Engineers Without Borders EWB-USA Founded in 2002 by Dr. Bernard Amadei (CU Prof.) EWB-USA has over 300 chapters around the nation Over 350 projects in 45 developing countries 180 University campuses with student chapters Why work with EWB Professional experience Recruitment Projects often considered comparable to internships Learn about new cultures, have new experiences, create lasting friendships

Millennium Development Goals

Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, Achieving universal primary education, Promoting gender equality and empowering women, Reducing child mortality rates, Improving maternal health, Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, Ensuring environmental sustainability, and Developing a global partnership for development.

Millennium Development Goals Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, Achieving universal primary education, Promoting gender equality and empowering women, Reducing child mortality rates, Improving maternal health, Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, Ensuring environmental sustainability, and Developing a global partnership for development.

Millennium Development Goals Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, Achieving universal primary education, Promoting gender equality and empowering women, Reducing child mortality rates, Improving maternal health, Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, Ensuring environmental sustainability, and Developing a global partnership for development.

The World of Unsafe Drinking Water

884 million people do not have access to safe drinking water Every day, nearly 6,000 people die from water-related illnesses, and the vast majority are children. Diarrhoeal disease alone amounts to an estimated 4.1% of the total DALY global burden of disease and is responsible for the deaths of 1.8 million people every year (WHO, 2004). It was estimated that 88% of that burden is attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene and is mostly concentrated on children in developing countries. The Global Water Crisis

Health Education Economy Development Equity Peace What is water?

Ilam District, Nepal

25% live below international poverty line of $1.25 per day 39% Infant Mortality Rate 30% children are able to attend school 27% improved sanitation facilities (anything not a hole in the ground) 35% treatment of Diarrhea with oral rehydration salts 29% Comprehensive knowledge of HIV

Ilam, Nepal Tea and “cash crops” (cardamom, ginger, potatoes) District Population of 280,000 City population of 20,000

What EWB Caltch can do Spring Source Protection Health Survey Sustainability Education Teaching students about drinking water management Hydropower Improved Cooking stoves Bio-gas generation

What can you do Design Work Technical engineering work Construction management Operation and maintenance Development and implementation of operation program Fundraising Grants, events, presentations Education Sustainability of project Working in schools with children Health and Sanitation outreach

Community Partner - NCDC Namsaling Community Development Center Founded in 1984 EWB has partnered with NCDC since EWB’s inception

Construction of the System Worked with a partner NGO– NCDC- and other local groups to construct the system NCDC – Project managers EWB CalTech – System designers and water system experts Ilam Municipality, Development Fund, SIMEN – may provide financial support for materials

Education and Sustainability in Local Schools Goal: Familiarize students and community with the relationship between clean water, human health, and environmental integrity Promote understanding of technology, and why implementing water treatment methods (such as spring source protection, reed bed) are important for health, environment, community Work with students of all ages at various schools Activities included: hands-on interaction with Enviroscape™ educational model, field trips, water testing (local water sources, reed bed at NCDC office), investigation of reed bed process at NCDC office, at-home water treatment options, hand washing

General Expenses $250 - Cost for one student to stay with a Nepali family for the summer $300 - Domestic flight in Nepal $ International flight from Colorado to Nepal

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