Contributors from Seoul National University posing in front of Incheon Airport before their departure to Tanzania 

Seoul National University''s Global Social Contribution Team (President Sang-hoon Ahn) announced on March 3 that he dispatched a SNU contribution team to Tanzania in Africa. Twenty students from Seoul National University will be volunteering to Arusha, Tanzania until the 15th.

This is the first time volunteering Tanzania, and it will be a starting point for dispatching large volunteers this winter by carrying out various activities together with ''Seoul National University Center for the Proper Technology Technology of Tanzania'' supported by Ministry of Science, Technology and Information.

The Arusha area is known as the gateway to Serengeti National Park and Kilimanjaro Tracking. Arusha, however, has a much higher level of fluoride in its groundwater than other regions and local residents are suffering from health problems such as spotting and skeletal anomalies, which are caused by a large amount of fluoride ingestion. In order to solve this problem, the ''Ah sik soo'' team, consisting of SNU undergraduates, will develop a fluoride removal filter and install it in the local school.

Professor Sung-hoon Ahn, a graduate student at Seoul National University''s College of Engineering, will distribute a vaccine carrier that can be charged with a motorcycle generator to health centers in Arusha. In particular,  he will be working with the Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology, one of the best research institutes in East Africa, to take the time to test and develop the skills needed locally.

In addition, a team composed with professor Kim Joon, a graduate student at the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, and research students at the College of Global Cooperation, will collaborate with local public agencies to conduct community research and sustainable development cooperation.

On the 9th, the volunteers will hold a joint education with the junior high school students in Arusha Kieku village. They will be facilitating a science camp, hygiene and health education, and smart classroom demonstration. In addition to the news of the opening of the Seoul National University Center for the Proper Technology Technology Center on October 10, participants attended ICES 2017 (International Conference on Energy and Sustainability) held at the Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology It is planned to share.

Professor Min Han Bok (Energy Resources Engineering), who leads the team, said, "Through the establishment of the appropriate technology base center supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Communication, Seoul National University and Tanzania have established a place for continuous exchange. I would like to take this opportunity to help the people of Tanzania live a better life by applying appropriate technology of Seoul National University on the basis of steady interest. "

solidkjy@fnnews.com  reporter Ja Yoon Koo

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