CHAGUITON
Project Leader(s):
Emi Jackson (emij@umich.edu)
Annie McDougall (anniemcd@umich.edu)
Brady Nishimiya (bnishimi@umich.edu)
Project Location(s): Abroad in Chagüiton, Guatemala, and Ann Arbor, MI
Current Focus: Our project team is currently focusing on providing sustainable water purification options in rural Guatemala, as well as investigating new local projects for increased member engagement. Currently, we are testing solar disinfection system for usage at a secondary school in Chaguiton, Guatemala, while also speaking to potential partners for a more local project to begin this year.
Mission: The Chaguiton Team’s mission is to provide a fun environment which allows its members to explore topics related to clean-water sustainable design. We want our members to learn things about their discipline that they wouldn’t necessarily be exposed to in school through work in the areas of water and environmental sustainability.
Vision: Our team’s vision is to prepare our members to enter the working world with sustainability principles close to their heart, back them up with a supportive team, and accomplish some awesome human-centered work while doing so.
Team History: Our team was founded in 2014 in partnership with a Michigan alumnus couple Gloria Dei Lutheran Church / Central American Lutheran Mission Society, and the community of Chaguiton, Guatemala. A general needs assessment was conducted in the first trip to Chaguiton in March 2015, where water quality was determined a community concern. On the most recent trip (March ’17), solar disinfection was deemed the most feasible method of water purification for use in the community. Sawyer hollow fiber membrane filters were also given to the primary and preschool to provide an immediate solution to treat the water.
Partner Organization: Ed and Gayle Shearer, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Central American Lutheran Mission Society
Emi Jackson (emij@umich.edu)
Annie McDougall (anniemcd@umich.edu)
Brady Nishimiya (bnishimi@umich.edu)
Project Location(s): Abroad in Chagüiton, Guatemala, and Ann Arbor, MI
Current Focus: Our project team is currently focusing on providing sustainable water purification options in rural Guatemala, as well as investigating new local projects for increased member engagement. Currently, we are testing solar disinfection system for usage at a secondary school in Chaguiton, Guatemala, while also speaking to potential partners for a more local project to begin this year.
Mission: The Chaguiton Team’s mission is to provide a fun environment which allows its members to explore topics related to clean-water sustainable design. We want our members to learn things about their discipline that they wouldn’t necessarily be exposed to in school through work in the areas of water and environmental sustainability.
Vision: Our team’s vision is to prepare our members to enter the working world with sustainability principles close to their heart, back them up with a supportive team, and accomplish some awesome human-centered work while doing so.
Team History: Our team was founded in 2014 in partnership with a Michigan alumnus couple Gloria Dei Lutheran Church / Central American Lutheran Mission Society, and the community of Chaguiton, Guatemala. A general needs assessment was conducted in the first trip to Chaguiton in March 2015, where water quality was determined a community concern. On the most recent trip (March ’17), solar disinfection was deemed the most feasible method of water purification for use in the community. Sawyer hollow fiber membrane filters were also given to the primary and preschool to provide an immediate solution to treat the water.
Partner Organization: Ed and Gayle Shearer, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Central American Lutheran Mission Society