Location Nerkin Khndzoresk, Syunik Marz, Armenia Community Description The village of Nerkin Khndzoresk has approximately 320 people. The quaint border village was founded in 1983 as a result of resizing of the bigger village of Khndzoresk. After the creation of Khndzoresk, Nerkin was established to strengthen the Southeastern borders of Armenia and was strategically placed […]
This project is for the covering of the community spring and the construction of a small catchment box to provide clean water to the people of Parina, Peru. The project is being implemented under the direction of Kristen Gunther, a graduate student at the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, and Suma Marka, a […]
Location Bodoi Community, Mwareni Village, Bore Sublocation, Madina Location, Magareni District, Coast Province, Kenya Community Description People of the Bodoi community, much like the larger Marafa area, are primarily Giriama, one of the nine Mjikenda tribes. Major forms of employment include farming, animal rearing, and small businesses. Magareni District is within a semi-arid climatic zone, […]
Location La Isla de Asia, Cañete, Lima, Perú Community Description La Isla is a rural community on the coast of southern Peru. It is bordered by the ocean to the west and mountains to the east. The community’s name translates to “The Island”—a name perhaps chosen because although La Isla is six miles inland, it […]
Location Kerr Jarga Jobe, Jokadu District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Jarga Jobe is a medium-sized Wolof community of about seventy compounds and about 2,500 villagers. The majority of the villagers are subsistence farmers raising coos, groundnuts and maize and rearing animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and chickens. The community has […]
Location School of Zguriţa, village of Zguriţa, district of Drochia, Republic of Moldova Community Description The village of Zguriţa is located in the north of Moldova close to the Ukranian border in the district of Drochia. The village is situated on the main highway between the towns of Drochia and Soroca. There are currently 1,750 […]
Location Aldea El Sitan, Patzicia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description El Sitan is a small village that is part of the town of Patzicia, with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. The main source of income for the community is agriculture. There is one official school and one preschool. The village is located approximately 3 km away from the […]
Location Medina Njama, Jokadou District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Medina Njama is a small community of 20 family compounds totaling around 450 people, in the Jokadou district of the North Bank Region, The Gambia. The village is a multi-ethnic community consisting primarily of Wolofs, but there are a few Fula compounds as […]
Location Village of Goundaga, Community Rural Kandiaye, Department of Velingara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Goundaga is a village of about 500 people in southern Senegal. The village lacks access to running water and electricity. The community’s economic base is agriculture, specifically focused on peanuts, cotton, millet, and rice. The village has a health […]
Location Sare Sawadi, Fulladu West, Central River Region – South Bank, The Gambia Community Description The village of Sare Sawadi is a small Fula community of 175 people located twelve kilometers from the town of Bansang. The villagers farm groundnuts, coos, rice and cassava. Water sources in the village include one hand pump and one […]