Episode 5: Special episode from East Africa on working with communities

The Humanitarian Engineering group visited three countries in East Africa and recorded a podcast episode about our guests' experiences working with communities in those countries. For the podcast, we have been joined by 5 guests, Dr. Ildephonse Nibikora and George Kilama from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Busitema University in Uganda. Dr. Kinde Anlay and Prof. Ancha Venkata Ramayya, both are faculty staff members at Jimma University in Ethiopia. Dr. Simon Marandu from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department of Dar es Salaam University in Tanzania.

What is Humanitarian Engineering?

In this podcast, the Humanitarian Engineering group of the University of Twente introduces humanitarian engineering actions and their importance to society. With the guests, they talk about initiatives that develop engineering solutions that promote the well-being and lives of people lacking access to fundamental resources.