Projects

Conclusion of Poroto Water Project – Peru

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Read McCulloch. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to improve the water systems of six communities by installing industrial float vales in each to control the chlorine content and usage. Read reports: Thanks to the generosity of […]

Poroto Water Project – Peru

Location District of Poroto, Department of La Libertad, Peru Community Description In the department of La Libertad, 45 km. east of Trujillo, lies the district of Poroto. There are three population centers with up to 1,000 people, and more than 30 outlying communities down to populations of dozens, for a total of less than 4,000 […]

Slahhamo Secondary School Rainwater Catchment Project – Tanzania

Location Slahhamo Village, Karatu District, Arusha Region, Tanzania Community Description Slahhamo Village is located northwest of Karatu town in Karatu District in Arusha Region, in Tanzania. Located adjacent to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a clear view of Lake Manyara to the south, Slahhamo Secondary School was established in 2003. Slahhamo village is predominately a […]

Wondo Genet Well Project #1 – Ethiopia

This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. It also would not be possible without the partnership Water Charity has developed with our friends’ Wine 2 Water.Location Wondo Genet, Sidama Zone, Ethiopia Community DescriptionWondo Genet is located at the border of Hawassa and Shashamane in the […]

Missirah Dantila Borehole Project – Senegal

This project is made possible through the collaboration of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION.  Location Missira(h) Dantila, Kedougou, Senegal Community Description Missira Dantila is a rural farming community with no electricity or running water. The village is 3 hours from the regional capital Kedougou, and has a population of roughly 1,000 people. […]

Conclusion of Missira Dantila Borehole Project – Senegal

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tess Komarek. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Tess Komarek’s Missira Dantila Pump Project Report:   Date of project completion: May 31, 2015 (Six month follow up pump usage surveys completed November 10, 2015) This project began when I was first […]

Project Finance Americas Water Program

Water Charity is being considered as the charity to be featured at the Americas Deals of the Year 2013 Awards Dinner to be held March 13, 2014 in Cipriani, New York. Water Charity has prepared a program for the occasion entitled Project Finance Americas Water Program to address the need for clean water and effective […]

Conclusion of Loumbol Samba Abdul Middle School Latrine Project – Senegal

This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Emma Martz. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Emma’s conclusion summary: Scope of the Project  The Loumbol Samba Abdul Middle School Latrine and Hand Washing project were intended to provide a latrine for the local middle school as well as […]

Conclusion of Kampala Lifewater Filter Distribution Project – Uganda

This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeremy Mak. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Jeremy reports:     Through this project, 50 Sawyer Point One water filters were distributed to two children’s homes and 40 households in the greater Kampala area, helping 389 women, children, and […]