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 […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Caroline Mackenzie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the plumbing and fixtures in the bathrooms used by disabled youth. Caroline reports: I am happy to send you photos showing the MAJOR improvements to the men’s […]
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, Albert’s third for Water Charity, was to construct 7 pit-style, brick-lined latrines. Albert reports: First, I would like to thank you and the entire Appropriate Projects organization for providing us […]
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 8 simple pit latrines in the village. Albert reports: After days and weeks of hassling, and discussions between myself and villagers, my very first latrine project is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer McKinze Cook. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring clean water to the nursery and remedy a number of sanitation problems. McKinze reports: Hello! The Akhaltsikhe Nursery #1 Water Project is complete! In all honesty it’s […]
Location Akhaltsikhe, Akhaltsikhe municipality, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia Community Description Akhaltsikhe is a small city of 30,000 people and the regional center of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Samtskhe-Javakheti is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse areas in the Caucasus and has a large Armenian population. The area is very conservative in nature and its people struggle with […]
Location Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Luhansk is the main city in the Luhansk oblast, located on the very eastern side of Ukraine. There are approximately 500,000 residents in the city. Most of the buildings in the center of Luhansk remain from the Soviet era and very few of the buildings have access for […]
Location Melitopol, Melitopolskyi Raion, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Melitopol is a city of 160,000 people, the second largest city in the Zaporizhia Oblast, and located in South Eastern Ukraine. The city was founded in 1784 by a decree of Empress Catherine II. As part of the Soviet Union, the city quickly became a major […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer William Toerpe. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the bathroom at the center by repairing piping and installing toilets and two sinks. William reports: We have finished the project and I would like to explain […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Monica Echavarria. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build three individual tanks for storage to provide for the water needs of the school. It evolved to a better solution to use one larger tank, […]