Projects
 KenyaIn the summer of 2008, four UW students and an adviser traveled to Orongo, Kenya for its first assessment trip. The group lived in the community itself, truly experiencing their way of life to attempt to learn first hand the most pressing issues facing the community. This 3,000 person village has expressed a desire to improve its water quality, irrigation techniques, agro-forestry production, and financial situation. This group is planning on an implementation trip in January 2009 so until then this group will focus on researching and designing solutions to these crucial issues. Because this project is so new, many new members and leaders are needed so people of all majors are highly encouraged to come out to any meeting. | |
 RwandaIn line with the national EWB organization, we work to improve the lives of the people of Muramba, Rwanda, while providing students and professional advisers challenging and eye-opening experiences planning and designing projects for a promising community in a developing country. We welcome and encourage a diverse team of students from every major to take on the fundraising, community outreach, education, and technical design challenges we encounter in all of our tasks. Membership in EWB will allow you the chance to directly affect our partner community through your work here in Madison and through assessment and implementation trips to Muramba. This semester we will be planning our winter assessment trip, focusing on finding ways to improve the locally used cook stoves, farming practices, and conduct a follow-up assessment of past EWB projects in the area. | |
 El SalvadorOur group is teaming with Rotary International to construct a wastewater collection system in two communities in El Salvador. Along with construction, two very important aspects of the project are educational workshops that teach local children and community members basic sanitation and health practices, as well as water testing to assess the pathogens that threaten the health of community members. This semester, our group will be preparing educational materials, workshops, and designs in order to continue construction over winter break 2008-2009. There are many ways to get involved in our group and lots of work to be done, so come join us! | |
 HaitiAfter the assessment trip in June 2008, the Haiti Project team is looking at several projects for the upcoming semester: -Designing a material efficient concrete beam/roof for widespread use in the community -Building a hydro electric generator at the water source to bring electricity to the community -Building a Health Clinic (Sustainable and efficient design) -Creating a surveying course/class for the community. Community members can then help further the upcoming projects with the data they collect | |
 DomesticEWB UW-Madison has partnered with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in a long-term project that aims to provide groundwater drainage and stormwater management infrastructure. Collaborations with other UW departments and Schools include the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture as well as the School of Pharmacy students from both groups have worked with the Red Cliff Tribe in the past and we hope to continue their projects as part of an inclusive group. There was an initial assessment trip in early August where students collected land surveying data and met with prominent members in the Red Cliff community. A second assessment trip is being planned for November where additional data will be collected on groundwater levels in areas with flooding history. This project is assisted by Prof. Kenneth Potter in Water Resource Engineering. | |
