This summer, two King Edward’s alumni – Yasmine Shafiq and Elwin Marshall – will be volunteering for eight weeks with the Cambridge Development Initiative (CDI). CDI is a registered charity and student-led organisation which works in partnership with local government agencies to improve the well being of communities in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Operating in Dar Es Salaam’s informal settlements, where residents earn under $1 per day and lack access to adequate sanitation, the CDI Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) project implements a sustainable and community-centred solution. The WaSH project prevents water-borne illnesses by training and employing local technicians to build safe simplified sewerage systems, along with toilets. The new Year 13 students will recall Yasmine’s inspiring assembly linked to work experiences and enrichment and Year 11 students may also remember an assembly last Christmas from Yasmine about her previous work on this project.
To promote this initiative’s economic and environmental sustainability, the CDI WaSH team aims to offer biogas as a renewable alternative to charcoal. Since 2015, CDI has been testing biodigestor technology, which turns waste collected by the sewerage networks into biogas. CDI intends to ensure the continued benefits of the project by transitioning from the current biodigestor model to one that is locally sourced through a Tanzanian supplier. This shift will enable community members to efficiently undertake repairs while creating a social enterprise through which biogas sales will fund the construction of new sewerage networks. To accomplish this goal, CDI need to raise an additional £2,000.
Any donations, however small, from KEVI students, applicants, teachers or parents would make a huge difference to the impact that the CDI WaSH project could have this year. Please have a look at the JustGiving page for more information about the project (including impact reporting, photographs and video links) and consider donating if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/
Today saw the beginning of a weeks worth of STEM enrichment across the whole school, with Sixth Form at its heart. Mr Short, our STEM Coordinator has worked tirelessly to secure the Institute of Civil Engineers Bridge building event to be held in school across the entire week! We certainly feel very proud, as the last time we saw this event was at one of the Independent Schools we visited. 
passion for Engineering, will be working with a qualified Civil Engineer to build the suspension bridge. Today they have been trained with the equipment and taken on the problem solving and logistics of the whole operation! Peter, a Director the The Three Rivers Learning Trust and member of ICE is passionate and enthusiastic about supporting and developing STEM opportunities across the Trust.
kills. To work side by side with a Civil Engineer for a whole week, as well as mentoring others will be invaluable for their communication and team work skills. Check out our Social Media feeds for updates on their progress and success.
