Location Murehe, Eastern Province, Rwanda Community Description Tucked away in a distant corner of Rwamagana District lies the village of Murehe. Murehe is perched atop a cascade of green hills in the Muyumbu sector of the Rwamagana District. Though geographically close to the capital city of Kigali, Murehe seems worlds apart, as it is largely […]
Location Mbul Waly, Fatick, Senegal Community Description Mbul Waly is a small village in the Djilor area. It has a total of 124 people living in 10 homesteads with 12 households or families. There is no electricity or running water in the village, which is located 4 km away from the nearest paved road. The […]
Location Mdzelanji and Salcale, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Both of these villages are made up of very rural subsistence farming families. Mdzelanji is a village near the secondary school where some of the students’ board and approximately 15 families get their water. Salcale is also a very rural subsistence farming village, and approximately 12 […]
Location Kouthia Ba, Tambacounda, Senegal Community Description Kouthia Ba is a primarily Wolof community of about 1,500 people located in the region of Tambacounda, about 30 kilometers north of the road town of Koumpentoum. In early 2009 Kouthia Ba was established as a Communaute Rural, the community received electricity during the evening hours and within […]
Location Balori, Saraya, Kédougou, Sénégal Community Description Balori is a small farming community located about 25 kilometers from the district capital of Saraya, in the southeast corner of Sénégal in the region of Kédougou. The community has a population of about 300 people. The people of Balori are subsistence-based farmers and live in an area […]
Location Kerr Auldi, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Auldi is a small village of about 300 people. It is located in the Central River Division of The Gambia, 6 km east of Kaur. There are two pumps that are not functioning and in need of repair. The first is at the Lower Basic School. The […]
Location Aldea Setzucl, San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Community Description The hamlet of Setzucl is located 260 kilometers from Guatemala City and 53 kilometers from Coban, the departmental capital. The village, comprised of 64 families, is extremely rural and the main source of income is agricultural production of corn, beans, cardamom and coffee. The […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to replace the mechanism of the pump, and restore it to functionality. 200 people are dependent on this borehole for safe water. The community was skeptical that […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelsi George. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to purchase and install a water tank and water purification system for the Ban Rai School. The project was finished on schedule and within budget. The base […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair a borehole, on the grounds of the Kula Village Primary School, that has not been functioning for two years. The repairs are now done and water […]