ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERSShiva Haghighi

Co-President

ABOUT EWB

MISSION:Our mission is to partner with the Purdue community, the professional chapters and developing communities worldwide to implement sustainable engineering projects that promote the advancement of global community development through engineering skills and knowledge.

All majors welcome Even non-engineers

All stages of your education Student chapters all over the U.S. and

worldwide Project locations in over 35 countries

BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Great benefits Hands on

engineering Making a difference Teamwork Leadership Networking

Opportunities Travel Hold an officer

position Write grant

proposals Learn about new

cultures Develop technical

skills Build your resume

CURRENT PROJECTS- BOLIVIA

Papachacra, Bolivia 120 families No resources or government aid

What’s involved: Water and wastewater treatment Water supply Irrigation

CURRENT PROJECTS- BOLIVIA

Assessment trip Early August of 2009 Water samples Surveying Soil compaction testing Site map

BOLIVIA: POST-ASSESSMENT

Use data from assessment trip to develop water supply solutions and water quality treatments

Look at what’s been done with similar projects

Determine appropriate technology Filtration Piping

Plan implementation trip

COLLABORATIONS Accra, Ghana

Collaborative effort with EWB-Princeton

Design drawings for library

Swaziland Collaborative side

project with West Lafayette High School and Seeds of Hope Outreach program

Design outreach centers for children who have lost their parents to AIDS

WHERE WE ARE NOW

Fundraising Grillout/ Hot Dog Eating Contest on Engineering Mall

WEDNESDAY, 4/22, 11am-2pm

Presentation at the 7th annual Purdue Geotechnical Society workshop Speaker Dr. Bernard Amadei, founder of EWB-USA “Engineering with a Human Face” Friday, April 24th, 4:30 pm in Fowler Hall

Trip Logistics Health and safety training

Design drawings for Ghana library for Princeton

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED Grab a flyer

Come to our meeting tonight 7pm, CIVL 2107

Visit the website: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ewbesw/

Visit the Global Engineering Program Office CIVL 1259

Email me (Shiva Haghighi) shaghigh@purdue.edu

Questions?