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Solinst Donation

It is with great pleasure that we received a generous donation from Solinst Canada Ltd for groundwater monitoring equipment for our partnering university Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. SUA has plans for their first field school in May and … Continue reading

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The Groundwater Project

UniWater and The Groundwater Project are now joined at the hip! Laurra Olmsted, our Executive Director, has been appointed as the Team Lead for Africa Education at the GW-Project. In this manner, Laurra is able to feed ideas into GW-Project … Continue reading

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Geophysical Equipment Needed in Africa!

UniWater is looking to source geophysical equipment used to conduct electrical surveys for a Field School at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. If you, or someone you know, is willing to donate new or gently used equipment, please contact … Continue reading

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Classes have begun in Tanzania!

It is with incredible excitement that we can finally announce that our partnering university, Sokoine University of Agriculture, in Tanzania started classes in the first module of their MSc in Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management. This is the first of … Continue reading

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Classes beginning

The MSc program in Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management is set to begin in November 2020 at Aksum University in northern Ethiopia.  UniWater Education is partnering with them to provide assistance with establishing their Field School and coordinating visiting professors … Continue reading

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PPI Solutions Contributions

Every year, PPI Solutions holds a symposium for the benefit of their partnering investment firms.  This year, they generously donated the proceeds from the symposium registration fees to UniWater in support of our general operating funds.  These funds are gratefully … Continue reading

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Thanks to J. Robert Bruce

Many thanks go out to Robert Bruce who has compiled a number of test questions for our borehole drilling module.  Every donation of time is much appreciated.  These are the things that make our program enriched – when people share … Continue reading

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Scholarships Desperately Needed

While Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania is all set to start their first program in their MSc in Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management, the program may be stalled due to a lack of scholarships for students.  There is … Continue reading

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A 3 minute pitch…

UniWater presented a 3 minute pitch to a group of 9 panelists at the SNEF Lion’s Den Finals….unfortunately, we did not make the top 3 but we certainly came away from the experience with many excellent ideas. Check out our … Continue reading

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An Avoidable Crisis – International Water Association, 2014

According to the IWA in a research study conducted in 2012 – 2014, funded by the governments of USA, UK and Australia, “Many developing economies are lacking significant numbers of water professionals, and the necessary knowledge, experience and specialist skills to … Continue reading

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