This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Xol Xol Merina, Linguere Region, Louga, Senegal Community Description Xol Xol Merina is a small, rural village served by a health hut and an elementary school. Problem Addressed The elementary school restrooms lack access to clean water […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Arju Nishimura. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Arju reports: The project in Xol Merina was to install running water in the elementary school restrooms and to construct a facility for the teachers. The project was initiated by the […]
Location Mbazwana, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa Community Description Mbazwana is located very near Sodwana Bay, a diving destination and a developing tourist area. Tourism does not yet provide jobs and work security to those living there, and most people are forced to leave to get work elsewhere. Mbazwana Primary School has 1,200 primary learners […]
This project, to increase the water storage capacity and build an extensive water distribution system, has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Michael McGaskey and Call to Nature Permaculture Founder and Director Solomon Amuzu. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. A summary of Michael’s report is as […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Mouye, Katiout community, Region of Kaffrine, Senegal Community Description A small farming village of fewer than 400 people. Problem Addressed The problem is access to water for growing essential food crops during the cold dry and hot […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Bubazi Cell, Rubengera Sector, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda, Africa Community Description The Bubazi Health Center’s catchment area encompasses two cells (Bubazi and Gitwa Cell) and 15 villages and has a population of approximately 8,700 people. This […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer April Zachary. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The following is a summary of April’s conclusion report: My Story This water project is Phase 2 of a two-part project. The first project, Bubazi Water Project 1: Gakoma Source, was completed […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps to expand access to education for girls around the world! Location Kante, Keran Prefecture, Kara Region, Togo […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mokube Ewane. The project was designed to dig 8 public wells, install 2 hand washing stations in public schools, and repair/rehabilitate 3 community water pumps. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Mokube reports as follows: The farther north you go […]
Location Louly Ngogom, Thiès Region, Senegal Community Description Mbour is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. The community of Louly Ngogom, located 15 km East of Mbour, on the route Nationale, is a Serer village of 500 people. The village does […]