This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Shultzabarger. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a new water pump at an unsecured public well. Brian reports: I wanted to inform you that the Murram Community Water Pump project has been successfully […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maggie Burns. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a 5,000-liter tank-style handwashing station at the school. However, it was decided to build a smaller more durable tank but with the capacity for capturing rainwater. […]
Location Kolky, Manevychi Region, Volyn’ska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Kolky is a village of about 4,000 people in the most Northwestern Oblast of Ukraine. Once an independent republic, Kolky is a welcoming community with some of the best and brightest people in Ukraine. Kolky School-Lyceum is an almost 50-year-old institution, and one of the top […]
Location Ban Wang Kree, Namaipai Sub-district, Thung Song District, Nakhonsithammarat Province, Thailand Community Description Namaipai is sub-district of 14 villages, with three primary education schools. One of these schools is located in Ban Wang Kree, which is a small village of 393 people in the southeast part of the sub-district. Community members are mostly rubber […]
This project is part of our 52 Pumps in 52 Weeks Program, being implemented by Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the program and follow its progress, CLICK HERE. Location Sincan Samba Koulibaly, Kolda, Senegal Community Description Facing the Kolda cotton factory is a quartier called Samba Koulibaly, named after […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Martin Davis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 6 wells and upgrade 9 foundations in the two communities. Martin reports: I’m happy to be able to finally provide you the conclusion of the 2nd […]
Location Ethiolo, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Ethiolo is a village in southeast Senegal, near the border with Guinea, about 90 km from Kedougou. This school year, Ethiolo inaugurated a new middle school. However, it lacks latrines or bathrooms. This poses a problem for the students who need to go to the bathroom while school is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sean Strong. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the damaged aqueduct and complete the slow filter system. Sean reports: The project has been completed. Unfortunately, the community learned that when the slow filter tank […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Garrison Harward and C.J. Pederson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: This install had the same slight problem as #19 with our experimental turn block system but aside from that everything went very smoothly. We made the […]
Location Village Dimi, Baghdatis Raioni, Imereti Region, Georgia Community Description Dimi is a small village in the Imereti region of Georgia, in the western part of the country. Dimi is located about 30 minutes south of the regional capital and second-largest city in Georgia, Kutaisi. The village has two schools and a population of approximately […]