Location Perechyn, Perechynska region, Zakarpatska oblast, Ukraine Community Description Perechyn is a small town in Western Ukraine and has a population of about 7,000 people. The name of the town means “crossroads” and, as such, many people come through this small regional center on their way to other places in Western Ukraine. The largest employer […]
Location La Zona, Aldea of Santa Rita de Oriente, Santa Barbara, Honduras Community Description La Zona is a community of about 600 citizens in about 120 households located at the base of the Montana Santa Barbara and just outside the boundaries of a national park. The community is surrounded by several creeks and rivers, making […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Rosângela Araújo, Vice President of Instituto Diamante Verde (IDV). To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system and ferro-cement tank in the village of Gregório. Rosângela reports: It took 5 months to complete the project, […]
Location Boca Del Monte, Ngöbe-Bugle, Panama Community Description Boca Del Monte is a community of about 500 people in the Comarca of Ngöbe-Bugle of Southwestern Panama. The community has a school that goes up to 8th grade, which had a 2010 enrollment of around 350 kids from Boca Del Monte and 5 other surrounding communities. […]
Location Diambo Soubalo, Saint Louis, Senegal Community Description Diambo Soubalo is located in northern Senegal in the region of Saint Louis, a few kilometers from the Mauritania border. It is a community of approximately 1,700 people whose primary vocation is farming. The village lacks running water and electricity. However, it is located next to a […]
Location Radionovka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Radionovka is a small village of 1,500 people, located near the most polluted city in all of Europe, Kryvy Rog, Ukraine. The community does not have running water. However, it has local river water piped into water stations throughout the village for local use. The Radionovka Secondary School […]
Location Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli Region, Republic of Georgia Community Description The community served by this project is Public School #5 in the city of Rustavi. Rustavi is located in the southeast of Georgia and is the country’s 4th largest city, with a population of approximately 115,000. During the Soviet period, the city was a major […]
Location Banda Village, Rangiro Sector, Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda Community Description Banda Village is located on the periphery of Nyungwe National Forest. The 6,000 villagers originally lived in the rainforest until the government forced them out upon the decision to protect the rainforest. Banda Village is one of the most densely-populated villages in Rwanda, […]
Location Village of Ndiassoume, Department of Mbirkelane, Kaffrine Region, Senegal Community Description Ndiassoume is a small village located 8 kilometers northeast of Mbirkelane, Senegal in the heart of the peanut basin. The population is about 250 people during the dry season. The village doubles in size during the rainy season due to the additional need […]
Location Mamadou Badeifa, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Mamadou Badeifa is a small village of 163 individuals located 30 kilometers east of Kolda. It is composed of 12 compounds, situated a kilometer off the Route Nationale, and is without electricity or running water. A population made up of ethnic Pulaars, the people of Mamadou Badeifa are […]