Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Bernard Amadei, Founder of Engineers Without Borders USA............11
Cathy Leslie, Executive Director of Engineers Without Borders USA...13
Chapter One:
Introduction.........................................................................................15
Chapter Two:
The Land and its People.......................................................................29
Chapter Three:
The Troubled History of the Mayan People..........................................41
Chapter Four:
The Importance of a Solicitation...........................................................59
Chapter Five:
The Students’ Bridge Design.................................................................81
Chapter Six:
The Construction Begins with a Surprise............................................101
Chapter Seven:
Hurricane Stan Disaster Response.....................................................118
Chapter Eight:
How to Pay for a Bridge......................................................................132
Chapter Nine:
The Bridge Construction.....................................................................143
Chapter Ten:
The Landcruiser..................................................................................168
Chapter Eleven:
The Request for Water – Water is Life................................................174
Chapter Twelve:
Designing and Funding the Water Project.........................................184
Chapter Thirteen:
Setting Up a Water Utility.................................................................206
Chapter Fourteen:
Building the Water System.................................................................217
Chapter Fifteen:
Water Utility Post Construction Coaching.........................................233
Chapter Sixteen:
Encouraging Community Leadership................................................249
Chapter Seventeen:
Don Mike’s Report Card after Ten Years............................................264
Epilogue......................................................................................................281
Acknowledgments....................................................................................286
About the Author.....................................................................................289
