The return of engineers without boarders
A fellowship of engineers under the umbrella of Engineers without Borders from the United States are back to strengthen their rather forlorn relationship with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology. . Engineers without Borders is a team of engineering professionals whose aim is to build a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs. The highly skilled volunteers work with communities to find appropriate solutions for their infrastructure needs.
The team, led by Eng.Jack Moody, a professional water engineer, first came to the university in 2015 through the current Alumni Chairman Mr. Noah Okidia and were introduced to the School of Engineering and Technology by the then Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Agong’. The team then helped the university to put up a modern Hydraulic Laboratory for use by the engineering students during practical lessons. Indeed, The Dean School of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Eng. Maurice Nyadawa happily confirmed that the Hydraulic Lab built by the team remains a unique one within the region and that they frequently receive requests from other institutions to use the lab for their practical lessons.
In addition to building the lab, Engineers without Borders strengthened the University’s mission of community outreach by constructing water pans within Sakwa Community, in Siaya County, to alleviate the acute water problem facing the locals.
While giving his welcoming remarks to the visitors who paid his office a courtesy call on Tuesday 25th July 2023, the Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Joseph Bosire reassured the engineers that the university is more than ready and willing to venture into more projects together with the team in view of their clearly demonstrated goodwill to the university. Prof. Bosire further promised the team of the University’s full support including safe accommodation for the team any time they come visiting and/ or doing projects. He welcomed the idea that engineering students from Arizona State University will have exchange programs with JOOUST engineering students so as to exchange ideas.
Eng. Jack Moody on his part, while responding to and in support of the Vice Chancellor’s sentiments, gave a commitment that their next series of visits will be scheduled when the students are in session so as to enable free physical interaction between the peers. He said he will be keen to involve our students and have them in the frontline in the community projects that they will be undertaking. Though sorry about the fact that their planned activities had been slowed down by the cruel corona pandemic, Eng. Moody exuded confidence that they will pick up again and do much more in partnership with JOOUST.
