Princeton University Amanda Li 16 Corrie Kavanaugh 17 Hana Ku 17 Josh Umanky Castro 17 Kasturi Shah 16 William Guiracoche 17 3 October 2014 PEI SOL Colloquium ID: 564081
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Engineers Without Borders" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Engineers Without Borders
Princeton University
Amanda Li ‘16, Corrie Kavanaugh ‘17, Hana Ku ‘17, Josh Umanky-Castro ‘17, Kasturi Shah ‘16, William Guiracoche ‘173 October 2014| PEI SOL Colloquium
Peru Program: Potable Water for La
PitajayaSlide2
F
ounded in the fall of 2004, inspired by a student’s summer internship in PeruDedicated to applying students’ education to projects in the developing world
Our StorySlide3
Our
Mission
… is a world in which all communities have the capacity to meet their basic
needs
Our
Vision
… is to implement sustainable, community-driven projects,
while creating transformative
learning experiences
and
developing responsible
leaders
We
Believe
… that international development is a global effort requiring innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-cultural understandingSlide4
Peru
Samneest. 2011
Over nine years, we have implemented six projects addressing…Sustainable energyHealthWater & sanitation
Education
Ghana
Ashaiman
est. 2008
Sierra Leone
Kono
est. 2009
International
Projects
Ethiopia
Kumudo
2006–2009
Peru
Huamanzaña
2005–2010
Past
&
Present
Kenya
K
uria
est. 2012Slide5
PERU :: project historySlide6
PERU
:: community history
Partnering Community: La Pitajaya, SamneProject Established in: 2011
Problem:
D
ue to the mining industry in the area, the community’s main source of drinking water, the Rio
Moche
, is contaminated Slide7
2011 :: project opened
2011
—EWB-PU opening of new project in Samne, Peru Summer 2011Pre-assessment tripDiscovered polluted state of the Moche River and the need of La Pitajaya residents for clean water Slide8
Further assessment of community and the engineering needs for constructing a potable water system there
2012 :: assessment tripSlide9
2012 :: implementation trip
Implementation of the Alta water system begins
Spring box
is constructed
1km of the
pipeline
is trenched and pipe is laid
Reservoir tank
foundation
is constructed
Education project
in local school in
Samne
is conductedSlide10
2013 :: implementation trip
-
The water system in la
Pitajaya
Alta is completed
- Potable water flowing through individual
tapstands
at each house
- Spring box repaired, tank installed, pressure break tank built
~3.5 km trenchedSlide11Slide12
2014 :: implementation trip
The water system in la
Pitajaya
Baja is begun and completed:
Spring box, source capture, two tank foundations built, 2 tanks installed, 10
tapstands
, ~4 km trenched
Maintenance work in Alta conducted:
2 houses connected, tank installed, 800m of pipe replaced, repair work on spring box and
valveboxesSlide13
A typical day
6:00am
Wake up
7:00am
Leave
Samne
for la
Pitajaya
7:45am
Arrive in la
Pitajaya
8am
Begin work with the community:
Trenching
Laying pipe
Carrying material
Supervising the masonMixing concrete12:30pm Lunch1:30pm Work resumes5:30pm Work day ends, walk back to Samne6:30pm Arrive in Samne, shower7:15pm Dinner8:30pm Relax!Slide14
La Pitajaya BajaSlide15
SOURCE CAPTURESlide16
SPRING BOX :: REBARSlide17
SPRING BOX :: IN CONSTRUCTIONSlide18
SPRING BOX :: COMPLETEDSlide19
SPRING BOX :: lidSlide20
TANK FOUNDATION :: REBARSlide21
TANK FOUNDATIONSlide22
RESERVOIR TANKSlide23
DISTRIBUTION BOXSlide24
LIDS FOR VALVE BOXESSlide25
TAPSTANDSlide26
What I learnt :: joshSlide27
What I learnt :: willSlide28
What I learnt ::
kasturiSlide29
What I learnt ::
kasturiSlide30
Going forward
C
lose out the project in La
Pitajaya
Begin looking for a new projectSlide31
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!Slide32
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?