This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Alex Wang. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to establish a safe source of water for the community of Copinol. Alex reports: The project to build a communal pila and run piping from the water source is […]
Location Copinol, Canton San Antonio El Rebelde, Municipio de San Vicente, Departamento de San Vicente, El Salvador Community Description San Antonio El Rebelde is a small cantón of approximately 650 people (mean and median ages of 25 and 18, respectively) living in 115 houses scattered near the top of the semi-mountainous region of San Vicente […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Velasquez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a water storage tank at the school. Casey reports: About a week ago we finished the project for the water tank in my site of Sta. Maria […]
Location Chuaquisis, Sta. Maria Chiquimula, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Chuaquisis is a sub-community of the municipality Sta. Maria Chiquimula located in the mountainous department of Totonicapan. It is 12 kilometers from the town center and 40 kilometers from the departmental capital. The roughly 5,000 inhabitants identify themselves almost exclusively as indigenous Mayans, their primary language […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Velasquez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a concrete reservoir tank and handwashing station at the school. Casey reports: Thanks to the people who funded the school of Chuitacabaj, Xesana’s water tank project, the […]
This project has been completed and will be monitored by newly formed village water use committees on the ground. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The following is a summary of the conclusion report: This project was to drill a well in Wondo Genet. The depth of the well was 32 meters. The output […]
Location Chuitacabaj, Aldea Xesana, Sta. Maria Chiquimula, Department Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description The community of Chuitacabaj, Aldea Xesana, is located 15 kilometers from the municipality of Sta. Maria Chiquimula, Department Totonicapan. The terrain is mountainous and, because of its high elevation, has a moderately cold climate. It is a rural community of Mayan indigenous people […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Sexto Sol Center for Community Action. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE. Tamara reports: We are pleased to report that water is now flowing to the homes of 1,719 people! The water now comes from three […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Botou, Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Botou is a small, rural Bambara village 10 km northeast of Tambacounda, a region in southern Senegal. There is no electricity, although the lines and poles are up. There is a water […]
This project, to improve the water supply system and build a storage tank in Shisong, Northwest Region, Cameroon, has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Patrick McCarville. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Patrick reports: When I arrived in Shisong in 2009 as a Peace Corps Volunteer […]