This is a project to construct eight family latrines in a rural community in Benin. It is being carried out under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dennis Chon, together with members of the community. The construction will take place at Akodebakou (ah-ko-deh-bah-koo), a thirty-minute bike ride from where Dennis lives. Latrines will be built […]
Location Milla 7 ½, Province of Bocas Del Toro, Panama Community Description Milla 7 ½ is located 7-8 miles outside of Changuinola, the largest town in the Province of Bocas Del Toro, along a road that runs from Changuinola to Almirante. The town is on the edge of a Humeda San Sak Park, a national […]
Location Jali Village, Kiang West of Lower River Region, The Gambia Community Description Jali is situated right outside the Kiang West National Park and is surrounded by a gorgeous baobob tree forest. Jali village is a dynamic community filled with strong leaders and hard-working women. They are always looking for ways to improve their standard […]
Location Sare Demba Mballo, Sare Bidji, Kolda, Senegal Community Description The village of Sare Demba Mballo in the community Rural of Sare Bidji in the region of Kolda is made up almost entirely of Pulaar peasant farmers. There are approximately 250 residents year-round; the number increases slightly to about 300 during the rainy season. Roughly […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Colleen Laurence. Water is now available in the maternity, pediatric, and general consultation rooms at the Ruhunda Health Center. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Colleen reports: The nurses and doctors are so pleased […]
Location Casario Escobol El Volcan, Guatajiagua, Morazan, El Salvador Community Description El Volcan is located 11 km above the pueblo of Guatajiagua in Southern Morazan, El Salvador. The community consists of 160 homes and over 550 people. On the edge of Morazan, El Volcan rests 1100 meters above sea level and provides supreme growing conditions […]
Location Puok District Town, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia Community Description Puok is a small district town, located about 13 km from the famous Angkorian Temple Complex, which includes Angkor Wat. Despite the tourism that the temples bring to the region, Siem Reap Province remains one of the three poorest provinces out of Cambodia’s twenty-four provinces. […]
Location Warsop, Trelawny, Jamaica Community Description Warsop is a small community in the rural area of Trelawny, Jamaica. People in the area mainly subsist by farming for themselves and selling crops at markets in the nearest cities of Christiana and Falmouth. This area of Jamaica is famous for its yam crops, but products such as […]
Location Kraubau, Boribo district, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia Community Description Kraubau village is a very poor community about 7 kilometers off of national highway 5 in Boribo district, Kampong Chhnang province. Boribo is about 2.5 hours, or 120 kilometers northeast of Phnom Pehn city. Kraubau is a disproportionately poor and vulnerable community. Most people are […]
Location Dioila, Koulikoro, Mali, West Africa Community Description Dioila is a mid-size town of approximately 25,000 people and although it has some amenities that other small villages do not (including electricity and tap water), Dioila’s townspeople are faced with the same problems: limited or no access to potable water, and lack of disposable income and […]