This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kate Borkowski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to provide a reliable source of clean water for the patients at the hospital by installing a single large water distiller. A better solution was reached with […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Karin Jones. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to purchase and install two hot water heaters (boilers) for use at the library. Karin reports: Two water heaters were installed. One is now located in the kitchen, and […]
Location Yarkoye, Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Yarkoye is a village in Crimea consisting of just over 2,000 people. Many people in the village make a living through what they grow on their farms. 220 students attend Yarkovskaya School from the first to the eleventh grade. There are 38 employees at the school, including 24 teachers. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Logsdon. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a water purification system in the cafeteria of Yarkovskaya School. Rachel reports: After the funds were received, a representative of the school and I visited a local […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dercum Over. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom with 3 flush toilets. Dercum reports: The community of Los Perez has successfully completed the project of replacing the dangerous latrines in their elementary school […]
Location Caserio Los Perez, Aldea Patzac, Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description The high rural Guatemalan community of Los Perez only recently acquired the formal status of caserio (village). The community is located at 2,500 meters of elevation (approx. 8,100 feet), and is home to 20 families, who are all mostly interrelated. Most adults have […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lewis Kiker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a public latrine for the community center. Lewis reports: The latrine at the Nhlulweni KaGogo Center is up and functioning! The community really came together to construct […]
Location Nhlulweni, Manzini Region, Swaziland Community Description Nhlulweni is a rural community with about 350 homesteads and approximately 3,000 people. Due to the very high unemployment in the area, the population relies on subsistence farming. Swaziland currently has the highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the world, and this community has not escaped the devastating […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Dato. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to replace the tubes that carry the water from the source to the storage tank of the school, and to buy small storage containers for flushing the toilets. Tyler […]
Location Caserio Toreras, Department of La Union, El Salvador Community Description Caserío Toreras is a small community in the northeastern corner of El Salvador located on the Honduran border. It is made up of 40 houses with a population of 225, and is very rural and isolated. Only vehicles with four-wheel drive can enter the […]