Global Water Brigades (GWB) designs and implements water systems to prevent communicable illnesses in communities with limited access to clean water. Our current focus is in Central America where hundreds of student volunteers and engineers travel annually to implement our community-based water projects with our local partners. Our in-country team members work with water experts and community leaders to design large scale water systems for the entire community. Once the water system is blueprinted, volunteers work side-by-side with community members to implement and provide the education for maintenance through the creation of “community water counsels.” Between brigades our in-country team insures that the water counsels are functioning and have the necessary funding to perpetuate the longevity of the systems created.
For more information, please contact Michelle Menclewicz at michelle@globalbrigades.org