So, I live under a tin roof...: 3,200 Gallon Storage Tank Finished

Friday, January 30, 2009

3,200 Gallon Storage Tank Finished

After 7 days of construction we finished our storage tank!

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Peace Corps Projects

New block school-house

The government actually followed through on its promise to make a new block schoolhouse next to my host-families house. In my most recent call to the community it was just missing some things on the roof. Now the school will be on the same side of the river as the children who go there-makes sense rigth?! Pictures soon-when the PCV sends me some! And they are still giving daily literacy classes in the community solar center!

Community Aqueduct

Update: The spring box started leaking and water was only filling the tank once every three days. A fellow PCV, our trainer, funds from the water committee, and my plumber went up there, fixed the problem, and they all have tons of water again! The system worked!

A gravity-fed potable water aqueduct that services 39 homes and a small solar water pump aqueduct that services 8houses higher up in the hills. Construction took about 9 months to complete. 3.2 miles of PVC was utilized in the project.

Community Solar Center

We have constructed a small solar-powered community center. This is the only place with constant electricity, the only publicly-owned place where community meetings(i.e. Water Comittee) can be held, and the only place where kids can work together on their homework at night. The center is currently home to a daily literacy course in spanish and a weekly english class given free by a Dominican youth living in a nearby pueblo.

Solar Lightbulb Project

We have implemented a community wide project to put one lightbulb in every house(that wants one and is willing to comply with the required family monetary contribution)! Now even the 50 year-old men are completing their homework from the daily literacy class!

Library/Computer Center in Local High School

In a joint project with another PCV we installed a library/computer center in the local high school, a 2.5 hour walk from my community. Their are four large bookshelfs stocked with books, tables for research/creativity, a computer bank with eight laptops that receive constant power from a backup battery system, small blackboards and a map of the world.

Ventilation-Improved Pit latrines

2 VIP Pit latrines were constructed to replace the worst and most grave cases of the community.

So, I live under a tin roof...

Friday, January 30, 2009

3,200 Gallon Storage Tank Finished

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