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

Pitajaya

• 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

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

PeruSamne

est. 2011

Over nine years,

we have

implemented six

projects

addressing…

Sustainable energy

Health

Water & sanitation

Education

GhanaAshaimanest. 2008

Sierra LeoneKonoest. 2009

International Projects

EthiopiaKumudo2006–2009

PeruHuamanzañ

a2005–2010 Past & Present

KenyaKuria

est. 2012

PERU :: PROJECT HISTORY

PERU :: community history

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

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

Further assessment of community and the engineering needs for constructing a potable water system there

2012 :: ASSESSMENT TRIP

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

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

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

A TYPICAL DAY6:00am Wake up7:00am Leave Samne for la Pitajaya7:45am Arrive in la Pitajaya8am Begin work with the community:- Trenching- Laying pipe- Carrying material- Supervising the mason- Mixing concrete12:30pm Lunch1:30pm Work resumes5:30pm Work day ends, walk back to Samne6:30pm Arrive in Samne, shower7:15pm Dinner8:30pm Relax!

La Pitajaya Baja

SOURCE CAPTURE

SPRING BOX :: REBAR

SPRING BOX :: IN CONSTRUCTION

SPRING BOX :: COMPLETED

SPRING BOX :: LID

TANK FOUNDATION :: REBAR

TANK FOUNDATION

RESERVOIR TANK

DISTRIBUTION BOX

LIDS FOR VALVE BOXES

TAPSTAND

WHAT I LEARNT :: JOSH

WHAT I LEARNT :: WILL

WHAT I LEARNT :: KASTURI

WHAT I LEARNT :: KASTURI

GOING FORWARD

• Close out the project in La Pitajaya• Begin looking for a new project

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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