The Assessment Trip Team arrives in Nebaj and meeting NGO counterpart

Assessment team member, Meredith, experiences the local dress in Nebaj

The windy drive to the community of Sumal Grande

The kids excited for the team's arrival

The Sumal Grande Water committee with RMP NGO counter part, Diego

Diego gives the water committee the work plan rundown for the day in their native language of Ixil

Everyone has their job when gathering data from the original spring source: measuring flow, water quality testing and working logistics

The water committee and assessment team work together to survey the conduction line

Assessment team member, Alia, enjoys the rugged surveying process

Surveying takes a steep dive down into a ravine

Design Lead, Dave, uses the Abney level to survey

After a day of surveying, the team heads back to the community center

The accommodations for the assessment team, which included bunk beds

Project Lead, Paul, ready to work early in the morning and accompanied by a walking stick made for him by the community

In order to hear from the women in the community, part of the assessment team goes house to house with community guides

Meredith with new community guide friends

While surveying, Alia also makes new friends

Diego shows the water committee how to make a flow reducer

The team does water quality testing for the spring water gathered that day

After meetings, assessments and talks, RMP, NGO ACCMARI and Sumal Grande sign an agreement to partner together on the water project