1. Engineers Without Borders 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 Peru Program: Potable Water for La Pitajaya

2. Founded in the fall of 2004, inspired by a student’s summer internship in Peru Dedicated to applying students’ education to projects in the developing world Our Story

3. 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 understanding

4. Peru Samne est. 2011 Over nine years, we have implemented six projects addressing… Sustainable energy Health Water & sanitation Education Ghana Ashaiman est. 2008 Sierra Leone Kono est. 2009 International Projects Ethiopia Kumudo 2006–2009 Peru Huamanzaña 2005–2010 Past & Present Kenya Kuria est. 2012

5. PERU :: PROJECT HISTORY

6. PERU :: community history Partnering Community: La Pitajaya, Samne Project Established in: 2011 Problem: Due to the mining industry in the area, the community’s main source of drinking water, the Rio Moche, is contaminated

7. 2011 :: PROJECT OPENED 2011—EWB-PU opening of new project in Samne, Peru Summer 2011 – Pre-assessment trip – Discovered polluted state of the Moche River and the need of La Pitajaya residents for clean water

8. Further assessment of community and the engineering needs for constructing a potable water system there 2012 :: ASSESSMENT TRIP

9. 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 conducted

10. 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 trenched

12. 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 valveboxes

13. 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 mason -Mixing concrete 12:30pm Lunch 1:30pm Work resumes 5:30pm Work day ends, walk back to Samne 6:30pm Arrive in Samne, shower 7:15pm Dinner 8:30pm Relax!

14. La Pitajaya Baja

15. SOURCE CAPTURE

16. SPRING BOX :: REBAR

17. SPRING BOX :: IN CONSTRUCTION

18. SPRING BOX :: COMPLETED

19. SPRING BOX :: LID

20. TANK FOUNDATION :: REBAR

21. TANK FOUNDATION

22. RESERVOIR TANK

23. DISTRIBUTION BOX

24. LIDS FOR VALVE BOXES

25. TAPSTAND

26. WHAT I LEARNT :: JOSH

27. WHAT I LEARNT :: WILL

28. WHAT I LEARNT :: KASTURI

30. GOING FORWARD Close out the project in La Pitajaya Begin looking for a new project

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