EWB is a national organization which focuses on using the engineering expertise of its members to help design and implement projects for communities in developing countries. The 5 person team, consisting of Prof. Bridget Wadzuk, Grad. Assistant Gerrad Jones, Rachel Jones, J.P.Gunn and Rory Kotter arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday morning, Feb. 28th. We immediately ferried them off to Nairobi’s industrial area to look at pipes and that’s how it all began, finishing with their return to the airport one week later, tan, exposed to a new continent and new way of life, chapped lips from the dry, dry air, wind and dust, and bejeweled in their gifts of Maasai beadwork, hopefully ever more convinced of the urgency of bringing water to people.

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