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Aggies CARE: Water Missions International
A One Night EventEducating Aggies on Ways to Alleviate the World Water
CrisisAFIL Project By:
Eva Coulson & Mario Garza
The Plan (s)Raise enough money to build two latrines in
Guatemala Educate and hold a Public Sanitation
Awareness Day for Texas A&M students
The ProblemsOrganizations not respondingNot as immediately attractive to most peopleIn retrospect we believe it had less
probability of success
ReformationThe Aggies CARE programThis time the project is not about AIDS but
about another global crisis altogetherWe continued this name because it is catchy
and expresses our sentimentAggies DO care and offer themselves to
selfless service and helping others
Aggies CARE: Water Missions InternationalStarted in Honduras in 1998 by Environmental EngineersLocated in Belize, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and UgandaThey build water treatment and sanitation systems
Our PartnershipsWe teamed up with MSC Freshman
Leadership InternationalMutual interest in water projects and both
parties worked together to initiate an international collaboration with MSC FLI, AFIL, and WMI
April 25, 2012 (Earth Day)5pm Audience Arrives at Rudder 3015:10pm Keynote Speaker Begins5:45pm Questions Begin5:55pm MSC Freshman Leadership
International6:05pm The Thirst Project
Dr. Bryan BoulangerAssociate Professor for Environmental
EngineeringAssociated with the School of Rural Public
HealthLiaison between medical and engineering
personnel- using cross vocabulariesBegan with the “F” Chart and his
motivations Showcased water filtering technologiesGlobal crisis and local poverty
MSC FLITraveled to Punta
Gorda, Belize13 Aggies, 7 DaysTaught leadership
workshops and educated children on sanitation
Refurbished the local well
The Thirst ProjectElaine came and recruited for the Thirst
ProjectA networking opportunity to connect like-
minded people interested in being involved in water projects
Content Purpose1. Dr. Boulanger’s on-the-ground experience
and practical know-how gave the audience a practical perspective on water projects
2. MSC FLI, freshmen students highlighted on-campus student organization projects being done internationally
3. Thirst Project, giving students the opportunity to get involved and forge new connections on-campus
Challenges and SuccessesMSC room booking became too pricyLast minute technology errors (fortunately
corrected by our brilliant professor)General communication challenges regarding
attendanceGenerous pizza donationIncredible speaker availability and flexibilityPositive survey response feedback
Survey and Statistics17 people in attendanceOf those that took the survey:
100% felt they learned something new 100% said they would come to a program
like this next year 5 Freshmen 2 Sophomores 3 Juniors 2 Seniors
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