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SME Foundation fosters sustainability

By Jackie Dorr posted 04-27-2016 05:25 PM

  

The Miners Give Back program of the SME Foundation has announced its continuing collaboration with Engineers Without Borders USA by awarding a grant to support the second phase of a sustainable water system project in Las Mojarras, Guatemala.

Under the direction of SME student members from the EWB-USA Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chapter, the Guatemalan water project will provide clean, usable water for the residents of Las Mojarras. Working in collaboration with local community leaders, the project has expanded from the initial assessment phase to design and implementation of a water system capable of supplying the entire community and the surrounding hillsides. Currently 80 percent of the community is not able to receive direct access to the existing gravity-flow water system. The project will ensure a safe, cost effective and sustainable water supply by:

• Identifying suitable locations for water storage tanks
• Maintaining communications with community leaders
• Collecting, testing and assessing water samples
• Identifying local suppliers of building materials and labor

To learn more about the MGB program, please visit the SME Foundation at http://community.smenet.org/smefoundation/programs/mgb.


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