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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
facebook.com/ewbusa
@EWBUSA
youtube.com/ewbusa
Google+ EWB-USA
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.