This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Colleen Laurence. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Construction has finished at the Murehe Health Post, and internal running water is now available in the consultation room, maternity room, and laboratory. Previously, these services had to rely on […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shannon Cagney. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to provide a water supply to the village school cafeteria for use by the students, teachers, and technical staff. A pump was installed, piping was […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Erika Berg. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build 10 latrines in various compounds throughout the village of Ndoumane. Each latrine was to be lined with cement bricks to prevent ground contamination, ventilated with […]
The community of Arjo Guddettu, Ethiopia, located in the Western region of Oromia, 380 Km from Addis Ababa, is a rapidly developing town. Established only 20 years ago it has grown from a small village to a bustling area for agriculture trade and livestock rearing. The community, now 13,000 strong, relies on local water springs […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jerome Drescher. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install an automatic chlorination device to purify the water used at the Warsop Health Center. Rainwater there is captured, pumped to a storage tank on the […]
Location Koboye, Senegal Community Description Koboye is a 300-person Pulaar village with three distinct quartiers, located on a mountaintop a few kilometers from the Senegal-Guinea border. There exists a shallow well, about 20 meters deep, toward the eastern side of the central quartier. However, it is dry for about 6 months of the year. Also, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrea Newman. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. Andrea reports: The project benefited the community of Bajo Membrillo, which is located in a valley of the Comarca Ngabe-Bugle (the equivalent of an indigenous reservation with the political rights of […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Grant Rowland. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project called for the construction of ten latrines, spread throughout the village. Grant reports: Overall everything went very well. There was a slight delay the first week because one […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer David Campbell. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for a number of steps to renew the well on the school grounds, including clearing the contaminated water, installing a concrete cap, installing a rope pump, building […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lindsay Holmes. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. To read the progress report of the project, CLICK HERE. The project initially was for the repair of one well. However, it became evident that a second well could be […]