University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering

CEE students help build bridge in Eswatini

9/14/2022

A group of students from U of I traveled to Southern Africa this summer, to build a needed bridge for a rural community in Eswatini.

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This summer, a group of University of Illinois students joined others from University of Iowa and Virginia Tech to build a bridge in a rural community in Eswatini (in Southern Africa) as part of the Engineers in Action Bridge Program. Students in the EIA Bridge Program spend the school year fundraising, training and designing in preparation for an annual summer trip to build a footbridge for a community in need (read about their 2021 trip here). CEE students Dion Shen, Rachel Chen and Soren Mayendia, along with Colin Zimmers (MechSE) and Aaron Perez Araya (undeclared) made the 2022 trip from Illinois. Watch a video capturing their experience in Eswatini:

 

EIA Bridge Program, Eswatini 2022

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This story was published September 14, 2022.