Madagascar

Community Description
The community of Ansampanimahazo is located 9 km from its district Faratsiho in the northern highlands of Madagascar. The population consists of approximately 15,000 people spread across 12 villages. Ansampanimahazo is known for its large potato and rice harvest.

The community has not had the resources to maintain and repair the wells and pumps, resulting in a shortage of clean water supply in recent years.

The Maternity and Health Center provides medical services to the members of the community. Recently, the staff has been concerned over the health and safety of patients due to the lack of safe water. Although the well at the center is currently being used, the water is contaminated, causing a high risk for infections and disease.

Project Description
This project is to repair and improve the well at the Maternity and Health Center.

The well will be dug to a depth of 22 meters, and all of the water will be removed. The well will then be lined with brick and cemented on the inside. Once the cement is dry, small stones will be placed at the bottom.

The technician will then arrive and install the pump. The well will be covered with a concrete cap to which the pump is attached. Finally, a fence will be built around the pump for protection.

Water Charity funds will be used to buy all the materials, including gravel, sand, cement, tubing, fencing, and brick, and also to pay for the transport of materials and the labor of the technician.

Additional work will be done by the workers in the community. The community will also pay the expenses of the technician once at the site, such as food and lodging, and also cover any expenses needed to complete the project.

Project Impact
Approximately 1,000 people who benefit from health services each month at the clinic will have access to safe water.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Katherine Barton Rivas

Comments
This is a necessary project for the health and wellbeing of those needing the services of the clinic as well as the community at large.

Dollar Amount of Project
$555.00

Donations Collected to Date
$0.00

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Donations of any amount will be appreciated. The full amount will give you "naming rights", if that is something you would like.

Any contributions in excess of the Dollar Amount of Project will be allocated to other projects directed by this PCV and/or projects of other PCVs in this country.

Dollar Amount Needed
$555.00

Community Description
Andrenilaivelo is a livestock and farming community of approximately 200-250 people located in the central highlands of Madagascar. There are 25 households of mostly (98%) farmers of rice, cassava and sweet potatoes. A lot of the women are also grass mat weavers.

Andrenilaivelo has no source of potable water, forcing long treks to the river with buckets as part of the daily routine.

The people are aware that their lack of a water source is affecting their productivity in daily life. It is also having a detrimental effect on their health and that of their children.

Project Description
This project is to build a community well at the school in Andrenilaivelo.

The centrally-located well will be hand dug to a depth of about 10-15 meters. It will be both brick and concrete lined with a small aluminum-roofed structure surrounding the well. The water will be potable water without treatment.

Appropriate Projects funds will be used for the materials, including cement, bricks, rope, and nails, and also for the wages for the technician.

Community participation in the project consists of the labor, contracting with and supervising a professional well technician, providing sand and wood, and contributing extra funds as necessary for completion.

Project Impact
250-300 people will benefit from the project.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Daniel Branch

Comments
A reliable source of potable water will be important for the health and wellbeing of the entire community.

Dollar Amount of Project
$400.00

Donations Collected to Date
$400.00 + additional amounts

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has been fully funded through the generosity of friends and family of Peace Corps Volunteer Daniel Branch. In addition, extra funds have been received for future projects.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Daniel of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Daniel and/or those of other PCVs in the country of service.

Community Description
The community of Sahambavy, located in the southern highlands of Madagascar, consists of approximately 17,000 people spread across 10 villages. Sahambavy is known for all of the tea production in Madagascar, is a stop on one of the last operating train routes in country, and has a hotel to accommodate travelers.

The village of Amindratombo is located about 7 km away from the center of the commune with a population of about 1,500 people. It has a primary school that houses grades 1-5 and the students range from 5 to 10 years old.

A previous well project, under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tisa Kunkee, the Amindratombo School Well Project – Madagascar, was just completed at the same primary school. Now the students and neighboring villagers have a clean water source, but the students still use the woods nearby as a bathroom. Most of the primary schools do not have latrines, including this one, which contaminates farming fields and other water sources available to the village.

Project Description
This project is to build 2 latrines at the primary school in the village of Amindratombo. The latrines will be built within one structure, one for the students and one for the teachers.

Project funds will be used to purchase and transport the following materials: bricks, cement, wood, mortar, sand, paint, sheet metal and locks.

During the previous well project, the technicians dug 20+ meters but hit rock, leaving a big empty hole. This hole will now be used for the latrines.

The technicians will dig angles so that both latrines will empty into the one hole. The major part of the project will be purchasing and transporting the materials to the site and building the latrine structure.

Labor and equipment costs are included in the budget as well. The same technician from the well project will manage the latrine project. Bricks, nails, cement and paint left over from the well project will be used for the latrines.

An opening ceremony for the well and latrines will follow the completion of the latrines where an educational session will be given about the links of diarrheal diseases, latrines, handwashing, clean water, and health.

Project Impact
200+ students and 3 teachers will directly benefit from the project. Indirect beneficiaries will be the approximately 1,500 villagers.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Tisa Kunkee

Comments
This project is necessary for the health and wellbeing of the students and staff at the school. It utilizes the existing hole for the storage of waste and leftover materials to build the latrines. The latrines serve to protect the environment, and specifically the water source.

Dollar Amount of Project
$495.00

Donations Collected to Date
$0.00

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Donations of any amount will be appreciated. The full amount will give you "naming rights", if that is something you would like.

Any contributions in excess of the Dollar Amount of Project will be allocated to other projects directed by this PCV and/or projects of other PCVs in this country.

Dollar Amount Needed
$495.00

Community Description
The community of Sahambavy, located in the southern highlands of Madagascar, consists of approximately 17,000 people spread across 10 villages. Sahambavy is known for all of the tea production in Madagascar, is a stop on the last operating train routes in country, and has a hotel to accommodate travelers.

This is a progressive town with an honest mayor who works hard to provide for his community. As progressive as Sahambavy is, only 34% of the commune has potable water sources.

The village of Amindratombo is located about 7 K away from the center of the commune and is part of the 34% who fetch their water from rivers, lakes and rice fields contaminated from the lack of water sanitation practices.

The village of Amindratombo has a population of about 1,500 people. It has a primary school that houses grades 1-5 and the students range from 5 to 10 years old.

Currently, the students use the woods nearby as their bathroom. If they are thirsty they must get water from the rice fields (approximately 50 meters away) which are often contaminated from the lack of latrine use, thus leading to various diseases, such as diarrhea.

The rainy season is around the corner so the village has decided that building a well is priority but they plan to follow up this project with the building of a latrine at the school as well.

Project Description
This project is to build a well at the primary school in the village of Amindratombo. The well will be used to provide drinking water for the students. The water will also serve for cleaning the blackboards and watering the plants used as part of the gardening curriculum.

The well will be hand-dug to a depth of 20 meters. Shovels will be used for digging, and a pulley system will be used to remove the dirt from the well.

Water will be available year-round but will be low during the dry seasons. Students will be able to draw water using a bucket and pulley system.

The well have a liner put in before the bricks are laid, and a locked cover will be built over the well to prevent contamination.

The water will most likely have to be treated before the students can drink it, but the PCV, counterpart, and village health educators will give sessions/demonstrations about the different water treatment options, and the best will be implemented.

The village has found a technician that will be in charge of constructing the well, but the village people will also be providing manual labor for the construction process.

Project funds will be used to purchase and transport the following materials: bricks, cement, sheet metal, wood, paint and mortar. Equipment and skilled labor costs are also included in the budget.

The project should be completed in two weeks. The first week will be used for ordering and receiving the bricks and commencing to dig the well. The second week will be used to lay the brick, apply the cement, and build the well cover.

Project Impact
The direct beneficiaries will the 200+ students and 3 teachers at the primary school. The indirect beneficiaries will be the villagers of Amindratombo, numbering about 1,500.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Tisa Kunkee

Comments
This is an urgently needed high-impact project. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the health and wellbeing of the students, as the contaminated water currently used by the students will be replaced by safe water.

Dollar Amount of Project
$440.00

Donations Collected to Date
$440.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has been fully funded, through the generosity of Marcia Wijngaarden, of Den Haag, Netherlands.

We encourage others to continue to donate using the Donate button below, and we will notify Peace Corps Volunteer Tisa Kunkee of your donation. Additional funds will be used to fund the next project by Tisa and/or those other PCVs in the country of service.

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

Community Description
Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra are two towns located in the northeast of Madagascar. Virtually everyone in the area is a subsistence rice farmer. Some also grow vanilla.

About 80% of the population has an elementary school education or less, and there are few job opportunities in the area.

The town of Ambodisambalahy relies on two broken wells for a population of 1,454. Anjangoveratra has a population of about 4,000, of whom about 1,300 rely on the three broken wells that will be improved by this project.

Many of the wells in the commune of Anjangoveratra were built over a decade ago and are in poor shape because the community of subsistence farmers lacks the resources and expertise to maintain existing wells.

A survey of the wells was conducted by community health workers and the Peace Corps Volunteer. Five wells were identified whose water quality or basic infrastructure can be quickly improved with a small amount of financial input.

Project Description
This project is to improve 5 wells in Ambodisambalahy and Anjangoveratra.

Three of the wells that have large breaks in the foundations, allowing dirt and surface water to enter the water supply, will be repaired.

Two of the wells have a deep water table, and are in need of pulleys. This will make it much easier for the children who usually fetch the water to lift the buckets.

Additionally, one of the wells is situated at the bottom of the hill and is inundated by up to a foot of muddy water when it rains. A simple reinforced canal will be built to divert the water.

A builder from a nearby community has been located, and he has agreed to reduce his usual fee by a third because the community will be assisting with digging, locating local materials like sand and gravel, cleaning the well, and transporting materials.

Project funds will be used to purchase materials, including cement, rebar scraps, and 2 pulleys, and also transportation from the city to the commune and wages for the builder.

Construction will be overseen by a local health worker and the head of the women’s organization as well as the Peace Corps Volunteer.

Project Impact
2,754 people will benefit from this project, including 1,454 villagers who use the 2 wells in Ambodisambalahy, and 1,300 who use the 3 wells in Anjangoveratra.

Peace Corps Volunteer Directing Project
Rowan Braybrook

Comments
This project accomplishes a tremendous amount for a small amount of money. Water will be kept safe and the process of drawing water will be improved in a total of 5 wells. It has widespread community support, thus ensuring sustainability.

Dollar Amount of Project
$154.00

Donations Collected to Date
$154.00

Dollar Amount Needed
$0.00 - This project has now been fully funded through the generosity of Jennifer McIntosh, of Hanover, MD, USA.

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

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