MMCL: Let's Introduce Ourselves!

Hello and welcome to the start of our team blog! 

We are ecstatic to represent Mott MacDonald on this years build, and will be traveling to Rwanda in November to build a suspended footbridge for a local community in the Nyabihu region!

 

First of all, who are we? Our team consists of 5 Mott MacDonald staff:

 

Nick Franklin 

Conor Mackle 

Cham Kandanarachchi 

Patrick Hamlin 

And Omar Rahhal!

 

We will also be partnering with 5 other staff from another consulting firm, Weston and Sampson based out of Boston! 

 

Thank you all for your support on our fundraising page so far, we have official hit $12k CAD! The team is happy to announce we have booked our flights and will begin the build on November 25th 2023, with completion on December 8th in Rwanda! 

 

We are still confirming the exact project location, but Bridges to Prosperity is evaluating two potential sites, both in the Nyabihu municipality in the North West of Rwanda and about a 3 hour drive from Kigali. Stay tuned for more details. 

 

Click here to watch a video from Mott MacDonald’s 2022 Rwanda Bridge build for a taste of things to come: Bridges to Prosperity 2022 - The Nyabihunyira Trailbridge - YouTube 

Preview from 2:18 

Our team is preparing for the project by planning the construction methodology, logistics and community engagement. Additionally, we will be fundraising through a series of events in the following months. You can donate to our fundraising here: Mott MacDonald Canada - Rwanda Bridge Build 2023 - Campaign (bridgestoprosperity.org)

  Thank you for your support in advance. Your donations, big or small, will help us with our mission.

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