This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shannon McGarry. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide running water to the nursery school for drinking, sanitation, and irrigation of the school garden. Shannon reports: The Shulinab Nursery Project was completed in July 2010. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to rehabilitate 4 Mark II hand pumps in the Niamina Dankunku area. Jeremy had his Peace Corps service interrupted, but was able to pass the project on to […]
Location Medina Serign Mass, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Medina Serign Mass is located in the North Bank region of The Gambia. It is a rural farming community of approximately 2,000 people. It is the home village of the Grand Imam of The Gambia, and is host to many large religious ceremonies every […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Brown. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a covered well in the community. Chris reports: I helped put in a well in the small village of Balori, a village that typically runs out […]
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 construct a rainwater catchment and storage system at the girl’s classroom at the school. Brian reports: The Misikhu Friends Secondary School water project has been successfully completed. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Hill-Tanquist. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a handwashing station at the school, making water available for the students for drinking, brushing teeth, and washing hands. Eric reports: The project in Tululché has […]
Location Rivne Region, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Diadkovichy is a small farming village of 1,300 people. It is located 30 minutes outside of Rivne, the capital of the Rivne oblast. The village is one of the larger in the immediate area and has one of the few K-11th form schools, Diadkovichy School. The school […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Kirouac. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build soak-away pits at twenty households in the Gushie community. Katie reports: During the past week, we completed the soak-away pit project in Gushie, N/R, Ghana. Through […]
Location Borova, Borovskoy Rayon, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Borova is a rayon (county) capital in Eastern Ukraine in the Kharkiv Oblast. The population of Borova is nearly 7,000, while the population of the rayon is around 18,000. It is located 4 km from the Chervonooskilske Reservoir formed from the Borova and Oskol Rivers. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Martin Van den Berghe. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the three while training a maintenance and repair team. Martin reports on the process: I bought the tools in Dakar and in Kedougou and […]