Location Umbulwane, Emnambithi/Ladysmith, uThukela District, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Community Description Ladysmith is a relatively medium-sized town in the uThukela district, inside the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, in South Africa. It is considered the central commercial shipping hub between the port city of Durban and the capital city of Johannesburg. Umbulwane, also known as Little […]
Location Prey Tamoong Village, Phsar Commune, Baribour District, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia Community Description Baribour District is a district in the north of Kampong Chhnang Province, in central Cambodia. The district is subdivided into 11 communes, including Phsar, which is in turn subdivided into 64 villages, including Prey Tamoong. Phsar Health Center serves, as is […]
Location Kerr Werko (Sotokoi), Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Werko (Sotokoi) is a rural village located in the northern part of The Gambia, in the Upper Niumi District. Culturally, it is composed of many tribes, the Wolof, the Fulla, Mandinka, and Seerer. It is the home of about 350 […]
Location Community of Las Manzanas, city of Cabrican, department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Cabrican is 2 hours north, by public bus, of the city of Quetzaltenango, in the North-Western corner of the department of Quetzaltenango. Las Manzanas is geographically close to the center of town, and has a small population. While the community has […]
Location Village of Kondokho, Region of Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Kondokho is a village of about 1,000 people, with no electricity and no paved roads. There is a seasonal river with running water from June to October, around which women do subsistence gardening. The community has one new health post. Pumps are the only water […]
Location Mulivai, Safata District, Upolu Island, Samoa Community Description Mulivai is a small village of about 450 people, located in the district of Safata on the south side of the island of Upolu in Samoa. Most residents work as subsistence farmers, with some gaining extra income by working at two high-end resorts located in a […]
This project is to build two rainwater harvesting systems in Javavandh and a well in Mansangh vandh (hamlet) of Rapar Taluka, Gujarat, India. The project consists of two parts. The first is the construction a rainwater harvesting system to serve a village, including an underground tank, and another for a school. The second is the […]
Location Aldea Tululché, Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Aldea Tululché is a small Mayan community of around 1,000 people, located on the Interamerican Highway. The community is very poor, and most of the men are farmers. The village is located about 1.5 hours from the capital, Guatemala City, about five minutes from the town of […]
Location Gushie, Northern Region, Ghana Community Description Gushie is a small farming village in the Northern Region of Ghana, approximately 50 km north of Tamale, the regional capital. Gushie has a population of just under 1,000 people and does not have electricity. The village is mostly comprised of people from the Dagomba and Fulani tribes, […]
Location Aldea Las Colmenas, Zaragoza, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Aldea Las Colmenas is a small village of Zaragoza, Chimaltenango. Located high on a mountain and accessible only by dirt road, it is about an hour by car from the main town. Las Colmenas is a small community of approximately 36 families, most people consider themselves […]