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Title: Engineers Without Borders Post by: Astronuc on March 26, 2006, 06:29:38 AM Building A Better World, One Community At A Time :D 8)
Quote Engineers Without Borders-USA is a non-profit, humanitarian organization founded at the University of Colorado in the late 1990's. The organization aims to deliver environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects to communities worldwide to improve quality of life. The nationwide organization has worked in more than 30 countries, mostly in partnership with small communities in the developing world. They assist in the desing and implementation of wells, water distribution systems, sanitation systems, solar power systems and many other smaller projects.EWB - Texas A&M In US - http://www.ewb-usa.org/index.php 2006 EWB-USA International Conference (http://www.ewb-usa.org/modules/content/index.php?id=77) February 16-18, 2006 Rice University, Houston, Texas Engineers Without Borders - Ingénieurs Sans Frontières Canada - http://www.ewb.ca/en/index.html Engineers Without Borders-UK UK - http://www.ewb-uk.org/ Engineers Without Borders Australia http://www.ewb-aus.org.au/ The Engineers Without Borders - International Network http://www.ewb-international.org/ EWB at Rice University - Houston http://ewb.rice.edu/ Quote Projects are initiated through the national organizations website, with all project fund-raising done independently through generous sponsor donations and grants. After a chapter has been granted a bid, a small team is sent to investigate the area and do extensive detailing on the work to be done. Projects typically take place during summer, spring break and over winter holidays.This is cool. 8) :koala |