Location Manatta Village, Ol’Kalou Constituency, Nyandaru District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Manatta is a rural village in the Rurii district, with the households made up primarily of farmers and low-income families. Priority is not given to education and many children are taken out of school early to work on the farms of their families. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brett Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater catchment and storage system at the school. Brett reports: The Mannatta Primary Water Project has been completed. We proposed the project idea to a community […]
Location Rustavi, Kvemo Khartli Region, Georgia Community Description Rustavi, Georgia is located just 25 km from the capital city Tbilisi. Even though Rustavi is one of Georgia’s larger cities, it is considered rural, with its small diverse communities. Georgian Youth for Europe (GYE) works mainly with young people aged 12-25, with a mission to empower […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Gus Davidson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two bathrooms and a wash area at the Youth Café & Learning Center. Gus reports: I wanted to report back to Appropriate Projects to let you know […]
Location Chervonohrad, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Chervonohrad is a mining town, home to 50,000 people, in the northern region of Lvivska in western Ukraine. It is the second largest city in the Lvivska oblast and is just an hour drive from the Polish border. Prior to 1953, the city was known as Krystynopol meaning […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer John Folstrom. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide bathroom for the students at the school. John reports: The Chervonohrad School #8 project to create a new bathroom was a clear success. The community organization was […]
Location Neareay, Chhouk District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Chhouk District is the second-largest district in the southern province of Kampot. Chhouk was one of the strongholds during the Khmer Rouge regime and was one of the last areas to be liberated from Khmer Rouge control when the Cambodian Civil War ended in 1998. Neareay […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Laura Olson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a latrine to be used by the patients at Neareay Health Center. Laura reports: There was signification delay in the construction of the latrine due to Khmer […]
Location Nova Praha, Olexsandrya Rayon, Kirovograd’ska Oblast, Ukraine Community Description Nova Praha is a village located in the easternmost part of the Kirovograd’ska Oblast in Ukraine. When the Soviet Union was still in power, Nova Praha was a flourishing city, with a sunflower oil factory as its main job supplier. Nova Praha was the Rayon […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Natalie Gmitro. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate and upgrade an indoor bathroom at the Nova Praha Educational Complex. Natalie reports: In Nova Praha Educational Complex we had two new toilets installed as well as […]