INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT - MADAGASCAR
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
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
CONTACT
For more information about international service opportunities in the College of Engineering, including how you can help support our students in these experiences, contact Dr. Jordan Ermilio, director of the Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development at jordan.ermilio@villanova.edu or 610-519-6859.
