Rotary learns of engineers' water purification project

Chris Young, a Rotarian and engineering student at the University of Georgia, recently introduced to the Madison County Rotary a group of students known as Engineers Without Borders. The group is part of a national organization with 250 chapters across the country in 180 universities. The group members participate in more than 350 projects in 45 nations.

Brittany Norman, Miles Keeney-Ritchie, Katie Riccione, Zach Johnson and Sara Hinton, who are officers in the UGA chapter, said their goal is to create a better world by addressing basic human needs in disadvantaged communities. This chapter has 30 members with two professional mentors, Phil Munro and Patrice Mahoney.

They told the Rotarians about their first project in Cuyuiscat, El Salvador, a farming village in the country's northwest mountain region with 500 residents whose income averages at $150 per month. Their water is contaminated, and 75 percent of the population suffer from gastrointestinal disease. They collect their water in rain barrels, which is contaminated by human and animal waste.

The project these UGA students are wo

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