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Community Description
Liberia is located on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Kakata is the capital of Margibi County.

Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute (KRTTI) is a teacher training institute with residential facilities for both trainers and trainees. The trainees pay no tuition and are given housing and three meals a day as incentive to become teachers in the rural areas. There 362 people who eat all their meals in the cafeteria, including 13 women on the kitchen staff, 270 trainees, 42 trainers and approximately 50 staff.

The cafeteria was structurally rebuilt after the war, but there is no water delivery system, except for a temporary connection to a hose. There exists an open cesspit which creates an extremely unsanitary condition.

Project Description
This project is to provide a permanent water supply to the fixtures in the building, including the sink and the dish washing station. In addition, the open cesspit will be enclosed.

Project funds will be used to purchase the materials, including faucets, valves, brackets, and PVC pipe and connectors.

Once the sink is available for hand washing, the school nurse will talk to the kitchen staff about the importance of cleanliness and the dietitian/kitchen manager will do follow-up discussions and monitor compliance.

Project Impact
362 people will directly benefit from this project.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Denise Hilliard

Comments
This is a high-impact and low-cost project that will provide immediate benefit, in terms of improvements in health and sanitation, to a large number of people. A water supply is being connected to the cafeteria, and open sewage is being contained.

Dollar Amount of Project
$315.00

Donations Collected to Date
$315.00

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 Denise Hilliard of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Denise and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in Liberia.

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

Community Description
Laradjie is a small Jaxanke village located 21 km southeast of the regional capital Tambacounda. The village population totals approximately 200 people, comprised of 23% men, 24% women, and 53% children. Most villagers are sustenance farmers, and make a small profit selling various crops and produce.

Many farmers have paired up with SODEFITEX to grow cotton, as well as corn, peanuts, beans, manioc, and millet to sell locally within the Tambacounda market. Inhabitants of Laradjie sometimes travel to nearby villages to help others farm for extra cash.

There are two wells in the village, one on either side. They are over 100 years old, and in a state of disrepair. They are about 20 meters deep and were never lined with cement. This is a problem year-round, but specifically becomes worse in the dry season when the water table drops causing the water to be murky. Also, in the rainy season the runoff from fields can infiltrate directly into the well water due to a lack of a secure lip around the base of the well.

Project Description
This project is to repair and upgrade the two wells in the village by lining each at least 3 meters down with cement. The ground around the wells will be cemented and lips will be secured to prevent runoff from entering the wells.

Project Impact
This project will provide a direct source of water for over 200 villagers.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Erin Malone

Comments
This project provides a simple solution to a serious problem in the community. The remediation will provide a suitable source of water at a very low price for many years into the future.

Dollar Amount of Project
$200.00

Donations Collected to Date
$200.00

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 Erin Malone of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Erin and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in Senegal.

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

Community Description
The community of Chula I is a rural village in central Malawi, about 30 miles from the BOMA of Ntchisi. The people are subsistence farmers of maize, beans, soya, peanuts for food security, and tobacco for their cash crop. The homes in this village are mud brick with thatched roofs. Traditional authority, chief, headmen, is their form of local government. Per capita income is under $300 per year.

Chula I borehole was installed by the government in the early 1900's as a deep year-round source of clean water. It served as the closest source of safe water for approximately 30 families until three years ago, when it became inoperative. Since then, the women have had to walk 1/2 to 1 mile for safe water, or to draw unsafe water from unprotected shallow wells.

Project Description
This project is to do all necessary repairs to the borehole to restore it to full operation. This will require that the entire mechanism be replaced.

A maintenance fund is being formed by the Village Borehole Committee, which will require that each family contribute $3. This fund will be used to keep the borehole in good repair, and give the community a feeling of ownership and responsibility.

Project funds will be used to purchase materials, including pipes, rods, and centralizers, and for the transportation of the parts. The district borehole technician will do the repairs at no charge but for the reimbursement of fuel for his motor bike.

Project Impact
There are 30 families in this village, consisting of approximately 200 people, who will be using this well.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Judy Summers

Comments
This is the third project by PCV Judy Summers, who has done an admirable job of working with the communities to identify facilities in need of critical repairs. Here is information about the previous two:

Kamsonga Health Center Pump Project – Malawi

Kula Borehole Repair Project – Malawi

It goes without saying that fixing an inoperative borehole and creating a source of safe water for an entire community is a terrific project. It brings about an extremely beneficial outcome at a fraction of the cost of building a new borehole.

Dollar Amount of Project
$410.00

Donations Collected to Date
$410.00

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 Judy Summers of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Judy and/or those of her counterpart PCVs in Malawi.

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

Community Description
Fatick is a small city of 26,000 people, located in Western Senegal on the northern tip of the Sine river delta. It is the capital for the region of Fatick.

Fatick is predominantly ethnically Serere with small communities of Wolof and Pulaar. The project will take place in Ndiaye-Ndiaye, which is the oldest neighborhood in Fatick and is a vibrant and very close-knit community.

In 2008, a group of community leaders raised funds from within the community to build a community center for use by all the people in the neighborhood. The Association that now runs the center, L'Association pour le Developpement de Ndiaye-Ndiaye, is composed of farmers, herders, and fishermen from the community that pool resources to take on community revitalization projects.

Some of the projects that have been sponsored by the association include: business and technical training for women, HIV/AIDS and malaria awareness, community clean-ups, and waste management.

Due to the deforestation of the mangroves, the water table from which the entire city gets its water supply is salinated. The water is unsuitable for human consumption and cannot be used for gardening or tending tree nurseries.

The community center, located on the outskirts of the city, sits on an unsalinated water table.

Project Description
The project is to dig a well at the community center for a community garden and for use of the community at large. The cement walls and gate make the center the perfect location for a garden and tree nursery.

Project funds will be used to pay for materials, including cement, metal support bars, rope, pulley and bucket. In addition, the funds will pay for the transportation of materials.

The well will be dug by a local well-builder, a member of the community association, at cost.

The community has also raised enough funds to supply the garden with all the tools necessary to raise a healthy garden and is committed to the maintenance of the well.

Project Impact
The project will provide clean water for the creation of a garden that will be tended by 35 members of the association and their families. The well will also provide clean drinking water to the whole neighborhood of over 1,500 people.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Daniel Robles-Olson

Comments
This is a great project with a large impact. It will provide health benefits to the community at large and additional economic benefits to the participants and their families.

The proceeds from the garden will help these families meet their dietary and financial needs and continue to fund the activities of the Ndiaye-Ndiaye Community Center.

Dollar Amount of Project
$450.00

Donations Collected to Date
$450.00

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 Daniel Robles-Olson of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Daniel and/or those of his counterpart PCVs in Senegal.

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