EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE

WATER SOLUTIONS
 AGENDA

1. Who We Are
2. Who We Work With
3. What We Do
4. Why be involved?
5. The Brigade
6. Trip Costs/Fundraising
7. Next Steps

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 Who We Are

Global Brigades (GB) is a secular,

501c3 nonprofit organization that
empowers university students and
young professionals nation-wide to
provide communities in developing
countries with sustainable solutions
that improve quality of life while
respecting local culture.

Currently more than 1,500 volunteers

from 50 of our university clubs travel
annually to provide health care,
microenterprise development, and
clean water systems to more than
50,000 beneficiaries in Central
America, Ghana, India and Vietnam. We
are the world’s largest student-led
international development
organization.
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 Organizational Overview

Global Brigades (GB) facilitates a multi-disciplinary approach through

health, development and education programs that relieve poverty
while also improving the environment.

Global Brigades

Public Health Development Education

Medical Brigades (2003) Business Brigades Art Brigades

(2006)
Dental Brigades (2005) Law Brigades (2009) Math/Science Brigades
Water Brigades (2008) Architecture Brigades Language Brigades
(2009)
Vet Brigades

-------------------------------------------------- Environmental Brigades (2009)

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 GLOBAL WATER BRIGADES-2008

Global Water Brigades (GWB) is a secular network of students and

professionals working with developing nations to create sustainable
solutions to water problems.

To achieve this end, GWB provides student clubs with the necessary
materials, support and infrastructure to collaborate with rural
communities to create studies, design projects and implement unique
clean water solutions.

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 WHO WE WORK WITH:
HONDURAS

Why Honduras?

Second poorest country in the Western

•

Hemisphere
• Extraordinarily unequal distribution of
income
•Population living below US$1 a day (%):
15
•Population living below US$2 a day (%):
36
• Unemployment rate 28%
• Average per capita income US$1,170

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 THE COMMUNITIES

• Buena Vista
Currently suffers from two failed
projects, one over 20 years old.
No one has direct water access,
and the central storage tank
remains empty most of the year.
There is no purification and the
community suffers from
parasites and other waterborne
sicknesses.
• Joyas del Carballo
The water system, built originally
for 50 homes, now attempts to
serve 280. Most homes have no
access to the water. The water
source, a small stream, is drying
up quickly, and the community 7
 WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

Work in international


development
Practice public health,


engineering and community

organizing skills in the real
world
Help a struggling community


access clean water

Build leadership, business
and community development
skills
 Apply the information you
have learned in school
•Practice/learn
Know that withSpanish
each brigade, you are making a tangible difference in
that community
Experience Central America!

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GWB: INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

Play

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 The Brigade

A 7/8 day trip to Honduras with a

group from your university to work
on water solutions includes:

• Introduction to water projects and

Honduras
• Community assessment and door-
to-door surveys
• Discussion with community leaders
and meetings with the entire
community
• Cooperation with Honduran water
expert and other local
organizations
• Project implementation: designing,
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 TRIP COSTS

GWB asks all students to cover their own

costs. This includes airfare and in-country
expenses.

Price per student for Water Brigade trip:

– $650 plus airfare (between $500 and
$1000)
– $100 of in-country cost goes towards a
Community Investment Fund (CIF) to
be put towards the water project

This enables us to bring students to

Honduras and still put all of our resources
toward helping the Honduran people. It
also allows us to remain independent
from outside influence and give all of our
students complete control over their
projects.

The cost is an investment into the 11

 IN-COUNTRY COST INCLUDES…

• Picked up from the airport by your in-country brigade coordinator

• All transportation provided, with professional drivers
• Housing in our secure, comfortable accommodations
• Electricity, showers (with hot water), and linens
• Laundry and room cleaning
• Three meals a day cooked
with clean water by our
Honduran staff (vegetarian
options available)
• Hiring a Honduran water
expert
• Translators and guides,
when necessary
• Day trip to Valle of
Angeles, a beautiful colonial-
style city in the mountains of 12
Honduras
 NEXT STEPS: SIGNING UP

GWB is YOUR opportunity to impact the world.

To join our network of socially conscious volunteers, sign up today.

Also, contact YOUR NAME at YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS and go to

www.waterbrigades.org.

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