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      In 2001 several large magnitude earthquakes rocked the small Central American republic of El Salvador. The effects were devastating on an already struggling country. In 2002 students from Imperial College London Civil Engineering Department volunteered to work on a development project in one of the poorest communities. Following this project another team went out in 2003 and pioneered a student-community participation scheme working with a local Non Government Organisation.

      The volunteering projects have now developed into an annual student participation scheme working with the Salvadoran NGO, REDES. Students from several universities and disciplines travel to El Salvador and work with the community for 6 weeks on various development projects.

      Over the past 8 years the projects have included:

• A seismically resistant adobe pre-school.
• Concrete block model house.
• Construction of pit latrines.
• Construction of drainage pits.
• Retaining walls.
• Steel frames houses.
• Social welfare projects.

      This site contains information on all of the past projects, as well as resources for students currently undertaking the planning of a development project.

Sponsors

IC Trust















Old Centralians Trust

Flint and Neil Partnership

Stelios Yatros
and Sons