In Service to Communities

From Durham to South America to Central Africa, GWHT collaborates with women of all ages, developing affordable health solutions for field implementation and inspiring interest in the sciences.

Initially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Duke University Center for WaSH-AID collaborates globally to co-design pilot demonstrations for treating blackwater, greywater, and stormwater, while also developing technologies to generate health data through wastewater.

Duke researchers have spent decades building trust with rural Amazon communities, gaining deep insights into how the region’s evolving economy impacts the health of its people and ecosystems.

Modeled after Duke Engineering’s First-Year Design, Duke’s arm of Engineering for US All brings a hands-on design experience to students in Oxford, NC.

In summer, we bring high schoolers to the Duke campus for an immersive experience centered on engineering design through active application.

Ignite helps middle and high school students illuminate—and solve—challenges in their home communities.

Adam Davidson uses a classic sandwich to teach fourth graders coding fundamentals.

Outreach Design Education engaged students from Lowe’s Grove Middle School with the world of engineering and offered hands-on opportunities to tackle real world problems.

At Duke’s SMIF lab, local students see electron microscopes up close, and go inside our nanotech cleanrooms.