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Engineers Without Borders (EWB)

1. Background about organization– National EWB, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Professor, Faculty Advisor

– UM EWB, Daniel Quevedo, Student President

Natasha Koermer, Student Vice President

2. Ecuador Project, Joey Ray, Ecuador Lead

3. Miami Project, Shannon Casey, Miami Project Lead

4. How to Get Involved, Natasha Koermer, Student Vice President

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA

OUR WORLD TODAY

1 billion lack clean water

2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation

1.4 billion have no access to electricity

2.7 billion live rely on biomass energy for cooking

A community of world-changers

EWB-USA unites

13,800

volunteer members in

290 chapters to

engineer a better world.

OUR MISSION

EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders.

WHAT WE DOProject work

EWB-USA is engineering change in more than 45 developing countries including:

WHAT WE DOProject types

Civil Works Information Systems

Sanitation

Structures

EWB-USA volunteer members implement 450 projects around the world.

There are seven EWB-USA project types:

Water Energy

Agriculture

WHO WE AREThe Role Of EWB-USA HQ

The 19 full-time staff members at EWB-USA’s headquarters in Denver, Colo., facilitate a robust quality assurance and quality control process that enables our chapters to work on hundreds of projects across the globe each year.

The roles they play include:• Provide education and guidance on each stage of a project’s development• Review all project designs for technical feasibility• Train chapter project teams for fluency in EWB-USA policies, project process and travel

requirements• Ensure proper financial governance is maintained over all funds associated with the

organization, including our 303 chapters

100%MISSION-DRIVEN

WHO WE AREThe Boots On The Ground

28% Professionals 13,836 Members

290 Chapters 72% Students

100%

MISSION-DRIVEN

29% Female

71% Male

COMMITTEESMember Voice

Regional Steering Committees:• West Coast• Mountain• Midwest• South Central• Midwest• Southeast• Northeast

Faculty Leadership Council

Council of Regional Presidents (CORP)• CORP Communications Committee• CORP State Rep Committee• Mentors Committee

COMMITTEES

Technical & Review CommitteesApplication Review Committee (ARC)Technical Advisor Committees (TAC)Health & Safety CommitteeSubject Matter Expert Committees• Solar Energy• Bridges• Water

Program Development CommitteesDomestic ProjectsService Corps

EWB Project Process

Program development

Assessment Trip

Project implementation

Engineers Without Borders USA4665 Nautilus Court, Suite 300Boulder, CO 80301

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Contacts for EWB-USA.

UM EWB

History

• Chapter started in 2008• 4 presidents since founding

Past Projects

• Attempted two projects from 2008-2012• One shut down due to political instability in

country of community• Other shut down due to lack of need in

community

Chapter Structure

President

VP

Fundraising Coordinator Miami Lead Membership

CoordinatorTreasurer Secretary Ecuador Lead Historian

Faculty Advisor

Professional Mentor

Fundraising

• Philosophy– Goals are large sums of money for a student

organization– Focus on grants and large donations, instead of

smaller campaigns (bake sales, carwashes, etc.)• Have a coordinator for fundraising and team

inside of the Ecuador team.

Professional Development

• Mentored by both faculty and professional engineers

• Attend conferences, chapter visits• Training days for trips taught by professionals

in the field

Social Events

• Beach days• Speakers• Fun meetings• End of year banquet

International and Local Projects

• Ecuador Project• Miami Project

THE ECUADOR PROJECT

Las Mercedes, EcuadorOpened in September 2012

¡Bienvenidos a Las Mercedes!

• Small, poor rural community in Southern Ecuador

• About 2000 residents• Lack of sewage system

and high prevalence of waterborne diseases

• Mostly brick, wooden houses of which many are missing basic necessities

PartnersDana Rasch• Originally a Peace

Corps member• Founder of the Las

Mercedes Project• Main contact to the

community

Las Mercedes Project• Built a health center in

the community• Has trained health

promoters• NGO (non-

governmental organization)

• We are partners!

Assessment TripMay 2013

Sewage in Las Mercedes

Laterals

Main Line

Treatment Plant

Project Goals1. To improve the quality of life for the citizens of Las

Mercedes through a long-term partnership. 2. To connect every house in the community to the

main sewage line. 3. To learn and better ourselves as student engineers

by applying our skills in a real world situation.

Pete Robinson (left) is a professional engineer from Hazen and Sawyer Engineering Firm. Manuel Moncholi (right) is a professional engineer from the Miami-Dade Sewer Department. They are our professional mentors.

Projected Timeline

Opened Project in September 2012Assessment Trip in May 2013Implementation Trip #1 in May 2014Implementation Trip #2 in December 2014Monitoring Trip in ????

FundingItem Provider Obtained?

Machinery Local Government

Labor Community Citizens

Transportation and Lodging

EWB chapter and University

Main Sewage Lines

Municipality Laterals $40,000* split between

EWB and NGO

29m x 350homes x $3.80/m ~ $38,000

?

The Miami Garden Project

Engineers Without Borders- University of Miami

Citizens For a Better South Florida

• A private, non-profit organization• “Dedicated to providing environmental

education, particularly to the diverse underserved community that inspires active stewardship and preservation of the south Florida environment.”

• Located in Little Havana, Miami – right near the Marlins Park

The Miami Project

• EWB-UM travels to Citizens once a month to help with their urban garden

• We have planted native species, help maintain the area, pick up trash, and pull weeds

• As an engineering project we have helped install a sustainable irrigation system throughout the garden

• Our next goal is to repair the cistern that is in tact, but currently not working

• We also have plans to install rain chains and rain barrels in hopes of recycling water

How to Get Involved

• Attend Bi-Weekly General Meetings– Wednesday at 8:00 pm– Speakers, workshops, social events, etc.

• Join our service projects– Miami Project: Gardening– Ecuador Project: Sewage System

• EWB-USA National Opportunities• Donate!

NOTE: UM-EWB E-Board Elections are in March.