This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Dato. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to replace the tubes that carry the water from the source to the storage tank of the school, and to buy small storage containers for flushing the toilets. Tyler […]
Location Caserio Los Perez, Aldea Patzac, Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description The high rural Guatemalan community of Los Perez only recently acquired the formal status of caserio (village). The community is located at 2,500 meters of elevation (approx. 8,100 feet), and is home to 20 families, who are all mostly interrelated. Most adults have […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dercum Over. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom with 3 flush toilets. Dercum reports: The community of Los Perez has successfully completed the project of replacing the dangerous latrines in their elementary school […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Logsdon. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water purification system in the cafeteria of Yarkovskaya School. Rachel reports: After the funds were received, a representative of the school and I visited a local […]
Location Yarkoye, Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Yarkoye is a village in Crimea consisting of just over 2,000 people. Many people in the village make a living through what they grow on their farms. 220 students attend Yarkovskaya School from the first to the eleventh grade. There are 38 employees at the school, including 24 teachers. […]
Location Boustane Diaw, Patar Lia, Ouadiour, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Boustane Diaw is a small rural village in the Gossas area, within the community of Patar Lia, in the arrondissement of Ouadiour, region of Fatick, Senegal. It is part of a three-village cluster and has a population of about 200 people. They live in 12 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Albert Vang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 7 pit-style, brick-lined latrines in the Boustane Diop. Albert reports: With the experience of prior latrine projects, the project went smoothly. During the month prior to starting […]
Location Keur Amadou Diop, community of Patar Lia, district of Gossas, arrondissement of Ouadiour, region of Fatick, Senegal Community Description Keur Amadou Diop is located in the rural community of Patar Lia, the district of Gossas, the arrondissement the Ouadiour, and the region of Fatick. Although Keur Amadou Diop is within the radius of the […]
In December, Water Charity began a program to provide water filters to the families that work in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump. We will be working in conjunction with Safe Passage (Camino Seguro), a nonprofit organization that does extensive work with this population. Safe Passage works with the poorest at-risk children of families working in the garbage […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Browne. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a handwashing station at the school. Lauren reports: Scope of the Project Financial help from Appropriate Projects paid for all the construction materials. The skilled labor was […]