This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shawn Reed. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 3 community wells for the irrigation of the women’s garden. Shawn reports: The 3 wells have been completed. The first well was completed on time, but […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lacey Shoemaker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate the outdoor restrooms at the school. Lacey reports: Scope of the Project: For this project, there were three main areas of concentration. The first was the […]
Location Villages of Ndiawene Peulh and Darou Ndiawene, Koumpentoum Department, Tambacounda Region, Senegal Community Description Ndiawene Peulh is a rural community located in the Tambacounda region of Senegal. Most of the 130 people of Ndiawene Peulh are either farmers or herders. The village is located next to a larger Wolof village – Darou Ndiawene. The […]
Location Bendikwai, Upper Suriname River, Sipaliwini District, Suriname Community Description Bendikwai is a small Sarramaccan village, on the Upper Suriname River in the rainforest of Suriname, consisting of 100 to 120 permanent and semi-permanent residents (about half of which are children). Income in Bendikwai is generated through agricultural activities. Other sources of income include hunting […]
Location Kijura, Masindi District, Uganda Community Description Kijura is a suburb of Masindi town, located in western Uganda, and consists of a main trading centre and several rural villages. Kijura has been plagued with turmoil for many years. It is a congested area, with many disadvantaged families which produce many children. Kijura is known around […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Hukill. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water to the health post by running a pipeline from the town water system. Jacob reports: After receiving the funds, I returned to Diaguely, and work […]
Location Prey K’Cheeay village, Chum Kiri district, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri was founded in 1993, and is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. It was one of the first areas captured by Khmer Rouge forces in the early 1970s and Pol Pot’s followers did not concede defeat […]
Location Tanda Mboudaye, Kaolack, Senegal Community Description The community is an ethnically Serere village, with some Wolof, Pulaar, and Bambara families. There are 66 households and approximately 900 people. It is a Muslim village, with one or two Catholic households. Tanda Mboudaye is largely a subsistence farming village, the main export of which is peanuts. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer James Blaine Byers. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide water to the labor ward and delivery room of the clinic. James reports: The project to extend the water supply to inside the Medina Serigne […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to drill a hand-pump well at the school. Bruce reports: This project has been a perfect storm of everything that can delay drilling a well… But, we finally […]