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GWI Director to Lead Wilds Research Project

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

With the recent trend towards cleaner energy and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, there is work being done to determine the impacts of shale-gas production…

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Engineers Without Borders Partners with Green Columbus to Bring More Trees to the City

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

In the midst of such a tumultuous time, there is hopeful work being done in the communities of Linden and Hilltop. The Ohio State chapter of Engineers Without…

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Trees for the Future Sustainable Forest Gardening Program a Huge Success in GWI Pilot Villages

MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

The Global Water Institute’s partner organization, Trees for the Future, has successfully implemented their Forest Garden Training Project in the villages of Mughanga and…

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Responding to COVID-19

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

Like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected GWI’s work. Travel and public gathering restrictions in Tanzania have impacted our partners’ ability…

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Did You Know Presentation Recap

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

GWI’s second annual Did You Know event was a fantastic opportunity to learn about the breadth of OSU activities going on in East Africa. With an audience that…

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Vice Provost for Global Strategies and Dean of College of Engineering to provide Introductory remarks at GWI’s Did You Know Event

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

As GWI gears up for our Second Annual Did You Know event next week, we are excited to share more about our lineup of speakers. We are also very pleased to announce…

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Second Annual Did You Know Event Coming in January

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC 

Following the success of GWI’s first Did You Know: Ohio State Activities in Tanzania event last year, we are…

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Did You Know: The Links Between Food and Water

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

The link between food and water seems simple – we need water to grow the plants we eat. And sometimes, the relationship is that simple. But more times than not,…

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GWI Celebrates First Water Ceremony with the Ministry of Water in Ghalunyangu, Tanzania

 MICHELLE BRKLJACIC

It was all smiles during the First Water ceremony in Ghalunyangu when the taps turned on, providing clean water to the village for the first time in years. GWI…