|
Written by Laura Adams
|
|
From our team in Guatemala - guatemala_trip_report_nov._13-20_2008
November 13th to 20th 2008, a team of six members of Engineers Without Borders – Kansas City Professional and one member of Engineers Without Borders – Kansas University traveled to the Sololá province of Guatemala to perform a sanitation assessment of several community schools and to perform water quality testing on installed biosand drinking water filters. Attached is a quickly written and brief daily journal of our activities here.
-EWB-KC Guatemala Team
|
|
|
Written by Dustin Craig
|
|
EWB-KC's team members will be presenting on our two newest projects; in Sololá, Guatemala and Torbeck, Haiti. Please join us to learn about these new projects and how you can get involved.
Monday, Sept. 15th, 2008 @ 5:30 p.m. at Black and Veatch Office, 8400 Ward Parkwa KCMO 64114.
See this attached flyer for more info.
|
|
|
Written by Laura Adams
|
|
Please join us for the August EWB-KC Social Meeting on August 20th. Download the meeting flier here
5:30 pm Tour of Heart to Heart International Distribution
Our partner in improving sanitation of Sololá, Guatemala
1021 Pacific Avenue Kansas City, Kansas
Heart to Heart is a leading provider of medical aid around the world. See how they are improving health for the world's poor and responding to the needs of the world's displaced people.
7:00 pm Happy Hour at La Fonda El Taquito
Please join us after the tour to share ideas and some margaritas.
800 SW Boulevard Kansas City, MO
|
|
|
Written by Laura Adams
|
|
An Etrex Vista HCx GPS handheld device was donated by Garmin International, Inc.
Dan Cool helped organize the donation just in time for the June trip to Sololá, Guatemala. The device helped mark specific infrastructure locations, identify routes, and take elevations. Many thanks to Dan and Garmin!
|
|
|
Written by Laura Adams
|
|
Learn about the following EWB-KC projects and how to get involved!
Sololá, Guatemala ~ In June, EWB-KC traveled to Sololá, Guatemala to assess sanitary conditions at several schools in and around Lake Atitlan.
Torbeck, Haiti ~EWB-KC continues to work in partnership with Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies (HMHB) and their free birthing home, Maison de Naissance (MN) in Torbeck, Haiti.
La Romana, Dominican Republic ~ Planning for an early November trip, our EWB-KC team is looking for creative educational materials and approaches that focus on water quality, treatment, storage, and hygiene education.
Azacilo, Bolivia ~ The KU chapter of EWB has received approval of a project in Azacilo, Bolivia for the installation of composing toilets.
___________________________________________________________
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by Dustin Craig
|
|
EWB-KC is busy planning the 2nd Annual KC Wizards Tailgating and Fundraiser Event. The game will be Saturday, Sept. 13th at 4:00 p.m. against the LA Galaxy and held at Arrowhead Stadium. Stay tuned for more details. If you are interested in helping to plan this event, please contact EWB-KC Fundraising Chairperson; Sarah Fjell (
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
)
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 11 of 26 |
