Fully Funded

Community Description
The hamlet of Setzucl is located 260 kilometers from Guatemala City and 53 kilometers from Coban, the departmental capital.

The village, comprised of 64 families, is extremely rural and the main source of income is agricultural production of corn, beans, cardamom and coffee. The people of Setzucl are Kekchi and the language spoken primarily is Kekchi.

The inhabitants tend to be poor and with very few people being able to speak or write Spanish. While there are a number of houses constructed of concrete blocks, the majority of people live in houses made of wooden boards or tin, with tin roofs.

The elementary school of Aldea Setzucl, with 125 students, is part of the Healthy Schools Program, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and the Peace Corps. For the past 3 years, the school has made great progress in complying with the requirements and goals of the program.

Project Description
This project is the construction of an eight-faucet hand-washing station at the school that will connect to a previously-built tank fed by a water catchment system.

The station will enable the school to comply with the Healthy Schools Program, which requires daily hand washing and tooth brushing.

Project Impact
125 students will directly benefit from the project and 275 people in the village will indirectly benefit.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Jareau Hall

Comments
This is an important project that will build upon the work that has been done by the community and the school to improve hygiene and sanitation. The value of such a project has been proven over time, both in the impact upon public health and the motivation of the people to continue to do small community and school development projects.

Dollar Amount of Project
$500.00

Donations Collected to Date
$500.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Jareau Hall of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Jareau and/or those of his counterpart PCVs in Guatemala.

This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.

Community Description
La Laguneta is a small community of about 650 people situated on the side of the San Vicente volcano. The majority of the people work as day laborers in the coffee fincas which surround the community and cover the volcano.

The community suffers from a lack of water during the dry season, which lasts from November to May. There are times when families do not have enough water to bathe or wash clothes every day.

The local elementary school receives its water from a well at the corner of the property. Water is currently manually pumped using a wheel and rope system. It is then carried to the bathrooms for use by the children in washing their hands and flushing the toilets. In addition, it is carried to the kitchen area to be used for preparing food and washing dishes.

Project Description
This project is to purchase and install a 1.5 HP electric pump to draw water from the well. The water will be piped to an existing tank which is connected to the bathrooms, kitchen, and a faucet on the side of the school.

Project Impact
This project will benefit the 119 students, ages 4-15.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Anna Penoyar

Comments
This project will provide a ready flow of water for use by the students and school caretakers. It builds upon the existing infrastructure, and will result in a great savings of time and labor, as well as an improvement in the hygiene of the school.

Dollar Amount of Project
$200.00

Donations Collected to Date
$200.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded in honor of the 6th grade students of the Beebe School in Malden, MA.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Anna Penoyar of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Anna and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in El Salvador.

This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.

Community Description
Boribo district is a small district town in the Kampong Chhnang province of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is located about 120 kilometers, or 2.5 hours northwest of Phnom Pehn city, and is comprised of nine communes.

Boribo has a fairly well known market, known as Ponley Psah, a health center facility, and a large high school with over 3,000 students. Situated about 10 kilometers from “The Great Lake” or Tonle Sap, most families subsist on a diet of rice, vegetables, and fish.

Because of the location to the Tonle Sap, many people are able to generate income by working as fishermen. However, most residents in Boribo, like the rest of the country, live as subsistence rice farmers.

The health facilities in Boribo include a hospital, health center, and the “Operational District” office. The operational district oversees all the administration that goes on in the eight surrounding commune health centers.

The hospital, which opened in January 2010, sees over 100 patients a month and births over 200 babies a month. Unfortunately, the hospital is lacking doctors, surgical tools, and an ambulance.

The health center, where community members are able to come in for consultation and treatment of diarrhea, dehydration, and vaccinations sees over 1,000 patients per month.

The Boribo health center has an adequate supply of fresh water, but has no treatment facility to supply drinking water to patients. A rain water tank, which was built in 1968, holds enough fresh water year round and is hooked up by PVC pipes to the health center and hospital buildings.

Project Description
This project is to build a water supply and filtration system to provide safe water to the hospital and health center. Two drinking water stations will be built, one outside the maternity ward and the other outside the health center.

The hospital and health center will purchase two water filters from the NGO Hagar at a subsidized rate. Project funds will be used to purchase materials for the project, and the work will be done by a local NGO, REA (Rural Education Association).

Project Impact
This project will benefit 1,200 hospital patients, 2,400 new babies and their families and 12,000 health center patients per year. In addition, 15 surrounding families who do not have access to water during the dry season will be served.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Keiko Valente

Comments
This is a critically-needed high-impact project that builds on the existing infrastructure. With the water tank in place, all that is needed is to purify the water and install and connect drinking water stations in appropriate locations.

This is the second project of Peace Corps Volunteer Keiko Valente. To read about her first, the Kraubau Well Project – Cambodia, CLICK HERE.

Dollar Amount of Project
$493.00

Donations Collected to Date
$493.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Keiko Valente of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Keiko and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in Cambodia.

This project has been finished. To read about the conclusion of the project, CLICK HERE.

Community Description
Darou Sagnane is a small farming village in Fatick, Senegal about 20 km north of the Gambia border and 25 km east of the coast. It has a population of about 350 people. Villagers belong to the Wolof ethnic group.

Rainy season farming is the primary income generating activity for the people of Darou. They also earn money from fruit tree orchards and dry season gardening. Many villagers are forced to leave in search of greater economic opportunity in large cities such as Kaolack and Dakar. Each family faces great difficulty in meeting its financial needs.

Most family compounds don't have an adequate latrine. People have to walk long distances to an appropriate location outside of village grounds. Lack of proper sanitation facilities also leads to an increase in rates of gastrointestinal diseases such as cholera, amoebic dysentery, and parasitic worms.

Project Description
This project is to construct new latrines and repair existing damaged latrines, with the result that upon completion of the project, members of each compound in the village will have access to an adequate latrine.

Project funds will be used to purchase cement, iron rebar, and PVC piping.

The latrines will be made by a local mason who lives in the village.

Two meter holes will be dug by the villagers, and the holes will be lined with cement bricks. This will ensure that the latrines will not collapse during possible rainy season flooding. Several villagers already have latrine platforms and simply need a new hole and cement bricks.

Families will dig their own holes, contribute one sack of cement, and provide the rocks and sand needed for brick construction.

Once latrines are finished, families will be educated in the benefits of proper sanitation practices.

Project Impact
350 villagers will benefit from this project

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
David Lothamer

Comments
This is a project that mobilizes and empowers the entire community in that as a result every villager will have access to an adequate latrine.

The personal commitment required from each participant in labor and materials ensures an ongoing commitment to maintaining the latrine.

Dollar Amount of Project
$500.00

Donations Collected to Date
$500.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer David Lothamer of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by David and/or those of his counterpart PCVs in Senegal.