{"id":1760,"date":"2017-05-03T18:37:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2022-10-05T06:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:59:57","slug":"winter-implementation-trip-to-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/2017\/05\/03\/winter-implementation-trip-to-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Implementation Trip to Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This February marked EWB-RHIT\u2019s fifth trip to Gomoa Gyaman, Ghana. Eight students and one faculty mentor, split into two separate teams, traveled to the community. One team was in charge of assessing potential sites for future latrines and determining the ideal method of construction for the substructure. The other team implemented the superstructure for the second community latrine. \u00a0Prior to their arrival, one completed 12-stall community latrine and a second completed latrine substructure had been implemented by previous Rose-Hulman travel teams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The assessment team evaluated four potential sites. \u00a0The team first created a general map of the community to record the site and current latrine locations. At each site, the team tested the soil for permeability, determined soil size and quality, measured elevation changes, and made general observations. \u00a0Additionally, a social assessment was conducted by asking various village members questions in regards to the first completed latrine. The club intends to use all of the gathered information to improve the latrine design and better serve the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The implementation team constructed the superstructure of Gomoa Gyaman\u2019s second ventilated pit latrine on top of the existing substructure. \u00a0Their tasks consisted of laying the block walls, pouring the bond beam, constructing wooden rafters for the roof, and building a stand for the water tank. \u00a0The team worked alongside community workers and guided the masons, carpenters, and laborers in completing the superstructure. The Gomoa Gyaman people were left to put the finishing touches on the latrine. The facility will be open and ready for use by the summer of 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1793\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1096\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1.png 1096w, https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/ewb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2017\/05\/Team-Picture-1-700x487.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This February marked EWB-RHIT\u2019s fifth trip to Gomoa Gyaman, Ghana. 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