This past summer EDC students  Ken Wallace (left) and Caleb Cord (right) spent twelve weeks on their practicums with USAID SWS primarily in Fort Portal in Uganda. Their findings have since been published on the IRC website. Caleb's findings will hopefully result in the creation of a proposal for a piped water system to serve communities in Western Uganda. Ken's practicum was an analysis on IRC's use of "Pay as You Fetch"  Both student's blogs have also been posted to the IRC website Read Caleb's blog and Ken's blog. 

EDC Student Shaye Palagi received a micro grant from the CU Office for Outreach and Engagement to facilitate a forum focused on dialogue and diverse participation within the communities affected by the devastating SuperTyphoon Haiyan in the central Philippines five years ago. Shaye and the CU Boulder team are positioned to share findings and facilitate a dialogue regarding implications and recommendations for future community development and disaster recovery efforts.

EDC student Anna Libey is an Engineering for Change Research Fellow. She, and teammates from different villages in Botswana who were a part of the International Development Design Summit, worked to develop a "chili briquette" that, when burned, can turn away unwanted elephants. Botswana is home to more African elephants than all other African countries combined and there is a problem with them encroaching on human settlements where they fight with livestock for water and raid crops. An elephant repellent would help prevent the animals from being killed by farmers or poachers while protecting the livelihood of the citizens. Read more in Anna's blog.