About the India Project
From 2010-2017, the EWB-USA Cal Poly India team worked to improve sanitation in the community of Sainji, a village nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India and inhabited by Jaunpuri subsistence farmers. The India team was working in collaboration with the Garhwal Organization for the Upliftment of the Needy, a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), to implement a four stage wastewater treatment system.
During 2015, the team traveled to Sainji twice to construct the sand filter tank, resurvey the project site, and bolster community ownership. Unfortunately, the project was not completed due to conflicting goals and misunderstandings with the community, NGO and EWB-USA Cal Poly. In order to have a more successful experience in the future, we recommend that volunteer groups work to understand the dynamic between the NGO and the local community before moving forward with a project. For more information, please see the poster below:
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EWB Calendar of Meetings and Events
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