Interested in spending Summer 2012 in Tanzania? Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering
is sending a group of students to Tanzania this summer and we want you to apply!
The travel team will be implementing alternative fuel projects, including improved
cookstoves and briquetting in rural communities in Tanzania. DHE has been working
on developing these technologies for the past several years and has successfully
implemented similar projects in the rural Kigoma region. It's a great chance
to really help shape the projects. This is an awesome opportunity to get hands
on experience while making a direct and lasting impact!
In case you missed us last week, we're meeting every Tuesday at 8:00 in Cummings
200 (in Thayer). We've EXTENDED THE APPLICATION DEADLINE to Wednesday, April 4th
at 5 PM, so you still have a chance to come learn more about the Tanzania Project
this week.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN ENGINEER
Don't know anything about stoves or engineering? Not a problem. DHE is focused
on diversifying the interests of its group members to gain a more balanced insight
into the communities in which it works. That means we want people from all different
departments to get involved and work and travel with us. No matter what your major,
if you have an interest in visiting rural villages in developing countries we
want you to tell us your ideas and what you think you could gain from a trip to
one of the countries in which we're working.
We will also spend a lot of time preparing and gaining the necessary knowledge
in the next few months. There will be opportunities to learn a ton of new things
and use them in the summer, as well as bring your own experience, teach others
and use them on this project.
COMPLETELY STUDENT RUN
DHE prides itself in being completely student run. That means we make all of the
decisions about how we implement our project
APPLICATION PROCESS
DHE can only take a limited number of students on this trip. We will therefore
have an application process where you'll have plenty of opportunities to tell
us why and how you fit into this initiative. You will need to first submit a written
application to DHE by email by *Wednesday, April 4* and we will then invite you
for a short interview/chat to get to know you better.
You can find the application attached to this email. If you're interested in
traveling this summer, please fill out the form and return it by April 4. We
will also have some printed copies at our info session. Feel free to bring any
questions about the application or the project to the info session.
If for any reason you can't make it to the info session but are still interested
in the project, let us know and we'd be happy to meet with you at another time.
If you are chosen to be part of a travel group, most in-country expenses will
be covered, however you are expected to fundraise $500 for the plane fare. If
this contribution seems like it will be a barrier for you, don't worry, let us
know and we'll work things out.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in the project but can't travel in the Summer? We have tons of engineering
and non-engineering related things you can work on; exciting projects, tasks,
research, independent studies you could take on. If you'd like to be off campus
in Fall 2012 and fancy working in Tanzania with this project, come to the info
session and find out what we've got to offer.
DHE Meetings
Come check us out in Cummings 200 every Tuesday at 8:00. To get to C200: from
the Great Hall in Thayer take the staircase on the right (facing the clock) and
the first room on your left at the top of the stairs.
Blitz back to the DHE account, Kathleen Meyer, or James Kennedy if you have any
questions.
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