August 2011 Duke Water Brigade

Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
Group: Water Brigades at Duke University

Volunteer Activity Description
Water Brigade volunteers work with professional engineers design full scale clean water systems to bring water directly into the homes of rural communities. Each water system is broken into week-long projects that volunteers implement alongside community members. After several brigades, a community is able to celebrate the creation of a complete water system, which helps to prevent communicable illnesses in communities.