Ophelia Swanson

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Organization: Global Brigades Germany
Organization: Global Brigades in Canada
Organization: Global Brigades Ireland
Organization: Global Brigades Switzerland
Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Architecture Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Business Brigades at St. Olaf College
Chapter: Business Brigades Chapter at Saint Louis University
Chapter: CA Referral Patient Campaigns: Honduras
Chapter: Dental Brigades at Washington University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at University of Missouri
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Washington University St. Louis
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at St. Louis University
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at the University of Missouri
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at St. Louis University
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Maryville University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Oklahoma State University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at St. Louis Area
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University of Minnesota- Rochester
Chapter: Microfinance Brigades at the University of Missouri
Chapter: Minneapolis Business for Good
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at St. Olaf College
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Washington University St. Louis
Chapter: Water Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Water Brigades at the University of Missouri
Website: university-of-missouri-engineering-brigades


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Engineering Brigades

About Us

University of Missouri 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. nnIn 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.