Location Pakour, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Pakour is an arrondissement of around 2,500 people in the Department of Velingara located in the southeast of the region of Kolda, Senegal. Seated just 12 km from the border of Guinea-Bissau it sees a lot of traffic moving in and out of the […]
This is the third project by Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Arnold. To read about the Bun Ranny Hun Sen High School Bathroom Project 1 – Cambodia, CLICK HERE. To read about the Prey Sumnang Well Project – Cambodia, CLICK HERE. Location Dang Tung Commune, Dang Tung District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description The community is as […]
Location Dang Tung District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description This project is being done in Prey Sumnang Crowm Village of K’cheeyay Kan Chuung Commune, in the middle of rice fields about 3 km off the main 30 km dirt road that runs between Chouk and Kampong Trach. Dang Tung District, Kampot Province is a fairly […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lauren Arnold. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The well was dug, the pump was installed, and the site work was finished according to the plans. The well is now providing clean water to […]
Location Thainfara Mawno, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Thainfara Mawno is a small Pulaar farming community in the south of Senegal about a 2-hour drive from the regional capital in Kolda. Most families are subsistence farmers who grow corn and millet as their staple crops during the rainy season. The village, consisting of 275 people, is […]
This project is the second project to be implemented under the Water Charity Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It calls for the construction of a 15,000-liter Ferro-cement tank for water storage to serve the communities of El Brison and Las Batatas Arriba, Dominican Republic. The project is under the direction of […]
Location Bantanding-Tukulor, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description The village of Bantanding-Tukulor is located in the North Bank near the border with Senegal. It is a farming village with 35 compounds, housing about 200 people. The people of the village grow coos, groundnut, and corn. They also plant cashews and mangoes. They have recently […]
his project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elizabeth Thompson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to dig a well to provide water for the irrigation of the woodlot. Elizabeth reports: The project goal was to dig a well to provide water for the irrigation […]
Location Kuwonku Village, Wuli District, Upper River Region, The Gambia Community Description The village of Kuwonku is a small rural farming community of about 800 people. The community is committed to improving every aspect of village life, including health care, education, and farming techniques. The Village Development Committee (VDC) is eager to enter into projects […]
Location Basori, Western Region, The Gambia Community Description The village of Basori is a large village of 15,000 people, located about 40 km southeast of Banjul. The village has a nursery school, lower basic school, and also a clinic. Currently, the village has no safe drinking water and villagers drink out of open wells. These […]