Solidarityis an important value for the GaSole student association. Every year, around twenty students from the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Clunycommit to carrying out an international humanitarian project using the technical expertise they have acquired during their Arts et Métiers training.
Yesterday Nepal, today Tanzania
In 2017, Marc Gondran and his classmates traveled to the village of Mandan Kundari in Nepal to build individual non-potable water reserves to help villagers prepare for the dry season. The students brought with them a machine that could transform soil into bricks, saving 70% of raw materials. They also took the opportunity to build a portable water tank in the courtyard of the primary school, which is attended by around 50 children. After making a video about the project, which required a budget of €15,000, the new team chose its destination for 2018: Tanzania.
A humanitarian project supported by the technical expertise of Arts et Métiers engineering students
Marc Gondran's team has passed the baton to Agathe Moncorgé's team. This year, Agathe and her team will fly to Tanzania to support theNew Hope for Girls Organization, based in Dar Es Salaam, the country's most populous city. Founded in 2005, the NGO promotes the fundamental rights and socio-economic independence of marginalized and disadvantaged girls and young women. The 20 Arts et Métiers engineering students have set Arts et Métiers the challenge of building a submersible pump for a borehole approximately 150 m deep. This pump will supply water to agricultural fields. To do this, they will be able to benefit from the advice of the teachers and technicians who are training them on the Cluny campus and have one year to carry out several fundraising activities, notably during theGrand Bastringue reggae music festival, the profits from which will be donated to the GaSole team.
