SLOW LIFE Foundation

Hincesti Well Improvement Project – Moldova

Location Village of Hincesti, District of Falesti, Moldova Community Description Hincesti is a small village of about 450 people, located in the district of Falesti in Northwestern Moldova, along the Prut River. It is about half an hour by car from the district center (Falesti), and 2.5 hours from the capital (Chisinau). One of the […]

Zolotonosha School Number Six Water Project – Ukraine

Location Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast ,Ukraine Community Description Zolotonosha is a community of 30,000, located in central Ukraine. Most people make a living through farming, working in schools or small organizations, or starting small, private businesses. Access to clean water is a problem for two main reasons. First, there are many ecological issues such as inadequate […]

Conclusion of Medina Njama Pump Repair Project – The Gambia

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Wells Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the hand-pump in Medina Njama. Wells reports: I am pleased to announce that pump work for the Medina Njama project is finished and it was a […]

Krasnorechensk Secondary School Water Project – Ukraine

Location Krasnorechensk, Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Krasnorechensk is a small village located the far east of Ukraine in the Lugansk Oblast, with a population of 3,400. The town is isolated geographically from the rest of the area. The town lacks clean water and a reliable source. Due to chemicals and geographical factors, the town […]

Boustane Diop Latrine Project – Senegal

Location Boustane Diop, Patar Lia, Gossas, Ouadior, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Boustane Diop, one of three rural villages in the Boustane village cluster, is located in the rural community of Patar Lia, district of Gossas, arrondissment of Ouadior, region of Fatick, Senegal. Boustane Diop has a population of about 100 people, primarily children between the […]

Lutugino Educational Complex School #1 Water Filter Project – Ukraine

Location Lutugino, Luganks Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Lutugino, in the heart of Eastern Ukraine in Lugansk Oblast, is a small industrial town with a population of about 25,000 with both a factory and a coal mine. Like many other small towns in the region, the resources are scarce and access is very limited. Lutugino Educational […]

Executive Judgment 443rd Prison Filter Project – Mongolia

Location Burentogtoh Village, Nuurstei District, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia Community Description The Executive Judgment 443rd Prison is located in Burentogtoh Village, Nuurstei District, approximately 20 km from Murun in Khuvsgul Province in northern Mongolia. The total population of Khuvsgul province is 130,000 and the population of Murun City is 40,000. On average, the prison houses 90 […]

Caisan Centro Primary School Water Project – Panama

Location Caisan, Chiriqui, Panama Community Description Caisan Centro is a Latino farming community in the highlands of the province of Chiriqui, Panama. With about 200 houses, Centro is a small outlying suburb of the larger district of Renacimiento, and is often overlooked next to the bigger community when it comes to needed services. A specific […]

Centro Escolar de Palo Verde Water Project – El Salvador

Location Palo Verde, San Julian, Sonsonate, El Salvador Community Description Palo Verde is a very remote, rural, and poor community in southwestern El Salvador, consisting of 48 houses and 334 people. The vast majority of male community members are sustenance farmers. Females tend to not work and stay at home to care for the home […]

El Pital Spring Water Project – El Salvador

Location Caserio El Pital, Canton La Magdalena, Municipio Chalchuapa, Departamento Santa Ana, El Salvador Community Description El Pital is a well-organized community with a functioning ADESCO and water committee. The community has about 600 people and is growing. About 25 years ago, the ADESCO and water committee collaborated to bring water to nearly all of […]