SLOW LIFE Foundation

Pedro Ruiz Gallo 10785 School Water Project – Peru

Location Sincape, Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru Community Description Sincape is a small rural community making up one of the dozens of annex communities that form the town of Olmos in the northern region of the department of Lambayeque in Peru. It is a small impoverished village of about 135 families, or 600. Classified as a dry […]

Kayemor Marketplace Latrine Project – Senegal

Location Kayemor, Nioro du Rip, Kaolack region, Senegal Community Description Kayemor, a village of about 2,000 residents, is located just north of The Gambia in the department of Nioro du Rip and Kaolack region in Senegal. The primary language and ethnic group is Wolof, followed by Pulaar. Located 18 kilometers from a paved road, Kayemor […]

Kirovograd State Pedagogical Academy Water Filter Project – Ukraine

Location Kirovograd, Kirovogradsk’a oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kirovograd, located on the Inhul River, is an oblast capital city, located in the center of Ukraine. The Kirovograd State Pedagogical Academy serves around 300 students, with linguistic and psychology faculties. In addition, the academy’s students provide translation services for surrounding schools and visiting foreigners. The building was […]

Cabuya Arriba Water System Project – Panama

Location Cabuya Arriba de Anton, Cocle, Panama Community Description Cabuya Arriba is a small mountain town in the district of Anton, province of Cocle. Most of the 700 community members are farmers. The water source for Cabuya Arriba is a mountain stream at an altitude of 850 meters. The community has a gravity feed system […]

Angaza Nursery School Well and Handwashing Station Project – Kenya

Location Tindinyo, Mokwo, Kapkangani, Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Tindinyo is a small rural village in North Rift Valley Province located off the Kapsabet-Chavakali tarmac, just outside of the beautiful Kakamega Forest. The majority of the community is of the Luhya tribe and earns a living through farming. The community uses local rivers […]

Ngaraff Health Hut Water and Sanitation Project – Senegal

Location Ngaraff, Linguere, Louga, Senegal Community Description Ngaraff is a 400-person community located on the national highway near the town of Linguere, in the department of Linguere, region of Louga, Senegal. The population of the village is primarily composed of ethnic Wolof people surviving on the subsistence farming of millet, peanuts, and beans. There is […]

Kabuga Primary School Rainwater Catchment Project – Rwanda

Location Bahunda, Rwanda Community Description Bahunda is located about 3 hours outside of the Kigali capital. It is a poor rural area of Rwanda, with no electricity and limited access to water. The Kabuga Primary School is over 50 years old. There are 14 classrooms that house 1,200 students, ranging in age from 6-16 years […]

Fass Toucouleur Elementary School Latrine Project – Senegal

Location Fass Toucouleur, Kaolack Region, Senegal Community Description Fass Toucouleur is a small Pulaar village located about 24 km south of Kaolack and 5 km west of the nearest paved road. There is no electricity and peanut and millet farming are the primary sources of income. On the edge of the village is the Fass […]

Baan Huey Tai School Bathroom Project – Thailand

Location Baan Huey Tai, Mae Phun, Lap Lae, Uttaradit, Thailand Community Description Baan Huey Tai is a rural village in Northern Thailand. It is located in the sub-district Mae Phun of Uttaradit Province. The village is a low-income community and has a population of about 300 people. The majority of villagers are gardeners growing various […]

Baricho Dispensary Water Supply Project – Kenya

Location Baricho village, Baricho Sub-location, Bungale Location, Marafa Division, Magarini District, Coast Province, Kenya Community Description Baricho is a farming community located in the semi-arid coastal region of Kenya and has a population of approximately 4,868 people. Baricho Dispensary is a community-supported health care center started in 1939 in response to an outbreak of disease […]