Location Teugue-Ndogui, Department of Kebemer, Region of Louga, Senegal Community Description Teugue-Ndogui is a small village in Northern Senegal with about 1,000 people of Wolof ethnicity. Subsistence farming and animal husbandry are the main sources of income, although due to the close proximity to regional capitals and cities, community members migrate during the work week […]
Location Chernivtska Olbast, Ukraine Community Description Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. Its capital is the city Chernivtsi. The region has a population of 913,275 and spans 8,100 km². The agency Narodna Dopomoha, was founded 19 years ago by University students who saw the ravages of homelessness […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Megan O’Connor. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide crucial sanitation services for the center. Megan reports: We completed the project, resulting in clean, potable water supplies, toilets and showers for our most vulnerable, homeless, displaced […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Hall. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water storage facility and handwashing station at the Diagaly Primary School. Kimberly reports: With additional community contributions, the hand washing/water storage project was extended to surrounding […]
Location El Balsamar, Cuisnahuat, Sonsonate, El Salvador Community Description El Balsamar is a small community with about 600 people. It is made up of a cooperative of villagers who work balsamo (a type of resin they extract from the balsamo tree and process and sell) and coffee. Most of the community members own land where […]
Location Commune of Kounkane, Velingara Department, Kolda Region, Senegal Community Description Kounkane is a rural road town located on Route National 6 in southern Senegal, with a population of approximately 9,300, the majority of whom belong to the Pulaar ethnic group. Most of the economy relies on agriculture, primarily of corn, rice, millet, peanuts, and […]
Location Kounkane, Velingara Department, Kolda Region, Senegal Community Description Kounkane is a rural road town located on Route National 6 in southern Senegal, with a population of approximately 9,300, the majority of whom belong to the Pulaar ethnic group. Most of the economy relies on agriculture, primarily of corn, rice, millet, peanuts, and cotton. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Geoffrey Burmeister. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the two toilet chambers and single shower chamber at the Kounkane Health Post. Geoffrey reports: This project cleaned, disinfected, and rehabilitated two latrines and one shower at […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Athena Parker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide 6 handwashing stations in 3 schools in Bakai-Ata. Athena reports: This project has been completed. As a result, 1,350 students and 110 teachers and staff members now […]
Location Bakai-Ata Village, Bakai-Ata Rayon, Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan Community Description Bakai-Ata is a primarily rural and agricultural village in the west of Talas oblast, one of the most isolated areas in Kyrgyzstan. It is a medium-size town that serves as the Bakai-Ata rayon’s administrative and regional health center as well as a center for commerce. […]