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Team Aquador brings together University of Michigan students to create sustainable, responsible, and empowering water accessibility solutions for Ecuadorian communities. In Ecuador, many communities, depend on bottled or corporate-controlled water for drinking and household use; those who cannot afford bottled water typically drink unfiltered, often polluted, water. This lack of access to clean water leads to the spread of disease and perpetuates economic disadvantages.Team Aquador traveled to Ecuador for two weeks in the summer of 2018 and three weeks in 2019 to conduct needs assessments and strengthen relationships with our partner communities: the village of Olmedo and Nido de Vida of La Bolivarense. Our community partners experience limited access to clean water and storage, especially during the dry season. We have been working with both communities to improve in-home water access and water storage infrastructure. Our projects use recycled, discarded, and regionally accessible materials. We aim to create water infrastructure that is effective, sustainable, and environmentally responsible. The team is currently working to design gray water recycling systems and water pumps that community members in La Bolivarense and Olmedo can build and maintain themselves. Through consistent communication and annual trips to visit these partners, we will continue to work with these communities to alleviate some of the resource inequality that rural Ecuadorian communities face by providing sustainable and responsible solutions.
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# environmental
# Science/Technology/Engineering
# Service/Service Learning
