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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Bridging Barriers: How a Community Changed Its Future with Help From Engineers Without Borders USA Volunteers

Bridging Barriers: How a Community Changed Its Future with Help From Engineers Without Borders USA Volunteers

Paddock, Michael

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Biographies GeneralTechnology & EngineeringGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1645381412
ISBN13: 9781645381419
Publisher: Ten16 Press
Published: Jun 24 2020
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

A well-written tribute to engineering projects and the volunteers who run them. -Kirkus Reviews

Gavina is frustrated. As a midwife with 40 years of experience, she knows what is needed to slash the infant and maternal mortality rates that are ravaging her Guatemalan Highlands community. Only two things stand in her way: a lack of clean water and a raging river nicknamed The Assassin, which blocks access to the hospital. Under the mentorship of Mike Shawcross, a crusty old Brit with four decades of international development experience, the Marquette University Engineers Without Borders USA team works with the community to build a water project and construct a bridge that defeats The Assassin. Through engaging personal stories, Bridging Barriers tells of the trials, tribulations and successes of the engineers and community members who gave new hope to La Garrucha.

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