Location Kiziguro Sector, Gatsibo District, Rwanda Community Description Eastern Rwanda is relatively dry, particularly during the dry season. Kiziguro Primary School, located in the Gatsibo District of the Eastern Province of Rwanda, serves 1,126 primary students and 570 secondary students. The school is supported by a Catholic church, which is located nearby. Similar to a […]
Location Dacia, Falesti, Falesti District, Ukraine Community Description Falesti boasts a population of approximately 18,000 residents, although an estimated 5,000 citizens left the town to the capital or other countries in search of better work and educational opportunities. There is high unemployment and an average local income is approximately $150 per month. Many families have […]
Location Cyahinda Sector, Southern Province, Rwanda Community Description Cyahinda is a small sector located in the Southern Province of Rwanda near the border of Burundi. The sector is part of the only district in Rwanda without electricity, and is quite isolated from the nearest towns. 90% of citizens are subsistence farmers, surviving solely on what […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kitty Hall. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to bring running water into two buildings at the health center, and provide necessary sinks. Kitty Reports: I am writing to inform you of the finished work at […]
Location Novoukrainka, Kirovohradska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Novoukrainka is a regional center with a population of nearly 20,000 people, located in the Kirovohradska Oblast of central Ukraine, approximately 65 kilometers from Kirovohrad (the oblast center). Novoukrainka is desperately trying to recover after the collapse of some industrial businesses, including a sugar plant factory and the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Stephanie Shumsky. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct six latrines at the school. Stephanie reports: The latrine project at the primary school in Patar Lia has been completed! Construction finished up just this week […]
Location Novoukrainka, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Novoukrainka is a small city that serves as a Regional Center in the Kirovohrad Oblast, 350 kilometers south and slightly east of Kyiv, in the heartland of Ukraine. It is a farming community surrounded by rolling hills of corn, sunflower, and wheat fields. The main industries in the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Casey Kittredge. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct three latrines for a school system in rural Guatemala. Casey reports: The Community of Cojxac came together to construct 3 latrines, using old 500 ml bottles, […]
This project has been successfully completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Smith. To see the history of the project CLICK HERE. The project was to build a composting latrine, the first sanitary facility on this remote island with only 10 full-time plus 30 part-time residents. Michael reports: The weather, ocean, and the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Casey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project, to build a ferro-cement tank for water storage, was the third to be implemented under Water Charity’s Ferro-Cement Tanks for the Dominican Republic and Haiti Program. It was the […]