The renovated water tower, designed to carry 20,000 L of water.
A new plumbing junction, installed on our 2013 implementation trip.
A newly installed circuit breaker panel, installed as part of our 2014 renovation of the campus electrical system.
Team members installing a new breaker panel, 2014 (Ryan Blumenstein, left).
Rewiring these electric stoves in 2014 allowed the school's kitchen staff to eliminate the use of sooty, wood-burning stoves.
Members of the 2012 travel team with students of the Mekelle School for the Blind.
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Engineers Without Borders: Mekelle, Ethiopia

I've worked with Engineers Without Borders at Washington University since 2011. Our partnership with the Mekelle School for the Blind in Mekelle, Ethiopia, has worked to bring improved water and electrical infrastructure to the campus community.
We began in 2012 with a renovation of the school's failed water tower, which allowed for increased storage of drinking water during the dry season. We followed this with improvements to the campus plumbing to allow the school better use of its water resources. In 2014, we made major improvements to the school's electrical system, which allowed the school to eliminate its wood-burning stoves in favor of electric cooking equipment.
As an EWB group, we place heavy focus on the impact and sustainability of our work by cooperating closely with our partner community to ensure appropriate, lasting solutions.

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