Africa
9 Results
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One Team, One Dream – How an Inspirational Project United Bechtel Colleagues with an Entire Rwandan village
In June 2023, fifteen Bechtel volunteers travelled to Nyanza, Rwanda to build a 140-metre suspension bridge in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity, a nonprofit organization that connects rural communities through trail bridges.
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Putting soap and water right at hand
Innovation helps Engineers Without Borders USA project in Uganda deliver public handwashing stations.
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Empowering Women in the Niger Delta
Women are critical to the sustainable development efforts in the region, but their unique contributions to conflict prevention and local commerce are often unrecognized or unsupported.
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Building Internal Capacity for Infrastructure
To build a skilled workforce, Gabon implemented the National Infrastructure Master Plan, which has become the prototype for project management organizations delivering infrastructure in other countries.
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Preventing Future Environmental Hazards in Ethiopia’s Rural Communities
Fixing environmental and health hazards in Ethiopia showed Bechtel the challenges of, and community opportunities to make life better for local residents.
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What is a bankable project in Africa?
Learn about successful infrastructure investment and management options.
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Local content policies and programs: an enabler for development and growth in Africa
Use of local workers and suppliers can be the most efficient way to execute key aspects of a project, while other jobs may require specialized skills not available among nationals. This reality can become a source of socio-economic and political tension when local supply and project demand are not well understood by all stakeholders.
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Rethinking “bankability” for Africa’s infrastructure
Africa's economic growth during the last decade has remained relatively robust despite some countries facing strong headwinds – from the Ebola epidemic to the weakening of global commodity prices and capital flows.
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Rethinking government capacity in Gabon: leveraging the private sector
Finding innovative ways to build government capacity in Africa.