This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brittany Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment and storage system at the school. Brittany reports: The Huhuini Primary School project has been completed. We ended up going a little off the […]
Location Huhuini Village, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Huhuini Village is accessible by a good road. The village is primarily Kikuyu, and the majority of the people are substance farmers. They make most of their income from cash crops such as corn and potatoes, and many have a small kitchen garden that only […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brittany Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment and storage system at the primary school. Brittany reports: Kidumfa Primary School was thrilled to have a water tank brought to them on February […]
Location Kidumfa Village, Mukindu District, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Kenya Community Description The village is made up of displaced persons from the Turkana tribe. They moved to the area because of tribal and political unrest about 7 years ago. Currently, the land is government-owned and run by the Kikuyu tribe. They are very isolated, especially during the […]
Location Sovetskiy, Sovetskiy Region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine Community Description Sovetskiy is a town of 10,000 people with three schools, one college, a mosque, an Orthodox church, 2 non-denominational churches, a hospital, a handful of restaurants, and quite a bit of ethnic diversity. Ukrainians, Russians, and Crimean Tatars all call Sovetskiy home. Sovetskiy is […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bradley Bettis. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide handwashing stations and drinking fountains at the school. Bradley reports: Sovetskiy School # 3 has completed their water project and we now have clean and free drinking […]
Location Thianguey, Kedougou Region, Senegal Community Description Located in the southeastern corner of Senegal, Thianguey is a small, primarily agricultural village, approximately thirty kilometers from the regional capital. Comprised of about 50 compounds, it spreads over 3 kilometers, with large agricultural fields in between. It is primarily made up of Guinean refugees and all are […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Cameron Colliersmith. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 14 latrines in Thianguey. Cameron reports: My project is completed and I wanted to give an update. The received funds allowed us to complete the projected number […]
Location Malava, Central Kabras Division, Kakamega North District, Kakamega County, Kenya Community Description Malava is in the Western part of Kenya. It is about 3 hours north of Lake Victoria and 2 hours east of the Ugandan border. It is almost equidistant to the large towns of Webuye and Kakamega and is right off the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Charles Sexton. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system at the health center. Charles reports: The Mutingongo water project, designed to bring regular access to clean water to the Mutingongo Health Center […]