2014 update, Belize Open Source - Sustainable Development and Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) in northern Belize Patrick Coyle EWB-SFP, Belize Open Source - Sustainable Development, Public Laboratory for LLNL- November, 2014

1. Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
and
Engineers
Without
Borders-­‐USA
(EWB-­‐USA)
in
northern
Belize
Patrick
Coyle
EWB-­‐SFP,
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development,
Public
Laboratory
for
LLNL-­‐
November,
2014

2. Agenda
• Overview:
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
• Overview:
• Engineers
Without
Borders-­‐
USA
(EWB-­‐USA)
• Engineers
Without
Borders
—
San
Francisco
Professional
Chapter
(EWB-­‐SFP)
• Status
update:
Five
EWB
chapter
projects
in
northern
Belize
• Belize
kite
aerial
photo-­‐mapping
results
•
EWB
Nicaragua
composJng
toilets
• More
photos
• Belize
Open
Source
40-­‐acre
site
looking
toward
August
Pine
Ridge
village

3. What
is
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development?
• Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development,
as
a
501(c)(3)
non-­‐profit,
• promotes
environmentally
and
socially
sustainable
development
• invites
collaboraJon
on
an
open
source
approach
to
develop
and
parJcipate
in
a
land-­‐based
learning
and
community
outreach
center
on
a
working
farm
on
40
acres
in
northwestern
Belize
• partners
with
EWB-­‐USA
to
collaborate
with
EWB
chapters
on
projects

4. Summary:
HOME
donaJons
leveraged
with
matching
Year
HOME
Pledges
DonaJons
EWB
Matched
August
Pine
Ridge
school
Muffles
College
Total
Donated
2014
$2520
$1500*
-­‐
$500*
2013
$1768
$1500*
$1500*
$500*
2012
$2060
$1500
$1500
$500
-­‐
2011
$2800
$1500
$1500
$500
$500
2010
$500
$500
$500
$500
Total
$9648
$6500
$5000
$2500
$500
$14500
*Projected:
No
2014
chapter
match
Starts
12/2

5. AcJviJes:
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
• Donate
HOME
donaJons
to
EWB
chapters
working
in
Belize,
prior
years
matched
with
year-­‐end
funds
from
EWB-­‐
USA
• Muffles
school:
$500
for
emergency
construcJon
of
new
sepJc
tank
• August
Pine
Ridge
school:
• $500
for
public
address
system
• $500
for
teachers’
texts
and
filing
cabinet
for
new
classrooms
• $500
to
replace
termite
damaged
wooden
classroom
windows
with
metal
hurricane
shuders
• $500 for bike racks
• $500 for
mulJpurpose
room

6. AcJviJes:
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
(cont.)
• Raised
funds
and
built
first
visitors’
accommodaJons
at
BOSSD
for
the
CSU
EWB
team
during
their
visits
to
construct
the
new
classroom
building
in
August
Pine
Ridge
• ConJnuing
to
seek
a
US
Rotary
club
to
partner
with
Belize
Orange
Walk
Rotary
and
the
CSU
EWB
August
Pine
Ridge
project
• IniJated
DIY
aerial
photo-­‐mapping
program:
engaged
schools
and
made
iniJal
set
of
maps
• Developing
programs
to
use
the
Belize
property
• Passed
through
donaJon
to
EWB-­‐SFP
Nicaragua
composJng
toilets

7. Agenda
• Updates
and
status:
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
• Engineers
Without
Borders-­‐USA
(EWB-­‐USA)
• Engineers
Without
Borders
—
San
Francisco
Professional
Chapter
(EWB-­‐SFP)
• Updates
and
status:
Three
EWB
chapter
projects
in
northern
Belize
• Belize
photos
• Road
past
Belize
Open
Source
40-­‐acre
site
toward
August
Pine
Ridge
village
EWB-­‐USA
vision
and
mission
Vision
is
a
world
in
which
all
communiJes
have
the
capacity
to
meet
their
basic
human
needs
Supports
community-­‐driven
development
programs
worldwide
through
the
design
and
implementaJon
of
sustainable
engineering
projects,
while
fostering
responsible
leadership

8. EWB-­‐USA
Growth
2000
8
Members
1
Chapter
1
Project
2014
14,700
Members
~
300
Chapters
684+
Programs
39
countries

9. • Established
in
2004
• ~
200
acJve
members
• 7
infrastructure
programs
• 2
Appropriate
Technology
Design
Team
(ATDT)
projects
• ExecuJve
Commidee
and
support
commidees
provide
chapter
management,
fundraising,
and
publicity
EWB-­‐SFP
NaJon’s
1st
Professional
Chapter

10. EWB-­‐SFP
Programs
and
LocaJons
Kenya
Water
Supply
El
Salvador
Water
&
SanitaIon
Fiji
Water
System
Kenya
Water
System
HaiI
Community
Health
Clinic
and
Solar
Power
Honduras
Bridge
ConstrucIon
&
Water
DistribuIon
Nicaragua
ATDT
ComposIng
Toilets
Water
distribuIon
–
solar
pump
Tanzania
Well
rebuilding,
water
DistribuIon
&
solar
pumping

11. EWB
Project
Process
and
Commitment
• Projects
have
a
non-­‐governmental
organizaJon
(NGO)
or
community
based
organizaJon
(CBO)
partner
acJng
as
a
liaison
to
the
community
• Three
project
phases:
1. Assessment
2. Design
and
ImplementaJon
3. Monitoring
and
EvaluaJon
• Long-­‐term
infrastructure
projects
have
a
minimum
5-­‐year
commitment
to
the
community
• Appropriate
technology
projects
vary
in
length
depending
on
the
requirements
of
the
NGO
and
community

12. What’s
the
connecJon?
• Coyle
is
founder
and
a
Director
of
Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development,
a
501(c)(3)
non-­‐profit
• Lead
for
EWB-­‐SFP
Appropriate
Technology
Design
Team
and
Co-­‐president
for
EWB
West
Coast
Region
• Serves
on
EWB-­‐USA
West
Coast
Technical
Advisory
Team
and
leads
monthly
team
reviews
of
project
applicaJons
• Authored
EWB
applicaJon
for
the
August
Pine
Ridge
Community
Improvement
Program
–
the
new
classroom
building
has
now
been
completed
by
EWB-­‐Cleveland
State,
water
quality
improvements
in
design
• Public
Lab
organizer:
presented
at
EWB
Regional
Workshops
and
EWB
InternaJonal
on
“Simple,
Inexpensive
Aerial
Photomapping
with
Balloons
or
Kites”
and
mapped
sites
with
students
in
Belize

13. Belize
Open
Source
-­‐
Sustainable
Development
and
EWB
chapters
• We’ve
supported
five
EWB
chapters
working
in
northern
Belize
• Cleveland
State
University,
August
Pine
Ridge
• Iowa
State
University,
Trinidad
• Lamar
University,
Chunox
in
the
Corozol
District
• Texas
A&M,
San
Mateo
on
Ambergris
Caye
• Oregon
State
University,
Valley
of
Peace
(new)

14. Two
EWB
chapters
projects
are
acJve
• This
year
we’ll
support
the
two
EWB
chapters
with
acJve
projects
in
northern
Belize
• Cleveland
State
University,
August
Pine
Ridge
• Lamar
University,
Chunox
in
the
Corozol
District
• The
EWB
Cleveland
State
University
August
Pine
Ridge
classroom
building
project
is
complete.
They
are
working
on
water
quality
improvements
• Lamar
University
is
fundraising
to
implement
sanitaJon
system
leach
field

15. Other
EWB
chapter
projects
are
closed
• These
three
EWB
chapters
completed,
cancelled,
or
were
unable
to
launch
their
projects
• Iowa
State
University,
Trinidad:
completed,
closed
• Texas
A&M,
San
Mateo
on
Ambergris
Caye:
cancelled
• Oregon
State
University,
Valley
of
Peace
(new):
unable
to
launch

16. Where
is
Belize?

17. Belize
up
close
• Belize
is
small:
About
175
miles,
north-­‐south,
by
80
miles
wide
• It
has
diverse
land
regions:
cayes,
barrier
reef,
beaches,
tropical
rain
forests,
caves
with
rivers
running
into
them,
mountain
pine
ridge,
and
savannahs
(where
we
are)
• Belize
is
small
enough
and
transportaJon
is
good
enough
that
a
stop
at
Belize
Open
Source
can
be
included
as
part
of
your
iJnerary,
along
with
whatever
else
you
choose
to
do
in
Belize
• If
you
visit
Belize
and
volunteer
with
BOSSD,
a
reasonable
porJon
of
your
trip
expenses
can
be
tax
deducJble

18. How
to
get
involved
• Contact
me:
• pat@coyles.com
• Belize
Open
Source:
hdp://belizeopensource.org
• SFP-­‐EWB:
hdp://ewb-­‐sfp.org/
• EWB-­‐USA:
hdp://www.ewb-­‐usa.org/
• Individual
chapters
and
projects
are
accessible
through
the
EWB-­‐USA
website
• Public
Lab:
hdp://publiclab.org/

19. How
to
donate
to
chapters
I’ll
be
donaJng
to
the
two
chapters
sJll
working
in
Belize
–
websites
are
in
preparaJon
to
take
donaJons
starJng
in
December.
EWB-­‐USA’s
partners
aren’t
matching
chapter
donaJons
this
year
• hdps://ssl.charityweb.net/ewbusa/pfp/
fundraisingforbelize.htm
• hdps://ssl.charityweb.net/ewbusa/pfp/
lamaruniversityinbelize.htm

20. August Pine Ridge, Belize
School Building Update

21. Cleveland
State
EWB
project
• The
new
school
building
provides
addiJonal
space
for
the
current
overcrowded
school
that
serves
approximately
450
students
and
serves
as
a
hurricane
shelter
for
the
general
community
• A
project-­‐specific
assessment
trip
was
completed
in
May
2010
and
the
floor
plan
for
the
school
was
finalized
and
approved
by
the
community
• Data
on
building
material
quality
and
availability
was
gathered
along
with
material
prices
• Detailed
site
soil
samples
were
collected
and
shipped
to
CSU’s
campus
for
laboratory
tests.
Soil
characterisJcs
were
incorporated
into
the
school
building’s
foundaJon
design
• Soil
characterisJcs
for
a
leach
field
for
the
school
building’s
sepJc
system
were
evaluated

22. Cleveland
State
EWB
(cont.)
• The
skill
level
of
local
labor
for
construcJon
was
assessed
• A
Belizean
Civil
Engineering
firm
agreed
to
help
the
chapter
with
construcJon
in
Belize,
paperwork
required
by
the
Central
Building
Authority
(CBA)
to
secure
construcJon
approval
and
building
codes
used
in-­‐country
A
Final
Design
Report
(FDR)
with
all
necessary
design
calculaJons
and
construcJon
documents
was
submided
to
EWB-­‐
USA
for
review
and
implementaJon
was
approved

23. Floor
plan
–
classroom
building

24. Cleveland
State
EWB
funding
• The
preliminary
esJmate
for
construcJon,
furnishing
and
outiung
the
school
was
~$150k
USD
• The
community
agreed
to
raise
$100k
in
cash
and/or
in-­‐kind
contribuJons
(including
labor)
• The
CSU
Chapter
agreed
to
raise
up
to
$50k
(Coyle/
BOSSD
helped
in
modest
amounts)
• The
community
applied
for
funds
to
the
Belize
Natural
Energy
Trust
(a
fund
organized
by
an
oil
company)
for
$50k
and
to
the
Social
Improvement
Fund
(an
internaJonal
development
fund
in
the
Caribbean)
• (as
of
early
August
‘12,
the
cost
to
date
was
~$134k,
with
$61k
from
Belize
and
$73k
from
CSU
EWB)
• ConstrucJon
began
in
April,
2011
and
was
completed
in
2012

25. CSU Project Manager/ Site Engineer and APR School Project Committee
Chairman Julio Magaña at the completion of the project.

26. Classroom tiled and ready for use. The door is only open when the
building is utilized as a hurricane shelter by the community. Similar
doors allow passage throughout the building in safety.

27. Not everybody could be listed. We wish to also thank BASF, Parker Hannifin
Company, and Belize Open Source, to name a few more.

28. While in Belize the leaking roof on the existing school was repaired.
No more leaks. The black of the roof is the build up of ash from the
burning of sugar cane. Because of the slope on the new school, each
passing rain helps to keep the roof clean.

29. Anemometer installed on the
roof of the other school
building. Data collected by
the students of APR is
emailed to CSU engineering
students working closely
with Dr. Majid Rashidi and
his wind amplification turbine
system to properly size the
wind turbines.

30. CSU Students Amy Kalabon (left) and Alice Summerville (Right) level stone for the
leach field on the school property.

31. Completion of pipe runs to septic
tanks behind the school. At this
time the tanks are sealed and the
pipes all covered.

32. Distribution box walls poured, top was added the next day and everything is now
covered with fill material.

33. The leach field with all the pipes set awaiting the final cover of 18 inches of
soil.

34. TBD description.

35. TBD description.

36. TBD description.

37. TBD description.

38. TBD description.

39. TBD description.

40. TBD description.

41. CSU
next
steps
Mid-October, 2014, Ryan Polder, chapter president, provided
updates:
• Sent pictures from latest trip in March and reported on the
water project update submitted for Alcoa grant
• Wrapping up the design of the water system
• Planning to travel when that is finished and start acquiring
materials
• Excited about the future of the project, as are a large number
of people in the college. There has been a large amount of
interest generated in joining our organization among our peers,
and attendance at the last general chapter meeting was about
double (maybe even more) than what we typically expect
• Primarily concerned with staying in August Pine Ridge for the
immediate future

42. CSU
next
steps
• The team was awarded the 2013 NCEES Engineering Award
for Connecting Professional Practice and Education, $25,000
grand prize for its submission, Design, Funding, and
Construction of the August Pine Ridge School/Hurricane Shelter
in Belize – the funds will be used to repay repay part of the
university loans for construction costs.
• Awarded $10,000 for Alcoa Creation of a Global Engineer Grant
for Water Quality and Alternative Energy project
• The August Pine Ridge Water Board has done a pilot program
with water meters to prepare for metering and use-based fees to
encourage water conservation and reduce operating costs.
• Students continue working with Dr. Majid Rashidi and his wind
amplification turbine system to examine the feasibility of wind
energy. Solar is also being considered.

43. Alcoa
CreaJon
of
a
Global
Engineer
Grant:
Interim
Report
Completed final assessment trip for Water Quality and Alternative
Energy project
• Proposed the water treatment plant design to the community -
plan to install a four tank water filtration system to rid their water
of hardness, pesticides, and other unsatisfactory chemicals to
allow for potable consumption
• Performed final water quality testing for both municipal and
ground water sources
• Installed solar panel panel for feasibility testing is currently
being monitored for electrical output levels. The electricity is
being used to supplement the electrical demands of the local
elementary school
• From meeting with community and water board, have identified
a community contractor to assist in construction of the treatment
plant

44. Water Quality Testing
Photo (left to right) Anna Florian, Stephen Kolbus, and Michael Sutadji taken
by Norbert Delatte

45. Installation of Solar Panel
Photo of Michael Sutadji taken by Anna Florian

46. Discussion Panel with Community over Water Treatment Design
Presentation
Photo of Community members taken by Michael Sutadji

54. Lamar
University,
village
of
Chunox
in
the
Corozol
District
• Implement
sanitaJon
system
for
the
St.
Viatore
vocaJonal
high
school
• Performed
test
to
determine
water
quality,
soil
type,
soil
percolaJon,
water
table,
land
survey
(for
a
percolaJon
field),
located
a
site
for
the
bathrooms
• Formed
Memorandum
of
Understanding
with
the
school
–
• we
will
provide
materials
and
design
•
the
school
will
provide
labor,
some
lodging
and
meals
• Currently
working
on
alternaJves
Analysis:
our
preferred
alternaJve
is
a
standard
flush
toilet.
The
effluent
waste
will
be
treated
by
a
percolaJon
field

55. Lamar
next
steps
In October, Laura Soto, the new chapter president, provided updates:
• Speaking to members of the Spindletop Rotary Club here in Beaumont, TX to
find out more about Rotary funding
• Although the project design has been completed, mentor has warned that may
need adjustments to the design and travel plan/budget. If so, have 4 skilled/
experienced engineers who will not take long to make the adjustments
• After mentor review, will be able to turn it into EWB –USA HQ
• Hope to apply for EWB-grants for the 2015 Spring semester
• Will be having a softball tournament fundraiser in the spring of 2015 as well as
a Gala possibly in late may 2015 or fall 2015. Plan to get speaker from Betchel,
and hopefully some sponsorship from DuPont. We are hopeful that both of our
fundraisers will be successful
• Provided design drawings of the percolation field and the site plan
• Because of cost, chapter has decided not to construct the restroom facility.
Design is complete and has potential to become a part of the project if find a
way to fund it

58. • Established in 2008
• Consists of over 20 current members
• Started our first project in 2009
• Traveled to Belize for the first time in 2010
About Lamar
University Chapter

59. ! We have raised about $25,000.
! We are fundraising and preparing
grant applications for the balance of
the estimated $50k total.
! Final design is complete and
approved by EWB-USA - just need
the funding.

60. LocaIon
Official
Address:
St.
Viator
High
School
1.5
mi.
beyond
Chunox
Village
Chunox
–
Sarteneja
Road
P.O.
Box
330
Corozal
Town

61. Ferry

62. St.
Viator
VocaIonal
High
School

65. Cafeteria

66. Water
Supply
•
Water
line
from
Chunox
•
Chunox
uses
reverse
osmosis
on
community
water
•
There
is
no
water
filtration
on
site
•
Supplies
Cafeteria
•
School
Well,
pond
•
Supplies
shower,
animals,
and
crops

68. Pit
Latrine
Bathrooms

69. Status:
grassroots
aerial
photomapping
program
in
Belize
• During
9-­‐day
trip
in
February
’13,
engaged
schools
to
develop
capabiliJes
and
make
iniJal
set
of
maps
(Belize
Open
Source
property,
August
Pine
Ridge
school
classrooms
and
surrounding
community,
and
Muffles
College)
• Posted
Research
Notes
on
Public
Lab,
in
context
of
a
plan
to:
• develop
capabiliJes,
• archive,
access
and
communicate
with
the
images,
• implement
training
through
classes
in
local
schools,
• conJnue
with
ongoing
workshops
for
future
visitors
to
extend
techniques
and
map
more
of
the
country's
sites
of
interest
with
emphasis
on
community
needs
and
benefits
to
local
users,
as
well
as
some
the
gorgeous
sites
• August
Pine
Ridge
school
and
Muffles
College
Environmental
Sciences
program
parJcipated.
Jeff
Warren
and
Stewart
Long,
Public
Laboratory
for
Open
Technology
and
Science,
have
parJcipated
in
planning

70. Blanca Torres, principal of the August Pine Ridge school, wrote, “The aerial photo
mapping seems very interesting. I shared with my children and sisters the images
of our village … and they just loved them. … I welcome these opportunities where
I can involve my students in new learning experiences. I am very interested in
exposing them through your mapping project. We feel pride in having our
community appear in internet pages and more if we are involved in getting those
images.”

71. 2013
August
Pine
Ridge
RC
school
mapping
session

72. TBD description.

73. TBD description.

74. In progress and completed new classroom building
Richard Obratil, former Chapter President, Project Manager/Site Engineer
EWB-Cleveland State University Chapter, wrote, “... here is a picture of the
building…”

75. 2013
Muffles
Junior
College,
Belize
mapping
sessions

76. 2013
Muffles
Junior
College,
Belize
mapping
sessions

77. Muffles
Junior
College,
Belize
mapping
sessions
• Did two hands-on
training and mapping
sessions with Rafael
Castillo, the faculty
advisor, and the
Environmental Club at
the Muffles Junior
College campus near
Orange Walk Town
• Left them with a
complete KAP mapping
kit
• Put a sustainable
mapping capability in
place at Muffles which
can serve the
Environmental Science
program

78. Site:
Belize
Open
Source
Sustainable
Development
• This
40-­‐acre
rural
property
is
located
in
northwestern
Belize
near
the
Mexican
and
Guatemala
borders
about
16
miles
from
Orange
Walk
Town,
between
the
villages
of
August
Pine
Ridge
and
San
Felipe
and
3.5
miles
to
the
Rio
Hondo
Belize/Mexico
border
belizeopensource.org
• Google
Maps
shows
it,
but
unJl
recently,
two
more
clicks
in
and
you
ran
out
of
pixels
–
it’s
beder
now

79. 2013
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
session

80. 2013
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
session
Images
were
from
Canon
A1200
in
juice
bodle
rig
shooJng
in
conJnuous
mode
(Qstarz
gps
tracker
flown
as
well)

81. 2013
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
session
Images
from
Delta
LevitaJon

82. 2013
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
session
Natalio
Soliz
flying
the
kite

83. 2014
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
sessions

84. 2014
Belize
Open
Source
mapping
sessions

88. SFP-­‐ATDT
ComposJng
Latrines
in
Nicaragua
• In
2010,
EWB-­‐SFP
ATDT,
Alvarez
Co-­‐op,
Alcance
Nicaragua
(AN)
and
Outreach
InternaJonal
(OI),
built
ten
composJng
toilets
with
the
community
of
Los
Alvarez,
Nicaragua
(134
families,
~
938
people)
• 95%
of
its
latrines
were
in
poor
condiJon.
These
latrines
flood
with
water
during
the
winter
and
fail
structurally,
resulJng
in
illnesses
due
to
exposure
to
fecal
mader
and
water
contaminaJon
• The
environment
is
polluted
and
inhabitants
are
exposed
to
physical
harm
due
to
latrine
collapse
Completed
composJng
toilet
from
2010
pilot
implementaJon
trip

89. Phase
1
• In
April
2010,
EWB-­‐SFP
visited
Los
Alvarez
for
an
exploratory
trip
• The
design
selected,
with
the
input
from
the
community,
was
a
two-­‐
compartment
composJng
latrine
that
would
allow
one
compartment
to
be
sealed
during
the
composJng
process
• Planning
and
material
procurement
took
place
between
October-­‐
December
2010
• ConstrucJon
took
place
in
January
2011
and
ten
composJng
latrines
were
built
• Workshops
were
conducted
on
the
use
and
maintenance
of
the
composJng
latrines
• blog:
hdp://compostnica.wordpress.com/

90. ComposJng
Latrine
Status
• The
first
composJng
toilets
are
working
great
• User
acceptance
has
been
high
• GeneraJon
and
use
of
compost
for
agricultural
applicaJons
has
been
successful
• The
community
wants
more
units

91. Phase
2
Planning
• A
member
of
the
Alcance
Nicaragua
designed
and
built
a
“hybrid”
composJng
toilet
which
decreased
the
cost
by
half,
to
approximately
$300
per
toilet
Prototype
reduced
cost
redesigned
toilet

92. Phase
2
Planning
(cont.)
• Goal:
build
fourteen
composJng
toilets
in
El
Llanito
community
using
the
new
design
($336/toilet)
• Alcance
Nicaragua
responsibiliJes:
materials
procurement
and
transportaJon,
idenJfying
new
beneficiaries,
managing
the
construcJon,
and
collecJng
beneficiaries’
contribuJon
(40%
of
cost)

93. Phase
2
Planning
(cont.)
• July
2014:
AN
selects
parJcipants
• August
2014:
Material
Procurement
prior
to
construcJon
start
• August
19-­‐August
31:
ConstrucJon
• Post
ConstrucJon:
• DocumentaJon

94. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
Preparing
foundaJon

95. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
(cont.)
Concrete
in
foundaJon
form

96. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
(cont.)
Building
the
vaults

97. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
(cont.)
Sealing
the
vaults
with
plaster
coat

98. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
(cont.)
Building
the
upper
structure

99. Phase
2
ConstrucIon
(cont.)
Families
with
completed
toilets

100. Families
a}er
workshop

101. CSU
and
my
photos

124. TBD description.

153. CSU
prior
photos