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International Community
Water Projects

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

You can help the villages of Nyansakia and Kirengo receive clean water by supporting our fundraisers or helping volunteer! Work together with us to empower communities. 

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Next Stop: Kirengo

In Spring of 2024, EWB-UMD was awarded our second international project! We have been entrusted to help another Kenyan community gain access to healthy drinking water. The Community of Kirengo is double the size of our last project in Nyansakia, and therefore will need more work and resources. Help us finance our Assessment Trip this December, marking the next big step in our mission!

 

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5K Canceled

Unfortunately, due to a lack of participates EWB-UMD will be cancelling our 5K fundraiser on October 26th. Those interested in helping raise money can still donate to help our chapter, and we intend to have other fundraisers in the Spring!

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Nyansakia Water Project

Starting in January 2019, our chapter is nearing the final stages of our first International Community Project! After trips in 2019 and 2024 along with remote work in summer of 2024, the 2500 villagers now have access to  safer ground water.

Assessment

Construction

Operation

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Back in 2019, our Assessment Trip took demographic and geological survey data to help us understand how best to meet the needs of Nyansakia. We found the village had four springs that they mainly rely on for water, some hours walking distance away from villagers and all contaminated by e-coli as well as various other bacteria.

Storage Tank

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We returned in Janurary 2023 after Covid-19 to begin construction our system based on four tap stands, dispersed throughout Nyansakia and connected by over four kilometers of pipes. The tap stands are gravity fed from our pump, meaning there is little upkeep cost for the village.

Over the summer of 2025, our members coordinated the installation of a solar-powered pump to make the system operational for the first time! All that is left now is one final visit to ensure the system is working correctly, train the community on its upkeep, and ensure its meeting the goals of our mission!

About us

Our chapter was given the opportunity to aid the village of Nyansakia. Our project goals are to bring clean, reliable drinking water to the community.

We've spent the last five years planning and constructing a groundwater distribution system to reach that goal.

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Mountain Ridge

Portraying Love  

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A life of significance is about serving those who need your gifts, your leadership, your purpose.

KEVIN HALL

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