Engineering Brigades:
Engineering Brigades' main goal is to plan a freshwater system for the community. This involves working with local engineers and technicians to test and determine the flow rate of possible water sources, plan out piping routes, and design the system infrastructure. Students work with in-country engineers to create an effective, safe system while following a budget, using local materials, and using available technologies.
WATER BRIGADES:
Water Brigades' mission is to empower communities to access sufficient clean water through infrastructural development, water treatment, community leader training, and education." Water Brigades Volunteers assist in designing and implementing water systems to prevent water related illnesses in communities with limited access to clean water.
In-country team members work with community leaders to design large scale water systems for the entire community. Once planning and design is complete, volunteers work side-by-side with community members to construct the water system.
Additionally, water brigades provide education and training so that the community can properly administer, operate, and maintain their water system. A Water Council and Basic Sanitation Committee is established in communities to ensure the sustainability of the community’s system as well as to improve sanitation and hygiene practices.
For more information, please visit www.globalbrigades.org/water-methodology.
Engineering Brigades' main goal is to plan a freshwater system for the community. This involves working with local engineers and technicians to test and determine the flow rate of possible water sources, plan out piping routes, and design the system infrastructure. Students work with in-country engineers to create an effective, safe system while following a budget, using local materials, and using available technologies.
WATER BRIGADES:
Water Brigades' mission is to empower communities to access sufficient clean water through infrastructural development, water treatment, community leader training, and education." Water Brigades Volunteers assist in designing and implementing water systems to prevent water related illnesses in communities with limited access to clean water.
In-country team members work with community leaders to design large scale water systems for the entire community. Once planning and design is complete, volunteers work side-by-side with community members to construct the water system.
Additionally, water brigades provide education and training so that the community can properly administer, operate, and maintain their water system. A Water Council and Basic Sanitation Committee is established in communities to ensure the sustainability of the community’s system as well as to improve sanitation and hygiene practices.
For more information, please visit www.globalbrigades.org/water-methodology.