Location: Narok, Mau Forest, Kenya Problem Addressed: The 30,000 members of the Ogiek tribe are the indigenous forest-dwelling beekeepers of Kenya. They have likely been there for a millennium or more. In Kenya, they are considered the lowest of the low on the social totem pole, among other reasons because they do not trade in money, […]
New Groups Being Trained in Liberia to Make Filters! This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION working with Friendly Water for the World. Location: Paynesville, Liberia Problem Addressed The first and second Liberian Civil Wars took place from 1989 to 2003 and destroyed much of this very small country. A combination of tribal hostilities, personal power-grabbing, and interference from […]
This project is to raise, plant, and maintain 20,000 trees near Accra, Ghana. It is made possible by the partnership of WATER CHARITY & the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Project Location: This project will be implemented in an area that stretches from […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Xxxxxx, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin Community Description The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Buckler. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The well was an unmitigated success, and Water Charity is happy to report that our collaboration with Michael’s Village X NGO went extremely smoothly. Mike reports: Using funds from Water Charity and Friends of Village X, Eazy Borehole Drillers drilled a borehole at Mlenga Village, Malawi, starting on Monday, February 2, 2015, […]
Water Charity has a special relationship with Senegal, in that we have done about 300 projects there. This arose naturally through the good relationship we developed with Peace Corps Senegal. From the motivated PCVs to the enthusiastic staff, this proved fertile ground for our water projects. From wells to filters to rainwater catchments and more, our […]
It started as an ambitious project to repair pumps in villages along the great river in The Gambia, back when Jeremy Mak was a PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) stationed there. One project followed another, and Jeremy has unceasingly gone back to install, fix, replace and repair wells and handpumps across that nation. At this point, […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION, working with Friendly Water for the World. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, scroll down below. Location Village of Hope – Nyegezi, Mwanza, Tanzania Community Description Village of Hope is a care center for […]
Location Chemba District, Dodoma Region, United Republic of Tanzania Community Description Kwamtoro is a ward-level village with a population of around 3,500. Located in central Tanzania, Kwamtoro suffers from an extensive dry season seven months out of the year. While the village itself has water systems in place, the Kwamtoro Secondary School, located 5 kilometers […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas Babington. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring running water to the bathrooms at the school. Although the scope of the project was changed, it still brought needed service to the school. Thomas reports: […]