Category Archive for 'Africa'

Lessons from a Malawi Sanitation Project

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Low cost Ecological Sanitation programs in Malawi have led to the building of over 11,000 compostproducing toilets since 2003. While the toilets are affordable and simple to construct, the fact that they convert human waste into valuable odor-free compost, enables cost recovery for households and is a prime driver in popularizing EcoSan designs… Click here […]

Projects Featured in RMWEF/AWWA Publication

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

“Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their inhabitant ’s quality of life. The EWB-USA Denver Chapter was founded in 2006 by a group of professionals dedicated to utilizing their skills to help these communities. Membership is open to engineers […]

New Project Applications

Monday, February 11th, 2008

El Kilometro 71
Wastewater project in Honduras, presented by Chris Fahlin (FahlinCJ@cdm.com)
The project would include technical assistance and design for the engineers within San Pablo Sula for a wastewater pond which is presumed to contain wastewater from the town and the near by sugar factory. If approved, the first trip would include site investigation and […]

Proposed Community Development Plan, Agou Avedze

Monday, November 12th, 2007

The Togo team has published their Proposed Community Development Plan for the village of Agou Avedze, in Togo, Africa. You can download and read the plan here.