Projects

Farato Njobo Village Well Project – The Gambia

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 Farato Njobo Village, Central River Region, The Gambia Community Description Farato Njobo is a village located in the Upper Fulladu West District of The Gambia. It […]

Garawol and Sara Kunda Health Centers Water and Sanitation Projects – The Gambia

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. The Garawol portion of this project has been completed.  To read about the conclusion, Click Here.   We will update this page when the Sara Kunda portion of the project is finished. LocationsGarawol Health Center, Garawol Village, Kantora District, […]

Conclusion of Garawol Health Center Water and Sanitation Project – The Gambia

The Garawol portion of this project has been completed under the direction of Emily Lundberg, Ph.D., Water Charity Country Director – The Gambia, working with Mike McConnell, Managing Trustee of GambiaRising and former Country Director for Peace Corps in The Gambia, and Ebrima Marong, Water Charity Program Director. To read about the start of the […]

Conclusion of OFOK Rainwater Harvesting Project, Phase 2 – Kenya

This project has been completed under the direction of Raymond Orenda, Co-Founder, Organic Food Kenya. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to build a rainwater harvesting system to capture and store water at 6 locations in the community. Raymond reports: We built the bases and installed the 6 […]

OFOK Rainwater Harvesting Project, Phase 2 – Kenya

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 Kamiyawa sub-location, Homa-Bay County, Western Kenya Community Description The community where the project is situated is comprised of about 60 households, two schools and one market. […]

Otoxha Latrine Project – Belize

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 Otoxha Village, Toledo District, Belize Community Description Otoxha, named after the river that runs through the center of the village (“Otox” is Q’eqchi for “winding”, and […]

Conclusion of Otoxha Latrine Project – Belize

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer William Boyer. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build 25 latrines in the village, but great project management and community participation led to the construction of 54!. William reports: Thank you for supporting our […]

Dodoma Region Rainwater Catchment Project – Tanzania

This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location This project summary has been redacted for security reasons to omit the specific project location. Dodoma Region, Tanzania Community Description The village is located in the semi-arid climate of Tanzania’s central Dodoma region, where there is a […]

Chinyata Well Project – Bolivia

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 Chinyata, Bolivia Community Description Chinyata is a high rural Andean community, located about 20 kilometers from the outskirts of the city of Cochabamba. Chinyata’s population of […]

Conclusion of Chinyata Well Project – Bolivia

This project has been completed under the direction of Joan Velasquez, RPCV Bolivia (’67 – ’69), Co-Founder and Board Member of Mano a Mano, and Nate Knatterud-Hubinger, it’s Executive Director. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to drill a well in Chinyata. Nate reports: Mano a Mano’s water […]