Diarra Pont

Diarra Pont
Diarra Pont: My village in southeastern Senegal, 75km west of Kedougou.
"Life in the Peace Corps will not be easy. There will be no salary and allowances will be at a level sufficient only to maintain health and meet basic needs. Men and women will be expected to work and live alongside the nationals of the country in which they are stationed—doing the same work, eating the same food, talking the same language.

But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying. For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps—who works in a foreign land—will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace."

-John F. Kennedy

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Handwashing Station Project


In August, my women's group showed me a "tippy-tappy" they built in order to wash their hands (see a picture below for what they initially showed me) before and after meals and after the use of their household latrines.

I thought it was a great idea since we do not have running water, and the vast majority of villagers eat with their right hand at every meal. I wrote a grant to get the materials (a little updated in hopes that they will last longer rather than the already recycled, often hard to get a hold of containers) in order to have each woman be able to build one in their compound. The end of August the grant was approved and I was able to get all the materials in September. You can see the completion report here!

Initial Prototype

New & improved!

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