Location Jericho, North West Province, South Africa Community Description Jericho is a rural community of 13,000 people in the North West Province of South Africa. Jericho faces many challenges due to the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, unemployment, and poor service delivery. Though located only 80 km northwest of Pretoria and 40 km north of […]
Location Rwamagana Health Center, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province of Rwanda Community Description Rwamagana is the capital of the Eastern Province of Rwanda, located just an hour east of the country’s capital, Kigali. Its proximity to the capital makes Rwamagana slightly more urban than the average Rwandan town, but among its neighborhoods are rural areas where […]
Location Boribo, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia Community Description Boribo district is a small district town in the Kampong Chhnang province of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is comprised of nine communes. It is located about 120 kilometers, or 2.5 hours northwest of Phnom Pehn city. Boribo has a fairly well-known market, known as Ponley Psah, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Mary Haviland. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to improve the water and sanitation of the school latrines, provide a cover for the well, and set up drinking water sanitation stations inside each classroom. Mary reports: […]
Location Sukutto, Tambacounda Region, Senegal Community Description Sukutto is a small farming community of 1,000 inhabitants in the southeastern part of the Region of Tambacounda. It is located in the Communite Rural of Dialacoto at the entrance of the National Park, Niakola Koba. The villagers are very hardworking, organized, and motivated to accomplish community development […]
This project is to build a new well which will provide potable water for community use, and also yield water for the irrigation of the community garden. The project village, Saly Escale, is the capital of the ‘Communauté Rurale de Saly.’ Saly Escale is located approximately 20 km southwest of the capital of the ‘Département […]
The Water Charity Eclectic Art Auction for Haiti and Senegal will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010, in Loma Linda, California. The event is sponsored by Six Senses Resorts & Spas and the ANON Foundation. Six Senses is socially- and environmentally-conscious resort management firm, and a major supporter of Water Charity projects throughout the […]
Location Pangpang, Sorsogon City, Bicol region, Philippines Community Description Sorsogon City is a second-class city in Sorsogon, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Sorsogon and is located at the southernmost tip of Luzon. For this reason, Sorsogon City is well known for being a “gateway” to the southern Philippines”. Sorsogon City […]
Location Ban Huay Lue Luang, Muang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Community Description Ban Huay Lue Luang is located in the Mae Yao District of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. This village of 96 members is of Lahu ethnicity, a “hilltribe” spread throughout the northernmost part of Thailand, mostly in mountainous or hilly areas. Ban Huay […]
Location Izmail, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Community Description With 75,000 citizens, Izmail is approximately 160 km directly south of Odessa at the mouth of the Danube River Delta and is the southern-most city in West Central Ukraine. The Romanian border is just across the river. Throughout history, this region has been very strategically important as a […]