Ewb Brochure Spring 2009

Contact Information  Contact Information  President: Stephanie Chang [email protected]

Faculty Adviser: David Schaad [email protected]

Honduras Contacts: Joanna Gross [email protected]

Bolivia Contacts: Patrick Ye [email protected]

Uganda Contact: Matt Ball [email protected]

Our Mission To improve the quality of life in underserved communities worldwide through the implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering-based projects. EWB-Duke was started in 2005 by Deirdre McShane and Jean Foster, two Civil & Environmental Engineering undergraduate students in the Pratt School of Engineering. The group’s first project was a mechanical aerator designed to increase dissolved oxygen in water. This device was tested in the summer of 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to help local shrimp farmers recover from the devastating tsunami the previous winter. The students also worked on a riverbank erosion-control project in Papua. Since then, EWB-Duke has grown from five students to over 25 active members in addition to a seven member executive board. We’ve worked on diverse projects, including solar-powered computers, rainwater harvesting systems, peanut shellers, water quality testers, and water distribution systems. Our projects have spanned the globe: from work in Indonesia to Uganda to Peru.

Engineers Without Borders Duke University Durham, NC 27708 http://ewb.pratt.duke.edu

Engineers Without Borders Duke University

 

Engagement 

International Projects

Honduras  DukeEngage students will travel to the Las Mercedes in Honduras to build a sustainable simple clinic. This is a continuation of the site-assessment trip carried out last summer, where students travelled to Honduras to collect topographical surveying data of the site, population statistics and pricing of materials. Partner Organizations: • COMIPRONIL • Heifer International

Bolivia 

Uganda  The Duke team will work on community development initiated and studied by EWB members and other Duke engineers. Many projects have strong business and sustainable development components for team members specializing in economics, public policy, and political science. Much of the work will be done through NGOs such as the Rural Agency for Sustainable Development, an organization that provides technical assistance and training to local farmers.

EWB-Duke is designing a bridge in Bolivia. During the rainy season, rivers in the Obrajes Valley flood, separating farmers from markets, children from schools, and livestock from pasture. After a site assessment trip last May, students are currently designing a bridge in the CE 142 Engineering Sustainable Design and Construction. We plan on returning to Bolivia to implement a bridge design the summer of 2009. 

EWB would like to thank our sponsors: Plans for the clinic include: • Photovoltaic system • Water filtration system • Student designed building structure

Current Projects: • Biomass Charcoal • Rainwater Harvesting • Waste Management

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DukeEngage Engineering Alumni Council Lord Foundation Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies • Engineering Student Government • Duke Student Government