This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Paul Gauci. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a permanent catch dam to replace the main sandbag dam, thus creating a reliable clean water supply. Paul reports: It took a short while to get […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erin Cubley. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water into the school and build a new bathroom in an existing room. Erin reports: The week the project was supposed to start, the principal of […]
Location Cerro de Nubes, Municipio de Corinto, Departamento de Morazán, El Salvador Community Description Cerro de Nubes (Hill of Clouds) is a small subsection (a caserio) of the larger pueblo of Corinto, in the Department of Morazán, near the border of Honduras. The community has approximately 300 residents in 63 homes, sprawled out over a […]
Location Pondala, Saraya, Kédougou, Sénégal Community Description Pondala is a small village of approximately 420 people located in the southeast part of the country on the main road between the regional capitol of Kedougou and the Mali border. The people of Pondala are mainly subsistence farmers. Although the village is on the main transit route, […]
Location Perechyn, Perechynska region, Zakarpatska oblast, Ukraine Community Description Perechyn is a small town in Western Ukraine and has a population of about 7,000 people. The name of the town means “crossroads” and, as such, many people come through this small regional center on their way to other places in Western Ukraine. The largest employer […]
Location La Honda, San Francisco District, Veraguas Province, Panama Community Description La Honda is an 800-person community nestled in a valley in the mountains of Panama. The people are almost entirely subsistence farmers who occasionally supplement their incomes doing odd construction jobs in other parts of the country. Jobs are extremely limited and what few […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer T.D. Nguyen. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate a three-stall restroom at the back of the ICT Center/Library. T.D. reports: The three-stall restroom at the proposed ICT Center was renovated with the donation from […]
Location La Zona, Aldea of Santa Rita de Oriente, Santa Barbara, Honduras Community Description La Zona is a community of about 600 citizens in about 120 households located at the base of the Montana Santa Barbara and just outside the boundaries of a national park. The community is surrounded by several creeks and rivers, making […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Rosângela Araújo, Vice President of Instituto Diamante Verde (IDV). To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system and ferro-cement tank in the village of Gregório. Rosângela reports: It took 5 months to complete the project, […]
Location Chicumbane, Xai Xai District, Xai Xai Province, Mozambique Community Description Chicumbane is a medium-sized rural community that lies directly on the national highway a short distance from the capital of Gaza province, which has the highest HIV prevalence rate in Mozambique at 26%. Chicumbane’s location creates an environment of stark contrasts. While many middle-class […]