RCE Borderlands Mexico-USA-2018

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1. Project Title: 
PUBLISHED 3: Dr. Eva Moya- Addressing Homelessness and Potable Water Scarcity
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
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3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Eva Moya. Associate Dean. College of Health Sciences. University of Texas at El Paso
Role: 
Dr. Moya is the primary researcher in the Addressing Homelessness Project. She is one of numerous colleagues in the Nanotechnology-enabled Water Treatment Systems Project
Main Contact: 
Eva Moya
Name: 
Eva Moya
Affiliation: 
Associate Dean. College of Health Sciences. University of Texas at El Paso
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
María Sajquim de Torres, Ph.D.
Affiliation: 
Director. Living Lab/Centro de Diálogo y Transformación Inc.- El Paso Branch
4. Project type
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5. Project description
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RCE BMU collaborator Dr. Eva Moya of the University of Texas at El Paso- USA works extensively with her students in the ‘re-dignification' of homeless individuals and families in El Paso, TX USA and their re-insertion into society and gainful employment.

Along with her colleagues, Dr. Moya works in a Nanotechnology-enabled Water Sanitization Project, which guarantees clean potable water for rural communities along the borderlands where water is brought in by cistern trucks.

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6. Project status
On Going
Description: 
The 'Homelessness Project' is nearing completion at the time of writing (March 2018).

The Nanotechnology-enabled Water Treatment work is ongoing.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
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