Location Mdzelanji and Salcale, Ntchisi District, Malawi Community Description Both of these villages are made up of very rural subsistence farming families. Mdzelanji is a village near the secondary school where some of the students’ board and approximately 15 families get their water. Salcale is also a very rural subsistence farming village, and approximately 12 […]
Location Balori, Saraya, Kédougou, Sénégal Community Description Balori is a small farming community located about 25 kilometers from the district capital of Saraya, in the southeast corner of Sénégal in the region of Kédougou. The community has a population of about 300 people. The people of Balori are subsistence-based farmers and live in an area […]
Location Kerr Auldi, The Gambia Community Description Kerr Auldi is a small village of about 300 people. It is located in the Central River Division of The Gambia, 6 km east of Kaur. There are two pumps that are not functioning and in need of repair. The first is at the Lower Basic School. The […]
Location Aldea Setzucl, San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Community Description The hamlet of Setzucl is located 260 kilometers from Guatemala City and 53 kilometers from Coban, the departmental capital. The village, comprised of 64 families, is extremely rural and the main source of income is agricultural production of corn, beans, cardamom and coffee. The […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to replace the mechanism of the pump, and restore it to functionality. 200 people are dependent on this borehole for safe water. The community was skeptical that […]
Location La Laguneta, San Juan Nonualco, La Paz, El Salvador Community Description La Laguneta is a small community of about 650 people situated on the side of the San Vicente volcano. The majority of the people work as day laborers in the coffee fincas which surround the community and cover the volcano. The community suffers […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelsi George. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to purchase and install a water tank and water purification system for the Ban Rai School. The project was finished on schedule and within budget. The base […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Summers. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. This project was to repair a borehole, on the grounds of the Kula Village Primary School, that has not been functioning for two years. The repairs are now done and water […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Gibbons. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for a new community aqueduct to be built to bring potable water from a small spring 1 kilometer away to houses of the village of Los Cacaos. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Moira Alexander. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project took place in Ouled D’Abou, a small douar located in the commune of Ouizeght, south of Missour in the Boulemane Province of Morocco. The project was designed to accomplish […]