The topic is “The Water of Ayole”, a case study in Togo, West Africa that stresses the critical importance of community participation in infrastructure development. The topic is “The Water of Ayole”, a case study in Togo, West Africa that stresses the critical importance of community participation in infrastructure development. Shows how a poor community in Togo, West Africa is making its water system work and providing safe water to approximately 600,000 people in 864 villages. The video stresses the importance o community participation and the relationships between people at the government level who make decisions for villages and the villagers themselves. Technology alone is not enough. Dr. Amadei will lead discussion around components required for successful infrastructure development including social and economic factors, sustainability and capacity building.
Presentor
Bernard Amadei, Ph.D., NAE // Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado – Boulder and founder of Engineers Without Borders USA will be presenting.
Dr. Bernard Amadei is Distinguished Professor and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Amadei is the Founding Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities. He is also the Founding President of Engineers Without Borders – USA and the co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International network. Among other distinctions, Dr. Amadei is the 2007 co-recipient of the Heinz Award for the Environment; the
recipient of the 2008 ENR Award of Excellence; the recipient of the 2015 Washington and ASCE OPAL awards; the recipient of the 2016 C. H. Dunn Award of the Construction Industry Institute; an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Construction; and an elected Senior Ashoka Fellow. He holds seven honorary doctoral degrees (UMass Lowell; Carroll College; Clarkson; Drexel; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Technion in Israel; and SUNY). In 2013 and 2014, Dr. Amadei served as a Science Envoy to Pakistan and Nepal for the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Amadei holds a commercial pilot license (multi-engine land, instrument).
