Location Medina Abdoul, Kolda region, Senegal Community Description Medina Abdoul is a rural village of 150 people. The village is a farming community located 40 km from the city of Kolda, about 3 km off the main road. The women’s group of Medina Abdoul has a community garden that was started in 2010. With the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shailah Bevan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system to provide water for the Mawingu Maternity Ward. Shailah reports: My counterpart and I traveled to the nearest town called Olkalou and purchased […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Breezie Mitchell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater harvesting system to provide water for the needs of the school. Breezie reports: The rainwater harvesting system for Community Breakthrough Support Mission Education Centre is […]
Location Mawingu Division, Olkalou District, Central Kenya Community Description Mawingu is a division consisting of 14,418 people, made up of five separate villages. The average family in Mawingu has 5 to 9 children and 45% of the families have children under the age of 5. Mawingu Maternity Ward is the only maternity ward in all […]
Location Kimilili, Bungoma District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Kimilili is located on the slopes of Mt. Elgon and is a very rich agricultural town with a variety of cash crops including beans, corn, poultry, and dairy. Approximately 140,000 people live in Kimilili, 47.1% of which are under the age of 15. The community is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephen Cormier. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a 40-cubic-meter water storage tank. Stephen reports: The project was a great success. We (the WMC, community and local NGO) set out to use the funding provided […]
Location Kvareli, Kvareli Municipality, Kakheti Region, Georgia Community Description Kvareli (population 9,000) is a small town tucked into the Caucasus Mountains, about 2 hours northwest of Tbilisi. It’s known for its vineyards and beautiful lakes and thrives as a tourist destination in the fall and summer. Ilia Chavchavadze Public School Number 1, located in Kvareli, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bryna Bettis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the quality of the drinking water by installing a 5-stage reverse osmosis water filter. Bryna reports: Pushkina Secondary School has completed their water project and as a […]
Location Pushkina village, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Founded by a handful of Russian settlers during the reign of Catherine the Second, Pushkina village has grown considerably. It is currently home to a population of 1,142 people and has an Orthodox church, a mosque, six stores, a bar, a rural library, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kathryn Korthauer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to restore the water supply to the school running a power line from the school and replacing the broken gas pump with an electric pump. Kathryn reports: First one […]