One of the first steps of planning a new bridge is the survey trip, which is the tip of the spear for what we do. These trips are a blend of science and data combined with beautiful cultures and communities mixed. Many of the locations we survey are just one step away from being completely unreachable. The journeys are often precarious and dangerous, but nothing more dangerous than what the communities we serve encounter on a daily basis.

Recently, our team visited and surveyed a bridge site over the Tana River near the Garissa Region. This bridge would serve thousands of people, including teachers from neighboring villages and school children. During this visit, our team met with the King of the Garrisa kingdom, who told us heartbreaking stories of tragedies in this region caused by the raging Tana River.

It is such a privilege to visit isolated communities that desperately need these life-saving bridges, so they don’t have to risk their lives for essential journeys such as going to school, a medical clinic, or a market for their daily needs.

The bridge we would build over the Tana River would span a massive 115 meters or 377 feet! In spite of such a challenge, BtGA is excited and eager to provide the benefit of a life-saving bridge that provides so many additional benefits.

Although survey trips are exhausting, we leave each one tired but inspired and motivated to do our best work for our new friends.

As supporters of BtGA, you also inspire us, and we are so thankful for your vital role in building these bridges. Without you, it simply would not be possible.

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