Helps International (HINT) » Community Development

Water Research Findings Published

Genesis — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:41:48 +0000

We are glad to announce that research finding on the topic “Enabling safe drinking water in Buea” are now available for the general public.

The research was conducted by William Douglas and Brendan Sherry from the UK as part of their Master’s Thesis.

Summarized versions of their final papers can be downloaded from the following links:

Click here to Download Brendan Sherry’s Research Paper.

Click here to Download William Douglas’s Research Paper.

Enabling Clean and Safe Water Supply

Genesis — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:11:57 +0000

Our goal is to provide clean and safe water to communities in need.

We are currently working on providing clean water to the inhabitants of Bonduma village.

We are partnering with Engineers Without Border (EWB) in the UK on this project. We are currently at research level.

Click here for detail on the Safe Water Supply Project

If you concern is enabling poor communities get access to clean water, then you can join us on this project. Contact us for more information.

Solar Electricity in rural communities

Genesis — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:26:39 +0000

It is our hope to help rural communities come out of darkness by providing solar energy solutions such as lighting schools, clinics, homes, and other public centres.

We look forward to our first project in this category.

To partner, contact us.

HINT in partnership with EWB-UK to provide clean water supply

Genesis — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:35:04 +0000

HINT is currently working with Engineers Without Borders (EWB), UK on a project dubbed “Enabling Safe Watter Supply”. The project aims to make use of the Ndongo stream in Buea to provide clean drinking water to the population of Buea and its environs.

The Research Proposal is now being advertised on EWB-UK’s websites. A group of engineering students in the UK will travel to Buea to carry out further research and to determine the best technology that can be designed to solve the problem.

Details about the Research Proposal and EWB-UK can be found here: http://www.ewb-uk.org/HINT