Location Jombang Village, Jember District, East Java Province, Indonesia Community Description Jember, located along the South coast of Java, is the 3rd largest region in the East Java province of Indonesia. Jombang is a rural village in Jember, with a population of approximately 10,000 residents. The village is located 45 km southwest from the regional […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps to expand access to education for girls around the world! Location Tepelene, Gjirokaster, Albania Community Description Tepelenë […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mohammad Ashique. This project was designed to repair the 2 restrooms located at the north end of the Avni Rustami Primary School. The repairs were to include 10 toilets, 4 in the boys’ restroom and 6 in the girls’ restroom. Five sinks were […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) David Engleman, with the help of fellow-PCV Josh Hunter and others. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to add a bio-sand filter and storage tank to the existing water storage tank. The goal was to […]
Location Mt. Airy District, Mocho Mountains, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Community Description Mt. Airy is a small rural upland farming community in the Mocho Mountains of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. The widespread mining for bauxite (used to make aluminum) in the last half of the 20th century has destroyed much of the prime agricultural land. This, coupled […]
To read the beginning post on this project, CLICK HERE. To read the update post, CLICK HERE: We are very pleased to report on the outcome of the 2009 running of the Moringa Ride – Togo. Water Charity sponsored this event as a first step in spreading knowledge about the Moringa tree and promoting its use as […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Shule ya Tanga, Songea District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania Community Description Shule ya Tanga is located in Songea district, Ruvuma region on the Njombe road (B4 road). Its entirety is composed of a little more than 9,000 people […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Escobar. This project was designed to build nine 10,000-liter cisterns, while training community members on construction techniques, building home gardens, water-saving practices, and the impacts of climate change. The project far exceeded expectations! To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. […]
Location Peresecina, Orhei, Moldova Community Description The village of Peresecina is nestled between the municipality capital, Orhei, and the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau. The community is deemed by many citizens of Moldova as “the biggest village in Moldova,” boasting (on paper) approximately 8,000 inhabitants. The reality is that many of the community members between […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity & the National Peace Corps Association. This is a project under the LET GIRLS LEARN Program, a collaboration of First Lady Michelle Obama & the Peace Corps to expand access to education for girls around the world! Location ìPapa Kristq Negovaniî school in Albania. […]