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OUR WORLD TODAY
The Challenges
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OUR WORLD TODAY
Global Challenges
1billion
lack clean water
1.4 billion
lack access to electricity
2.6 billion
lack adequate sanitation
2.7 billion
rely on biomass energy for cooking
OUR WORLD TODAY
EWB-USA’s Solutions
Build stronger communities
We build stronger communities by empowering
them with the capacity to meet their basic
human needs.
EWB-USA’s members collaborate with local
partners to design and build sustainable
engineering projects.
Build stronger global leaders
From classroom to field, we offer our
members transformative experiences that
enrich global perspectives and produce better
students and better employees.
This engagement teaches soft skills, such as:
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Cross-cultural Communication
• Systems Thinking
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HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
EWB-USA’s Programs
HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
Our Reach
40
Countries with
EWB-USA
programs
389
Community
Development
Programs
5-Year
Minimum commitment
to each community
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HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
Snapshot of a Program
EWB-USA programs originate with a community self-identifying their needs and requesting
support from EWB-USA. Our members work with the community to assess, design, implement and
monitor appropriate solutions.
The EWB-USA Lehigh Valley Professional Chapter’s (EWB-USA LVP) partnership with the Centennial
Secondary School in Mattru Jong, Sierra Leone, exemplifies the breadth of our community
development model. After the Sierra Leone Civil War destroyed the school, the EWB-USA LVP
Chapter united with the community to design a multidisciplinary program to improve all facets of
the school’s infrastructure – from its sanitation facilities to its electricity to its water supply.
Today, the school is reopened and currently educates approximately 1,500 students.
HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
Principles of a program
Community-Driven Development Projects
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In country partners
Assessment
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Community needs, design data,
sustainability, community organization
Design
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Faculty & Working Professionals
Implementation
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On-site construction
Community education & training
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Feedback
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Did the solution solve the problem?
Unforeseen issues
Loop the process
The community is involved in all aspects
of decision making & project design!!!
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HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
Project types
EWB-USA members implement 450 projects around the world in seven disciplines.
Civil Works
Agriculture
Energy
Information
Systems
Water
Sanitation
Structures
WHO WE ARE
The People Who Engineer Change
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HOW WE ENGINEER
CHANGE
Desirable student attributes via EWB-USA
Students typically must:
• Design a facility to US or
international standards
– ABET 3c, 3d, & 3f
• Construct on location with locally
available materials
– ABET 3d & 3h
• Low-tech & “outside the box” are
common
– ABET 3c & 3h
• Engage a broad group of
stakeholders to create equitable,
economical, long-term sustainable
solution
– ABET 3d, 3f, 3g, & 3h
PARTNER WITH EWB-USA
HOW YOU CAN ENINGEER CHANGE
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OUR WORLD TODAY
EWB-USA’s COMMUNITIES
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Failed
50%
Partial
40%
Working
30%
20%
10%
0%
Water Pumps
Water with CR
Water w/o CR
Bridge
Education
Energy
PARTNER WITH EWB-USA
HOW WE CAN EDUCATE CHANGE
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ABET OUTCOMES
a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within
realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health
and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
d. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
g. an ability to communicate effectively (3g1 orally, 3g2 written)
h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a
global, economic, environmental, and societal context
i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
j. a knowledge of contemporary issues
k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Education Program Markers
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Educational Areas
Target
Audience
Chapter leaders
Organizational
Education
Cost recovery
EWB-I Assoc
General Program
Education
EWB members
EWB
advisors/mentors
Project
Development
Education
EWB
advisors/mentors
Income
generation
Project teams
EWB Lessons
Learned
Others doing int’l
development
Ed Topics
Understand EWB org.
Fundraising effectively
Run meetings efficiently
Volunteer management
Training new leaders
Crisis management
Community dev. principles
Cross culture awareness
Conflict resolution
Self awareness
Relationship building
Project dev. process
Project management
Health & Safety
Finance for int’l projects
Building right travel team
EWB reporting
Project specific guidance
Challenges in working on
projects in developing int’l
communities
Educational Delivery Methods
• Live and Pre-recorded Webinars (18)
• Trans-Media Micro-courses (2)
• Library of Technical Resources (40)
• Regional, multi-regional and International Conferences
• Local and State Events
• Workshops
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EDUCATION
Join Us In Panama!
EWB-USA AND ASCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 4-12, 2014
Panama City, Panama.
Dr. Bernard Amadei - Instructor
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Includes 45 instructional hours for a 3 credit collegiate offering.
Includes issuance of CEU’s, pDH’s
Focuses on all phases of community development from assessment to
monitoring
Includes a track for Faculty Advisors
EDUCATION
Case studies
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