Location Ewarton, St. Catherine, Jamaica Community Description Ewarton is a semi-rural community located at the foot of Mt. Rosser in Northwest St. Catherine, Jamaica. The town is approximately 23 miles south of Ocho Rios. The community has an approximate population of 14,000 people who live in thirteen unique districts. Persons are predominantly involved in agriculture […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Hurley. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to do 35 top-well repairs in the central village and surrounding hamlets. Emily reports: We have completed 35 top-well repairs throughout 4 villages in the commune of Dombila. […]
Location Paquip (outside of Santa Clara La Laguna), Sololá, Guatemala Community Description Paquip is a new community, recently independent of Santa Clara La Laguna. There are about 500 residents. Men generally work as carpenters and women work in their homes. Many husbands and fathers are working in the United States. The community is extremely poor, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Karl Mollohan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a new tank for the water system, repair the old tank to be used as a reserve, repair the piping system, and add 10 new families […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteers Marcie Todd and Garrison Harward. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Garrison reports: After a long break I was excited to get back to installing pumps. This was my 6th install, and going in I finally felt like I […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Meghan O’Connell. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well to be used primarily as a source of irrigation for a community garden. Meghan reports: We have finished the Water Charity- sponsored Jassong Community […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emily Garland. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to restore water to the school by replacing the pumping system. Emily reports: Thanks to the generous funds from Water Charity, the well at Foyer Lataste orphanage has […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Charlene Hopkins. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build ten pit latrines in Saare Sadio. Charlene reports: This project proposed to build ten simple pit latrines in a rural village located 13 km southeast of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Cleaver. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to assist community leaders in remediation of the causes of deforestation, erosion, soil infertility, and desertification, all of which directly impact on the availability of safe water. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emma Gring. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring a safe and reliable water supply to the school by restoring the damaged tank and replacing broken piping. Emma reports: This project was relatively simple but […]