Educational projects on new technologies for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in developing countries are not so common. For this reason, a group of early-stage researchers developed an educational outreach tool (ODT) including a selection of these new topics for primary school students in rural areas of Peru. Tangible materials like booklets, microbial fuel cell (MFC) kits, bottle filtration exercises and a demonstration of real applications during field trips helped to motivate and introduce those concepts. A self-produced video clip shows the consistently positive response of kids and teachers to the experience.
The project was a collaboration of Horizon2020 SuPER-W fellows (https://www.superw.ugent.be/) with the NGO Engineers without borders (ESF Catalonia) and the Peruvian governmental educational initiative UGEL. The booklet is available in English as well as Spanish.
Terumi, L., Hartl, M., Ceron, P., Ramirez, J. E., Kehrein, P. (2019). Educational Outreach about Wastewater treatment and Resource Recovery in Peru (in English and Spanish) Horizon 2020 SuPER-W Program (Ghent University, UPC, TU Delft, RWTH-Aachen, UCT Prague) Engineers without borders, UGEL
Greywater or wastewaterSchoolsGuidelines and manualsEnglishSpanishSyllabus and course outlines (adult learning)
Peru
Published in: 2019
Pages: 23
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Horizon 2020 SuPER-W Program (Ghent University, UPC, TU Delft, RWTH-Aachen, UCT Prague) Engineers without borders, UGEL
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Terumi, L., Hartl, M., Ceron, P., Ramirez, J. E., Kehrein, P.
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