INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT - MADAGASCAR
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This partnership with Catholic Relief Services is dedicated to water supply needs in the island country of Madagascar. With the help of a USAID grant, the following projects have been completed to date:
82,000 people have been given sustainable access to water thanks to 24 gravity-driven water networks
- 24 gravity-driven water networks (providing 82,000 people with sustainable access to water)
- 239 functioning hand pumps
- 17,858 household latrines
- 105 villages have been ODF certified (Open Defecation Free)
- 10 community water & sanitation business plans
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The collaboration also has resulted in:
- Graduate research (research fellowships) on sustainable development
- Technical briefs to document best practices
- Faculty field visits
- Technical assistance on the design of water supply infrastructure
- Service learning courses
- Summer internships
- Capacity building to meet sustainability goals.
- Workshops and seminars