About 2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean and safe drinking water, which also affects the sanitation and hygiene of a community. Service-research activities conducted in-country related to drinking water sources, groundwater and capacity building are supported by the Cecil Day Family Center for International Groundwater Innovation. The center’s goal is to help provide access to clean water to the world’s most water-poor communities by working with local stakeholders.
The Mercer On Mission team will work with local stakeholders, such as households, technicians and government workers, to find ways to improve access to water and accessibility to services for the people of the El Cercado area of San Juan province.
Likely student activities include:
Living conditions in the Dominican Republic will be basic during most of the program. Students will have the opportunity to visit the capital city of Santo Domingo and a coastal beach, practice speaking Spanish, and eat local cuisine. Students of all majors are welcome to participate.
Participating in Mercer On Mission has been one of the best experiences of my college career. It was an amazing opportunity for me to apply the engineering skills that I have been studying over the past three years and contribute to something bigger than myself. The fact that the trip to the Dominican Republic can provide an entire community with water within a month is an amazing achievement. We got to be immersed in the culture, and we communed with the local people every day. I highly recommend that students participate in Mercer On Mission.
Students are required to sign up for six hours of credit. The registrar will enroll you in courses for your program, including one class from each of the program's faculty.
