Katie M a t r e holds a child f r o m t h e village after doing a village health a s s e s s m e n t . • M a r k H u m b e r s t o n e is d i s c u s s i n g t h e w a t e r c o l l e c t i o n a n d t e s t i n g p r o c e s s w i t h s o m e o f t h e v i l l a g e r s . H e is t e a c h i n g t h e m a b o u t t h e f i l t e r s so t h a t t h e y c a n k e e p t h e m in w o r k i n g o r d e r w h i l e t h e E W B t e a m is n o t t h e r e . • p h o t o s c o u r t e s y o f B e c k y L a t h r o p •
F r o n t r o w : B e c k y L a t h r o p , Lisa K a l l e m e y n , A s h l e y W a p l e s , Becca B a k e r ; B a c k r o w : Greg H u i z e n Jeff M u l d e r A b e G l a s
Founded in the fall o f 2 0 0 5 . the Hope chapter is a part of the national organization, E W B - U S A that is a non-profit organization that seeks to bring a higher quality of life to developing communities worldwide. Students achieve this through the implementation of sustainable engineering projects. The Hope chapter was given the opportunity to help bring a cleaner, more available water supply to the small village of Nkuv, Cameroon in West Africa. Twenty engineering and nursing students worked together throughout the year to develop a system that would provide more accessible clean water and also teach the villagers about health and hygiene. Members of E W B - H o p e traveled to Nkuv twice during the 2006-2007 school year to test the effectiveness of the biosand water filters that were installed in May 2006. The teams also focused on learning about the c o m m u n i t y ' s current health status, beginning to construct a water d e l i v e ^ ^ v s t e r ^ w i t h i n the village, and developing a relationship with the members of the community. • Becky L a t h r o p •
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