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Engineers Without Borders USA harnesses the skills of engineers to tackle the challenges that keep the world's poorest people from living healthy, productive lives.

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 * Greenlight New Orleans to install a water cistern at the Hollygrove Community Garden. New Orleans Professional Chapter


 * Guachtuq, Guatemala, encouraged community-driven development via the construction of 34 rainwater harvesting systems completed by teams of community members. Guachtuq residents were able to plan and construct two of their own rainwater systems after the project team returned to the U.S., exemplifying the chapter’s emphasis on community capacity building. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chapter


 * multi-year clean water project in Kenya. Indianapolis Professional Chapter

Engineering Service Corps

 * disaster response * post-earthquake structural assessments and the provision of guidance on safe demolition and rebuilding practices in Nepal and Ecuador.
 * agriculture * implemented a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Kosovo, to address the country’s lack of proper post-harvest facilities and processing technologies.
 * infrastructure * improving hospital systems in an Ebola-affected area of Sierra Leone and a feasibility study on a $2.5m wastewater system for a refugee camp in the West Bank.
 * Water, Sanitation and Hygiene * sand filtration system in Joyabaj, Guatemala, serving more than 25,000 beneficiaries and the repair of 35 wells that brought water to more than 100,000 people in drought-stricken Ethiopia.
 * energy * design and construction of a solar micro-grid at a UNHCR refugee camp in Nepal that gave 22,000 Bhutanese refugees light and a study to rehabilitate a retired hydroelectric system in Guatemala to reduce the power generation cost and utilize renewable energy to address climate change concerns.

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 * 698 Projects Currently Underway * 46 Countries We’re Working In


 * offices in Guatemala and Nicaragua


 * Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world, with enormous needs for small-scale infrastructure at the village level. These needs range from water supply and sanitation to schools, roads, health clinics, bridges, alternative energy and food security. All of these can be effectively addressed by EWB-USA’s wide-ranging engineering expertise. * 47 EWB-USA projects currently at various stages of implementation in Uganda


 * implementation of projects that scale and replicate * As of January 1, 2018, EWB-USA’s International Community Program will accept requests for services from these countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

core values of service, collaboration, sustainability, learning, safety and ethical conduct

six project types
 * Water supply projects provide the source, storage, distribution and treatment of water for communities. Projects include wells, spring boxes, rainwater catchment systems, storage tanks and biosand filters.
 * Civil works projects improve basic public infrastructure for communities. Projects include roads, drainage, dams and erosion control.
 * Sanitation projects provide sustainable waste solutions for communities, including latrines and gray and black water systems.
 * Agriculture projects improve farming and production capabilities for communities. Projects range from irrigation systems to harvest processing.
 * Energy projects provide consistent, sustainable energy for communities, focusing on fuels (biofuels or cookstoves) and electricity (solar, water or grid power).
 * Structures projects, such as bridges and buildings, help build stable, strong foundations so communities can safely access healthcare, economic opportunities and education.

In 2002, eight students and one professor of civil engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder traveled to San Pablo, Belize, to work with the community to create a clean water system. Dr. Bernard Amadei quickly recognized that San Pablo’s need for engineering expertise was not isolated, and shortly after the group returned he formed Engineers Without Borders USA. The goal was to partner with communities to meet their basic human needs while equipping leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.