What do you get when you mix bright minds, a little sweat, and lots of sunshine? Simple: innovative community-led solutions for a sustainable future. During Thanksgiving week, residents of the community of San Hilario and engineers from the University of Oklahoma teamed up to harness the power of the sun and expand learning opportunities for […]
Preventing Future Floods in the Lower Lempa Region of El Salvador
In October 2011, heavy rains from Tropical Depression 12-E caused the levees on the Lempa River to burst in multiple places (see red dots on map), forcing the evacuation of 40 of our partner communities. Six weeks later, EcoViva worked with our local partners at the Mangrove Association and allies at Engineers without Borders to […]