Engineers Without Borders

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Building A Better World, One Community At A Time   

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
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/

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.

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