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Engineers Without Borders (USA)
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Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB–USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students.
EWB–USA's first student chapter was originated in 2002. Students from the University of Colorado at Boulder
installed a ram pump to run water from a river, to a community outside of San Pablo, Belize. The ram pump was successful and children were able to go to school, instead of carrying water during the day. The total cost of the project was under $10,000.
. In a statement from the prize jury, Arthur Gensler
said, "This organization gives locals hope and talented engineering professionals the opportunity to share their knowledge with countries that can so greatly benefit from their efforts."
Founding chapter
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
installed a ram pump to run water from a river, to a community outside of San Pablo, Belize. The ram pump was successful and children were able to go to school, instead of carrying water during the day. The total cost of the project was under $10,000.
Principles
EWB–USA has three guiding principles, or long-term competitive strategies which act as an underlying framework in the fulfillment of its mission elements and differentiates EWB–USA from other service organizations, professional societies and academic institutions: Deliver sustainable and appropriate community projects; provide transformational education; and provide opportunities for constant networking and communication between invested parties as a means for sharing of best practices.Awards
In 2010 EWB–USA received the Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology from the National Building MuseumNational Building Museum
The National Builders Museum, in Washington, D.C., United States, is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning"...
. In a statement from the prize jury, Arthur Gensler
Gensler
Gensler is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1965 by Art Gensler, Drue Gensler, and James Follett, and originally focused on corporate interiors...
said, "This organization gives locals hope and talented engineering professionals the opportunity to share their knowledge with countries that can so greatly benefit from their efforts."