This is a progress report on the “Pilas” project of Lenny Van Boven, Peace Corps Volunteer, serving in Chicocox, Guatemala. You can read about this project HERE. During the planning stage, Lenny determined that it would be less expensive to purchase fabricated pilas than to build molds, purchase the materials, and pour them in place. […]
You can raise money for Water Charity by creating your own online fundraising page with Firstgiving. Then organize your fundraising activity, and ask donors to go to your page to contribute. Creating your page takes only 5 minutes. You provide information, describe the event, and set your goals. Email the information to friends and participants, […]
We are finalizing plans to work with Global Water, an organization with extensive experience with water and sanitation projects in Guatemala, other Central American countries, and Africa. Following our strategy to “get things done now”, we are funding projects that Global Water has put together for implementation, using their network of NGOs established through years […]
Engineers Without Borders is a nonprofit organization which establishes partnerships with communities worldwide through its professional and student members. Chapters throughout the country take on engineering projects to help communities in need. They plan and implement the projects, and maintain continuing relationships with the people and projects to assure that they are sustainable.