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An Engineer Without Borders

Pratt & Whitney Engineer Michael Reiter, back row at left, recently traveled to Guatemala with Engineers Without Borders to help a small community improve its water resources.

Reiter spent 13 days using his engineering skills to help the people of Guachtu'uq, a small community in northern Guatemala, where accessibility to water is a top concern.  As part of the program, Reiter mentored four students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, who worked on the project with him. 

Engineers Without Borders is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that supports community-driven development programs to implement sustainable engineering projects.

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