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Manila, Summer 2024

On their recent trip to Manila, Philippines, the Collaborative Service Engineering Project team worked with the Ateneo Innovation Center to deploy clean water systems. However, they did more than just work. On their trek to Inramuros, they immersed themselves in Filipino culture, presented their prototypes to real farmers of Pampanga, and visited rice farms to best understand the problems they wanted to solve. At the end of their trip, they celebrated the completion of their projects and the experience and knowledge gained along the way.

India, Summer 2024

Through the Office of Global Engagement, twelve HCE students recently spent two weeks in Bengaluru, India for their Collaborative Service Engineering Project. Led by professors Avneet Hira and Siddhartan Govindasamy, they worked with two farming communities outside the city on projects involving water filtration and precision agriculture to enhance targeted irrigation and fertilization. The students worked intensively for the two weeks along with faculty members and students from CHRIST University in Bengaluru, and also had the opportunity to explore the historic city of Mysuru.

Ecuador, Summer 2023

In the summer of 2023, there were two CSEP projects in Ecuador in collaboration with the Sam Clemente community in Ibarra Province:聽

Project 1: 鈥淢ethods of Rainwater and Fog Collection in San Clemente, Ibarra Province, Ecuador鈥�

This project aimed to understand and address water insecurity in the San Clemente community through rainwater and fog harvesting. Interviews revealed that a lack of government funding for piping and the high cost of alternative solutions like rainwater ponds were significant obstacles. Consequently, the project focused on researching, designing, and prototyping cost-effective supplemental irrigation and livestock watering solutions, as well as redesigning handwashing barrels to prevent disease.

Project 2: 鈥淩ecycling Greywater for Crop Irrigation in the San Clemente Indigenous Community鈥�

This project focused on the San Clemente indigenous community's use of greywater for irrigation due to a 3-month dry season. Recognizing the risks associated with untreated greywater, the project aimed to improve water safety and availability by addressing the products entering the greywater, the treatment and utilization methods, and community education on safe practices. This involved partnering with a biodegradable product company, designing a bio-filtration and irrigation system, and providing educational resources in Spanish.