The lush rainforests of Bolivia provide a picturesque educational setting for the 250 students studying at the Rio Colorado Technical Agricultural High School. But ironically, despite the campus's 400-acre, rainforest location, the school is struggling to provide enough water for its students, who stay in dormitories on campus and go home only on weekends.
That's why -- at a time when most college students are packing up to return to campus -- a team from UMR's Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter is heading to Bolivia next month. The UMR team’s goal is to gather enough information about the water supply and geology surrounding the campus so they can return next spring and develop a safe and sustainable water supply for the school.
This is the fourth project for the UMR EWB chapter, which was formed on campus in 2004.
