Engineers Without Borders (USA)
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Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to help developing areas worldwide with their engineering needs, while involving and training a new kind of internationally responsible engineering student. It is a member of the "Engineers Without Borders - International" network. EWB–USA projects involve the design and construction of water, waste-water, sanitation, energy, and shelter systems. 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. EWB-USA projects are completed by project teams organized by Student and Professional Chapters. Project teams integrate students and professional engineers to ensure sound engineering oversight.
Student Chapters are usually associated with university engineering programs. Professional Chapters can be found in larger cities. They exist to support Student Chapters and to facilitate the involvement of professional engineers in EWB-USA projects.
Engineers Without Borders was originally started in France in the early 1980s.
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- Engineers Without Borders – USA
- Engineers Without Borders open to all - EWB at Case Western Reserve University emphasises that not only engineers are needed in the organization.
- Engineers Without Borders at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - EWB at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign produces internationally responsible engineers through both international projects and outreach/education programs on the campus and in K-12 classrooms.
- Engineers Without Borders – Lafayette College
