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Engineers Without Borders Gateway Professional Partners Chapter

Engineers Without Borders Gateway Professional Partners Chapter. Honduras Projects. Melissa Allen. Overview of Honduras. Population: 6,560,608 3 rd poorest in Latin America; extraordinarily unequal distribution of income Infant Mortality Rate: 30%

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Engineers Without Borders Gateway Professional Partners Chapter

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  1. Engineers Without BordersGateway Professional Partners Chapter Honduras Projects Melissa Allen

  2. Overview of Honduras • Population: 6,560,608 • 3rd poorest in Latin America; extraordinarily unequal distribution of income • Infant Mortality Rate: 30% • Weather: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains • Elevation: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m; highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m • Natural hazards: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast • Environment - current issues: urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) as well as several rivers and streams with heavy metals • Government type: Democratic constitutional republic • Industries: sugar, coffee, textiles, clothing, wood products • Agricultural products: bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp

  3. Travel Plans • Dates- March 21-31 • 4 Team members • WOM • 2 Translators • Transportation • San Pedro Sula airport-> Santa Rita, Copan-> Pimienta->Urraco Pueblo • Many Projects

  4. Preparatory items • Shots/ Medicine • Passports/ Insurance • Tickets/ Lodging/ Transportation/ Food • Translators • NGO’s • Survey Equipment/ GPS • Water treatment supplies • Maps

  5. Also... • Waiting for EWB-USA approval • Waiver forms sent in • EWB-USA Assessment Presentation • Gifts for Locals and VIP’s • Health Insurance Forms sent in • Emergency Information form • EWB business cards

  6. Santa Rita CASS • Application form sent in; waiting for approval from EWB-USA • Spoke with Hector Adan Chinchilla with PLAN- meeting us at the municipality • Project: 45,000 square ft. tank with 2 old pumps needs to supply enough water for 50 more families • March 21-24

  7. Washington Overseas Mission Pimienta • Meeting: W.O.M, Dr. Raul Ugarte, Honduran Engineer, US Embassador of Honduras • Lodging: Bodega (showers, bathrooms, bunk area, water, medicine) • Projects • water tank (UMR)- Santiago • landfill • School/ library • Sewage and water treatment • March 25-27

  8. Pro-Papa Mission Urraco Pueblo • Meeting: Pro-Papa President and Sr. Laurinda at municipality • Lodging: Dorms and Food provided • Projects • Pedestrian Bridge • Potable water • Library/ school • March 27-29

  9. “Debriefing” on Beach with WOM Telamar!! March 29-31

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