This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica McGhie. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to connect the health center’s hospitalization rooms for men, women and children to the water source. Jessica reports: Murandi is one of Musanze District’s most remote health centers, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Cara Steger. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a well at the Saare Madia Primary School. Cara reports: Their Saare Madia Primary School was constructed very recently, and was totally without water and sanitation […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Justin Brumer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide a water supply to the health center, and to purchase and install three sinks for sanitary handwashing. Justin reports: The Phnom Touch Health Center has completed […]
Location Pampa Larga, Cascas district, Gran Chimu province, La Libertad department, Peru Community Description Cascas is located north-east of the department capital of Trujillo, and can be reached by a three-hour bus ride. The community that will be served by this project is a “caserio” called Pampa Large, which is located about 15 minutes south-east […]
Location Romny, Sumska oblast, Ukraine Community Description Romny is a city of approximately 50,000 people, located in the Sumska Oblast in northern Ukraine. Over 1200 years old, it has been an important part of the region, serving as a military, cultural and economic center in various capacities throughout its history. More recently, Romny has been […]
Location Umbulwane, Emnambithi/Ladysmith, uThukela District, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Community Description Ladysmith is a relatively medium-sized town in the uThukela district, inside the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, in South Africa. It is considered the central commercial shipping hub between the port city of Durban and the capital city of Johannesburg. Umbulwane, also known as Little […]
Location Prey Tamoong Village, Phsar Commune, Baribour District, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia Community Description Baribour District is a district in the north of Kampong Chhnang Province, in central Cambodia. The district is subdivided into 11 communes, including Phsar, which is in turn subdivided into 64 villages, including Prey Tamoong. Phsar Health Center serves, as is […]
Location Kerr Werko (Sotokoi), Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Werko (Sotokoi) is a rural village located in the northern part of The Gambia, in the Upper Niumi District. Culturally, it is composed of many tribes, the Wolof, the Fulla, Mandinka, and Seerer. It is the home of about 350 […]
Location Community of Las Manzanas, city of Cabrican, department of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Community Description Cabrican is 2 hours north, by public bus, of the city of Quetzaltenango, in the North-Western corner of the department of Quetzaltenango. Las Manzanas is geographically close to the center of town, and has a small population. While the community has […]
Location Village of Kondokho, Region of Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Kondokho is a village of about 1,000 people, with no electricity and no paved roads. There is a seasonal river with running water from June to October, around which women do subsistence gardening. The community has one new health post. Pumps are the only water […]