In January 2007, students from DePauw University worked in Etoko and Nchemba Villages constructing 60 pit latrines to improve hygiene. Concurrently, a local physician did wide house-to-house surveys concerning primary morbidities. A grant was also provided for the purchase of pharmaceuticals by the local clinic.
A donation for DePauw faculty leader Venessa Artman allowed for the purchase of two palm oil presses. This prompted the formation of women's groups in each village consisting of an elder woman and a younger woman from each quarter of the villages. These women's groups collectively run the presses to facilitate production of oil for family use in the village and for income generation through the sale of surplus oil production, used to support other social.
Peacework and UAC have developed a collective snail-farming project in order for villages in the project area to generate cash funds to support drug subsidies in their local village clinics. Snails are a good source of protein and iron and are also cholesterol free, are easy to manage and harvest, and raise personal income easily. Several snail farms were established, and a manual detailing every step of the process was developed so future farms can be established.