This project was successfully completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kimberly Sweeney. To read about the start of this project, CLICK HERE. Kimberly reports: The Waste Disposal Project in Chapelton, Jamaica, was completed in a month upon receiving funds from Appropriate Projects. Bunny’s Welding in Chapelton was retained […]
Location Ndoumane Mbaye, Tambacounda region, Senegal, West Africa Community Description Ndoumane is a small village of Pulaar subsistence farmers, 111 kilometers west of the regional capital of Tambacounda, in the Tambacounda region of Senegal. Here, 345 villagers lead a physically exhausting lifestyle with remarkable grace and openness. Herding cattle, goats and sheep bring in a […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brittany Bermudez. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Brittany worked with DAKOUPA, an agricultural-based women’s group of Yorko to carry out the construction of the garden well. Brittany has applied for and received funding […]
This project has been completed on schedule and within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bob Miller. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Bob reports that the pump was purchased and installed, and the pipe connected from the pond to the bathroom. It is now in use, and functioning […]
This project was completed within budget under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Esayas Wureta. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Esayas reports that the project was delayed 6 weeks because there were restrictions on traveling due to the H1N1 virus. However, the purifiers were delivered and set up, and are […]
Location Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda Community Description Located in Rwanda’s volcanic Northern Province, Busogo Sector is nestled beneath a seemingly endless series of rolling green hills, striking volcanoes and fields of local crops and livestock. Although Busogo is situated in close proximity to Virunga National Park, which is home to Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and […]
Location Chimundo, Gaza Province, Mozambique Community Description Mozambique is located in southeastern Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean on the east, Tanzania on the north, Malawi and Zambia on the northwest, Zimbabwe on the west and Swaziland and South Africa on the southwest. This project is situated in Chimundo, which began as an expansion neighborhood […]
This project was completed on schedule and within budget under the able direction of Janet Rose, Peace Corps Volunteer. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. Here is Janet’s report: The new kitchen was built by donations from three Americans and Six Senses Spa. Before, the kitchen was a part of the […]
Location Zeala, Koulikoro, Mali Community Description Zeala is a small village in the Koulikoro region of Mali, West Africa. It is located approximately 90 kilometers north-east of the capital, Bamako. Zeala has a population of 669 persons. The main language spoken and understood is Bamabara, and not French. There is no hospital, electricity, or running […]
Location Camaté -Shakaloke, Benin Community Description Camaté -Shakaloke is in a beautiful part of Benin with large, tree- and farm-covered hills. It is located in the center of the southern quarter of Benin, about five miles to the northeast of Dassa, the nearest large city. It can be described as a poor rural West African […]