Casandra Huff

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Organization: Global Brigades Germany
Organization: Global Brigades in Canada
Organization: Global Brigades Ireland
Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Medical Brigades University of Michigan Flint
Chapter: Ambassador Trip Business In Panama
Chapter: Business Brigades at Albion College
Chapter: Business Brigades at Queen's University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Detroit Area
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at the University of Birmingham
Chapter: Engineering Chapter at University of Florida
Chapter: Legal Empowerment Brigades at The Autonomous University of Chihuahua
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Brigham Young University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Brock University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Greensboro Collegiate Group
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Old Dominion University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Oregon Health and Sciences University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Solano Community College
Chapter: Medical Brigades at the University of Calgary
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Trent University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Tulsa Medical Brigades Chapter
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University Of Houston - Clear Lake
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University Of Toronto Scarborough
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University of Wyoming
Chapter: Medical Brigades at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Chapter: Public Health Brigade Chapter at New Hampshire Area
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Florida State University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Seton Hall University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at University of South Alabama
Chapter: University of North Carolina Charlotte Dental Chapter
Chapter: Water Brigades at Imperial College London
Chapter: Water Brigades at Michigan State University
Chapter: Water Brigades at University of Central Florida
Chapter: Westbury Area

Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Program: Engineering Brigades

About Us

University of Birmingham is a chapter of Global Engineering Brigades, an international movement of university students working alongside local communities and technicians to implement clean water systems in the developing world. Water systems are designed, planned, and budgeted with partner communities and local leaders are identified by the community to serve as the community’s Water Council, which collects monthly water fees from households to operate and maintain the constructed water system. It then takes several months of construction by volunteers, staff and community members to complete and can include several large scale components, such as dams and storage tanks in order to pipe clean water to individual homes. Engineering volunteers specifically work on the design and planning stages of the water projects to ensure that they can later be successfully constructed.

In conjunction with our Water & Engineering Programs, Global Brigades also supports communities with healthcare, economic development and sanitation projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.



Upcoming Initiatives

University of Birmingham Engineering Brigade July 2024 Honduras

Global Brigades offers 7-day Engineering Brigades throughout the year in Honduras. Engineering Brigades volunteers work with local engineers, technicians and community members to assess water problems and select feasible solutions. During the brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to assess potential water sources, map and survey community land, plan and design water projects, and provide technical follow-up on completed systems. Evenings consist of on-brigade education, where brigaders learn about community and project development, water sources, water system design and materials, data analysis, and project proposals. Volunteers will directly apply these engineering concepts during the brigade and have the opportunity to present summaries of their findings to the community. Construction of the water projects is a result of the collaboration between the Engineering and Water Brigades teams, Water Brigades volunteers, and community members. Together, Engineering and Water Brigades establish sustainable water systems, provide community education on water-related health issues, and empower community leaders to maintain the system. Between brigades, Global Brigades in-country staff maintains relationships with community leadership committees and provides follow-up with water systems.