In addition to serving as chair of the department, Renée Botta serves as chair of Global Washes, a community-based research collaboration between DU, Nairobi-based water and sanitation organization Maji na Ufanisi, the Rotary Clubs of Denver Southeast and Langata-Nairobi and Narobi University. The organization's goal is to develop and test a model of sustainable and scalable water and sanitation (WATSAN) facilities through research and capacity building in Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
