Environmental Internship Program - 2023 Booklet

WATER AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
PROJECT TITLE
Nyabohanse Water Supply
ORGANIZATION(S)
Engineers Without
Borders (EWB), Princeton
Chapter, Kenya
LOCATION(S)
Kuria West, Migori County,
Kenya
MENTOR(S)
Sigrid Adriaenssens,
Professor of Civil and
Environmental
Engineering, Princeton
University; Roger Price,
Responsible Engineer in
Charge, EWB; Moses
Sikuku Wakwabubi,
Responsible Engineer in
Charge, EWB
Helena Frudit ’25
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Isabella Gomes ’25
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Certificate: Urban Studies
Ava Krocheski-Meyer ’26
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Sophia Miller ’26
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Shalyn Nyakea ’25
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Eslem Saka ’26
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Justin Zhang ’24
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Certificate: Visual Arts
In Migori County, Kenya, many towns face limited access
to clean water and water distribution infrastructure has
yet to be established in many rural areas. Residents often
rely on unsanitary water from nearby rivers, particularly
during the dry season, and governmental agencies do not
have the resources to reach rural areas with treated water.
Seven members of Princeton’s chapter of Engineers Without
Borders traveled to Nyabohanse in the Kuria District of
Migori County. There, we spent several weeks working with
key community and government stakeholders, evaluating
potential solutions, visiting existing infrastructure and
speaking with dozens of families in the Nyabohanse
region to lay the groundwork for our largest project yet.
This project aims to connect Nyabohanse residents to the
existing regional water infrastructure, in collaboration
with Rev. David Duveskog Primary School, the Lake Region
Development Program, and the Migori County Water and
Sanitation Company.
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