Poverty as Injustice: WAVES-Valpo’s Approach to Alleviate Poverty in Haiti and Nicaragua

Presenter 2: Krista Stribling ’18, president of EWB-WAVES

Abstract: WAVES is a service-based organization consisting of Valpo students committed to collaborating with underdeveloped communities to design and implement sustainable projects in order to improve their quality of life. Guided by faculty and professional mentors, students employ engineering, nursing, business, education, and science skills to develop solutions that not only solve immediate problems but that remain viable after the projects have been completed. This presentation will define the injustice it is that we look to address and offer insight into what justice looks like for the people in Haiti and Nicaragua.