This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Katie Pollak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve 8 wells in 4 villages. Katie reports: Work has been completed on the third phase of the Sare Sara Well Improvement Project. This project was intended to […]
Location Sare Sara, Region of Kolda, Senegal Community Description Saré Sara is a small town of approximately 425 residents located along the national highway in the southern region of Kolda, Senegal. Sare Souma, Sintchon Alonso and Amantoulaye are three of the small satellite villages that lie 1-2 km south of Saré Sara. The four villages […]
Location Timbindallah, Department of Velingara, Senegal Community Description Timbindallah is a farming community of around 900 people, composed of Pulaar and Soninke ethnic groups. The Pulaars are known for keeping cows, and they do not disappoint this stereotype in this community. Corn, millet, sorghum, and peanuts are abundantly harvested, yet those harvests are eaten up […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ruth Nervig. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well at the women’s garden in Timbindallah Ruth reports: We finally finished the well for the Thimbindallah’s women’s garden. The garden has taken a longer time […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jessica Friedman. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to renovate two bathrooms at the center. Jessica reports: The Grace Christian Mission (GCM) Bathroom Renovation Project began in August 2011, in an attempt to improve the sanitation facilities […]
Location Sitio Boso Boso, Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City, Philippines Community Description Grace Christian Mission (GCM) is a “bahay ampunan,” a 24-hour residential home for boys and girls ranging from ages 5-18. This NGO is located in Boso Boso, Antipolo City, and is in proximity to the capital city of Manila. In spite of its […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jenny Boyd. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was a model project to install the first flushing toilet and septic tank system in Bahía Honda. Jenny reports: Members of the Castillos homestead proudly flush the first proper toilet […]
Location Pakali Ba, Jarra East, Lower River Region, The Gambia Community Description Pakali Ba is home to an expanding school that currently enrolls students in nursery school through grade 9, with construction in progress for grades 10 through 12. The students come on foot and by bike from Pakali Ba and other surrounding villages. The […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Julie Dunn. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the pump at Pakali Ba Basic Cycle School. Julie reports: Our water pump is now complete. With the labor provided by technicians in neighboring villages and the […]
Water Charity’s co-founder and COO Averill Strasser, and Executive Director, Beverly Rouse, had the opportunity to meet with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet when she was in Long Beach this week. At a presentation at Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB), Director Hessler-Radelet, along with CSULB President Jane Close Conoley and Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long […]