports: The bathroom project has been completed. The workers of […]