This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Olivia Clark. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a new toilet and washing facility for the residents of the At Toyyibin boarding house. Olivia reports: The At Toyyibin Boarding House Sanitation project was implemented […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shaina Holm. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install an indoor bathroom at the school. Shaina reports: The project was completed a week before Peace Corps Volunteers were evacuated from Ukraine due to security concerns. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessie Maier. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 8 latrines in Bamkoto. Jessie reports: For this project, we successfully built 8 latrines in the village of Bamkoto. Villagers helped in the construction by digging […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Carolyn Daly. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install 50 Sawyer filters in classrooms and kitchens of partner schools. Carolyn reports: Scope of the project The Sololá School Filter Project provided 50 Sawyer filters to five schools in […]
Location Chaema Village, Mulanje District, Southern Region, Malawi Community Description Chaema is a densely populated community located on the southern side of Mount Mulanje. The village currently has 512 households and a total population of 2,275 people. Economically, the village consists of low-income farmers who grow cash crops like tea and pineapple to sell so […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christin Spoolstra. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair an unused well, build a tower, and install a water tank, pump, and piping. Christin reports: Construction was delayed several times on this project. First, although […]
Location Santa Rosa de Cucunati, District of Chepigana, Province of Darien, Panama Community Description Santa Rosa de Cucunati is an Embera indigenous community outside the comarca located in the Darien province of Panama. The population has 129 men, women and children, and there are 25 houses. There is a school located in Santa Rosa that […]
This project has been completed under the direction of RPCV Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The goals of this project were completed, and done simultaneously as the Central River Region Handpump and WASH Improvement Program – Phase 2 – The Gambia, another of the many projects that Jeremy […]
Location 5 villages in Niamina Dankunku and Niamina West Districts, Central River Region-South, The Gambia. The villages are Choya, Madina Wallom, Dankunku Fula Kunda, Sare Gynalko, and Brikama Lefaya. Community Description These 5 villages are smaller ethnic Fula communities that are largely under-served by government and NGO agencies. These poor, pastoral and farming villages enjoy […]
Location Keur Daouda Cisse, Thies region, Senegal Community Description Keur Daouda Cisse is a small village about 6 miles outside of Thies. 300+ villagers share about 20 compounds in a sandy, land-locked village with no electricity. Some compounds have access to a water spigot that connects to a water tower in Tawa Fall. However, most […]