The village of Rakops, Botswana, is located just north of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The majority of its 8,500 inhabitants are subsistence farmers creating a livelihood through the rearing of cattle and production of non-arable crops. It has the 3rd largest population in the Boteti Sub-District. According to the 2008 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey, […]
Location Mumana Lupando, Northern Province, Zambia Community Description Mumana Lupando village is located in the Northern Province of Zambia, 85 kilometers west of Kasama, the provincial capital. The Kasolo section water source in Mumana Lupando provides water for Mumana Lupando Basic School, as well as approximately 40 households. It is located roughly in the middle […]
Location Boff Poupouye, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Boff Poupouye is a small rural community located within the department of Fatick, 110 km east of the capital Dakar. The village consists of roughly 300 people during the dry season and upwards of 400 during the harvesting months. The community has no electricity and relies on wells […]
Location Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines Community Description Barangay Bonuan Gueset, consisting of about 3,000 people, is located on the north side of Dagupan City, close to the shore of Linguyen Gulf. Gueset is predominantly a low-income area, with residences and commercial establishments located mainly along a commercial highway leading from downtown Dagupan City to communities […]
This is a project to build soak-away pits in the village of Tali, in the Northern Region of Ghana. Tali, with a population of about 2,000, is located about an hour west of Tamale on the Tamale-Daboya Road. The people are of the Dagomba tribe and they speak Dagbani. Soak-away pits can play a significant […]
This project is a follow-up to the tremendously successful Moringa Ride – Togo: A Move to Reduce World Hunger which was completed in late 2009 under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer William Vu. In that project, 13 villages in Togo were visited by a team consisting of Peace Corps volunteers and nationals. Hundreds of […]
Location Kakata City, Margibi County, Liberia Community Description Liberia is located on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Kakata is the capital of Margibi County. Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (KRTTI) is a teacher training institute with residential facilities for both trainers and trainees. The […]
Location Laradjie Jaxanke, Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Laradjie is a small Jaxanke village located 21 km southeast of the regional capital Tambacounda. The village population totals approximately 200 people, comprised of 23% men, 24% women, and 53% children. Most villagers are sustenance farmers, and make a small profit selling various crops and produce. Many farmers […]
Location Chula I, Kamsonga Health Center Catchment Area, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description The community of Chula I is a rural village in central Malawi, about 30 miles from the BOMA of Ntchisi. The people are subsistence farmers of maize, beans, soya, peanuts for food security, and tobacco for their cash crop. The homes in […]
Location Fatick, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Fatick is a small city of 26,000 people, located in Western Senegal on the northern tip of the Sine river delta. It is the capital for the region of Fatick. Fatick is predominantly ethnically Serere with small communities of Wolof and Pulaar. The project will take place in Ndiaye-Ndiaye, […]