Meet Washington!
5 Nov 2018
Washington has been on our team since 2012! … More Meet Washington!
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Tag: community development
Radio Silence
22 Oct 2018
I am so sorry for the radio silence.
Although I have not been writing project updates, I have still been working on projects. … More Radio Silence
Lovely’s Goats
22 Jun 2017
Lovely had 5 goats in her herd. Now she has 4, but it’s for a good reason … More Lovely’s Goats
Three Volunteers (and TWO video clips!)
18 May 2017
Three fabulous volunteers showed up in Panama! Choppy water, slippery logs, mangrove mud and “that cacao drink” were all part of their experiences … More Three Volunteers (and TWO video clips!)
Simon’s Great Idea!
1 May 2017
How do we get a community to embrace a borehole well? We need one family to be willing to try… … More Simon’s Great Idea!
Plan “B”
17 Oct 2016
Remember how we were slowly chipping away at the rocks in Butenga? Our daily routine looked like this: Drill, get stuck on a rock, hand-dig out the rocks, shovel them into a bucket to be dumped outside of the pit. Find softer soil, drop the drill into the pit (thinking that perhaps we had passed … More Plan “B”
My Next 4 (0r 5) Countries
8 Sep 2016
4 (or 5) countries in 2 months. Lots of projects ahead of me! … More My Next 4 (0r 5) Countries
Open the Faucets!
7 Apr 2016
A 4 year-long wait is finally over for this small, 250-person community… … More Open the Faucets!
Panama Mud
30 Nov 2015
It has been nearly a week since I left Panama. It was a long and difficult project, but the outcome was good. A well was drilled on Isla Tigre, a toilet installed for Simon, a pump repaired for Viviana’s community well and the 2,400′ pipeline bringing water to the school and mangrove houses was … More Panama Mud
9:00am (Part 2)
18 Nov 2015
*to make it easier to share this update, I am going to call the community leader “John.” I had originally written it with “community leader” throughout, but it seemed difficult to read it that way. The next morning (Wednesday), I started packing my tools at daybreak to head back to the village. I was still letting … More 9:00am (Part 2)
