Transcript Engineers Without Borders–USA

Engineers Without Borders - USA
Overview
A non-profit volunteer humanitarian organization.
 1.2 billion lack clean water
 2.4 billion lack adequate sanitation
 2.4 billion are at risk with malaria
 29,000 children die from hunger daily
 1.1 billion overfed vs. 1.1 billion
underfed
BACKGROUND
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1.2 billion lack adequate housing
1.6 billion have no access to electricity
4.2 billion are unable to read
1.8 billion live in conflict zones, in transition, or in
situations of permanent instability
There are 2.2 billion children in the world:
•More than 50% live in extreme deprivation
associated with poverty, war, or AIDS
•29,000 die of hunger and malady daily
•640 million have no adequate shelter
•500 million have no access to sanitation
•400 million lack safe drinking water
•270 million have no healthcare
•140 million have never gone to school
•90 million are severely food deprived
•2 million affected by AIDS with 0.5 million dying
of it each year
IN THE NEXT TWO DECADES, ALMOST 2 BILLION ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WILL
POPULATE THE EARTH. THIS GROWTH WILL CREATE DEMANDS ON AN
UNPRECEDENTED SCALE FOR:
ENERGY
PRODUCTION
FOOD SUPPLY
WATER
PRESERVATION
WASTE
DISPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANUP
SUITABLE
LIVING
CONDITIONS
HEALTH CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE
MATERIALS
HANDLING
LAND
STABILIZATION
EARTH MOVING
TRANSPORTATION
DEMAND
“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing
products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s
customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the
other 90%.”
Dr. Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises
“Science and technology are linked to economic growth: scientific and
technical capabilities determine the ability to provide clean water, good
health care, adequate infrastructure, and safe food.”
Dr. Calestous Juma, Kennedy School of Government
“There is less than one scientist or engineer for every 10,000 people in
Africa – compared to 2 to 5 per 1000 in Europe and USA.” UNESCO
WHY NOT ENGINEERING FOR
THE
OTHER
90%
Engineers Without Borders USA
www.ewb-usa.org
 Partners with developing communities to improve
quality of life
 Implements environmentally and economically
sustainable engineering projects
 Develops internationally responsible engineers and
engineering students
 Involves 11,000 members, 271 chapters, 350
projects in 45 countries
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Our Goals
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Empower developing communities by developing locally
sustainable solutions
◦ Building the capacity in the community to continue improving the
quality of life.
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Promote long-term relationships between chapters and a
community
◦ A single project is not enough. We embrace the community.
◦ Community solutions require long-term thinking.
◦ Project implementation over multiple years builds trust, knowledge
transfer and sustainability.
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Educate students and professionals.
◦ Continuity among the student chapter, the
professional leaders, and the community
◦ The community, the students and the
professionals grow with each project
◦ Develop Internationally responsible engineers
The Vision
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EWB-USA's outward vision is a world where all people
have access to the knowledge and resources with which to
meet their basic human needs
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Promote sustainable development in such areas as:
◦ water supply and sanitation
◦ food production and processing
◦ housing and construction
◦ energy, transportation and communication
◦ income generation
◦ employment creation
Cost Effective
Implementation
Technological
Verification
Sustainability
Consumer
Demand
Appropriate and Sustainable Technology is
highly cost effective.
Product
Input US$
Output/Yr US$
• Treadle
pumps, Bangladesh
1 million installed
7 million
100 million
Rope pumps, Nicaragua
50,000 installed
1 million
10 million
Fuel-Efficient Pumps, India
Around 3,000 in use
0.1 million
1.25 million in sales
Latrines, Bangladesh
10 million
8 million savings in health
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From Smart Water Solutions , NWP (2006)
Developing a New Generation
of Engineers for the 21st
Century
Facilitators of…
 Sustainable Development
 Appropriate Technology
 Social and Economic Change
 Capacity Building
•Engineers
as social entrepreneurs,
community builders, peace makers
•Service above self
•Making a difference in the world
•Designing for the other 90% (P. Polak).
Engineering Skills
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Problems are varied
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Designs range from Simple to complex
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Implementation is always challenging
EWB’s Projects:
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Water Supply –
Energy Projects –
Sanitation ProjectsStructures Projects
Agricultural Projects
Bridge/road Projects
50%
16%
11%
10%
9%
4%
“Low Tech, High Impact” projects that
save lives while developing the next
generation of globally aware engineers
Water Projects
The primary need of many developing
communities is safe water
UN Millennium Goal
 By
2015, reduce by half the number of
people that do not have access to
safe drinking water and sanitation
Access to Potable Water
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Water usage comparison:
◦ The average American individual
uses approximately 400 gallons of
water at home including watering
yard
◦ UN standard is about 5 gallons per
person each day
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More than 200 million hours spent
each day by women and children
to collect water from distant,
often polluted sources
Water systems fail at a rate of 50%
or higher
Need for Potable Water
Contaminated water is the cause of
80% of the world’s diseases
(WHO)
 3.4 million people die from
preventable waterborne illnesses
each year
 4,000 children die every day from
waterborne illnesses
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MALI
Diesel deep well
pump stopped
working in 1986.
 Villagers resorted to
hand dug well
 Simple, safe pump
system installed
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Low flow
High fecal coliform levels
Turbid
Originate largely from
runoff, some go dry
Diagnosis and Mitigation Environmental
Health Problems
Mercury
Cyanide
Health Survey Results
% Respondents Top 5
Most Significant
Diseases
Diarrhea
69.6 %
Malaria
56.5 %
Stomach Illness
39.1 %
Typhoid
30.4 %
Dysentery
26.1 %
Fever
26.1 %
Cholera
13.0 %
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23 surveys completed
Lack of clean water and hygiene
cited most often as cause of illness
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Testing:
Water Testing
◦ HACH test strips
◦ Turbidity tube
◦ 3M Petrifilm for total coliform and
e-coli w/ homemade incubator
(heating pad in suitcase)
◦ Watersafe kits (P/A coliform, lead,
hardness, pesticides, etc)
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Bacteria, coliform, and pesticides
evident
Current ozone filter has not been
changed, is not being utilized due
to cost and lack of knowledge
about system
Backwash tank
“Bring Your Own
Water” Treatment
System
Gravity fed settling tank
/ rapid sand filter / PV
powered UV bulb
◦ Inputted off-scale-high
turbidity and bacteria
count and reduced it
to nearly 0 CFU.
◦ Maintenance cost is
around $50 per year.
Tube settling
tank (input)
Power from 102
Watt solar panel
UV Light bulb
(output)
Muramba, Rwanda
Rapid sand
filter
Before
Not operational
After
Contaminant free!
Only 1/3 of the yield needed
Installed
Irrigation System
Drip
Irrigation
PARTICIPATION &
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Yanayo, Bolivia
Replaced current open-fire stove with Lorena-type
stove
 Taught local community members how to build stoves
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Yanayo, Bolivia
USE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC
PANELS
MERCHANDIZE PRODUCTS ON
LINE
Projects:
• Projects in 2007 - 250 in 50 countries
(two years ago - 70 Projects)
•Demand exceeds delivery capacity
Sponsors:
Philanthropic Groups, inc Rotary
Energy and Engineering organizations
US EPA, United Nations, USAID
CH2MHill, Chevron Texaco, others
Organization:
501c3 Non Profit
Based in Longmont, CO
Membership: over 10,000 individuals
70% Student Membership (150
chapters)
30% Professional Membership (70
chapters)
Annual Growth over 50%
EWB-USA Projects
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We work with more than 100 communities world-wide.
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The average project has approximately 12-15 volunteers. Travel teams
usually range from 4-8 volunteers.
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The average cost of a project ranges from $15,000-$35,000.
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Students gain valuable field experience not necessarily found on a
university campus.
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Affect the lives of over 1 Million people worldwide
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These projects are initiated by, and completed with, contributions
from the host community, which is trained to operate the systems
without external assistance. In this way, EWB-USA ensures that its
projects are appropriate and self-sustaining.
Participation in a Project
All EWB-USA projects are conducted through chapters.
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Any adult can participate in an EWB-USA project. This includes
engineers, teachers, business people, health professionals etc.
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We require that all projects have someone with the technical
capabilities overseeing the technical design of the project.
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Health professionals, education professionals, business professionals,
and people proficient in languages and cultures all have something
valuable to add to these projects.
Bolivia Projects
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We are working with a local group that
supports EWB to coordinate projects
locally. Engineers In Action (EIA) is
located in La Paz and has previous
experience coordinating projects for
EWB Chapters
http://www.engineersinaction.org
Projects Under Application w/ EWB-USA
Zuncallo– Intake and Aqueduct System for
irrigation
Comucala– Intake and Aqueduct System for
irrigation
Projects Under Investigation
Molli Pongo– Intake and Aqueduct System for
irrigation
San Lorenzo – Enlarge a community hospital
Patapani - Potable water system for drinking
Zuncallo,
Bolivia
Located in the Altiplano (high plain) of Bolivia.
 ~100 families struggle to survive in the dry, cold land where the
steep terrain make producing crops difficult.
Goal
 Design an irrigation system and help educate the community to
make crop production more successful.
 Potentially create excess marketable crops to generate income in
the community.
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Project Team
Air Force Academy Cadet Chapter
 Colorado Springs Professional Chapter
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Ways to get involved
Join a Professional or Student Chapter
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Help start the Colorado Springs Professional Chapter
UCCS and the Air Force Academy now have ACTIVE Student Chapters
Boulder, Denver & Fort Collins also have Professional Chapters
Become a mentor for a student project
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
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Reviews and approves all EWB projects and designs
Provides QA/QC for all EWB-USA projects prior to implementation
There are currently four regional TAC’s
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EWB-USA plans to create two additional regional TACs by summer of 2007,
each with 15-25 practicing engineers and health professionals.
Water/Sanitation, Energy, Health, Construction
Liaison:
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Helps to track the projects in a specific country
Monthly phone call to chapters in that country to help disseminate
information within that country
Thank you!
Questions ?
Colorado Springs Professional Chapter
 Website: www.ewbcos.org
 E-mails
 Nicole: [email protected]
 Lisa: [email protected]