1. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) 1.Background about organization – National EWB, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Professor, Faculty Advisor – UM EWB, Daniel Quevedo, Student President Natasha Koermer, Student Vice President 2.Ecuador Project, Joey Ray, Ecuador Lead 3.Miami Project, Shannon Casey, Miami Project Lead 4. How to Get Involved, Natasha Koermer, Student Vice President

2. ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA

3. OUR WORLD TODAY 1 billion lack clean water 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation 1.4 billion have no access to electricity 2.7 billion live rely on biomass energy for cooking

4. A community of world- changers EWB-USA unites 13,800 volunteer members in 290 chapters to engineer a better world.

5. OUR MISSION EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders.

6. WHAT WE DO Project work EWB-USA is engineering change in more than 45 developing countries including:

7. WHAT WE DO Project types Civil Works Information Systems Sanitation Structures EWB-USA volunteer members implement 450 projects around the world. There are seven EWB-USA project types: Water Energy Agriculture

8. WHO WE ARE The Role Of EWB-USA HQ The 19 full-time staff members at EWB-USA’s headquarters in Denver, Colo., facilitate a robust quality assurance and quality control process that enables our chapters to work on hundreds of projects across the globe each year. The roles they play include: Provide education and guidance on each stage of a project’s development Review all project designs for technical feasibility Train chapter project teams for fluency in EWB-USA policies, project process and travel requirements Ensure proper financial governance is maintained over all funds associated with the organization, including our 303 chapters 100% MISSION-DRIVEN

9. WHO WE ARE The Boots On The Ground 28% Professionals 13,836 Members 290 Chapters 72% Students 100% MISSION-DRIVEN 29% Female 71% Male

10. COMMITTEES Member Voice Regional Steering Committees: West Coast Mountain Midwest South Central Midwest Southeast Northeast Faculty Leadership Council Council of Regional Presidents (CORP) CORP Communications Committee CORP State Rep Committee Mentors Committee

11. COMMITTEES Technical & Review Committees Application Review Committee (ARC) Technical Advisor Committees (TAC) Health & Safety Committee Subject Matter Expert Committees Solar Energy Bridges Water Program Development Committees Domestic Projects Service Corps

12. EWB Project Process Program development Assessment Trip Project implementation

13. Engineers Without Borders USA 4665 Nautilus Court, Suite 300 Boulder, CO 80301 303.772.2723 info@ewb-usa.org www.ewb-usa.org facebook.com/ewbusa @EWBUSA youtube.com/ewbusa Google+ EWB-USA Contacts for EWB-USA.

14. UM EWB

15. History Chapter started in 2008 4 presidents since founding

16. Past Projects Attempted two projects from 2008-2012 One shut down due to political instability in country of community Other shut down due to lack of need in community

17. Chapter Structure PresidentVP Fundraising Coordinator Miami Lead Membership Coordinator TreasurerSecretaryEcuador LeadHistorian Faculty Advisor Professional Mentor

18. Fundraising Philosophy – Goals are large sums of money for a student organization – Focus on grants and large donations, instead of smaller campaigns (bake sales, carwashes, etc.) Have a coordinator for fundraising and team inside of the Ecuador team.

19. Professional Development Mentored by both faculty and professional engineers Attend conferences, chapter visits Training days for trips taught by professionals in the field

20. Social Events Beach days Speakers Fun meetings End of year banquet

21. International and Local Projects Ecuador Project Miami Project

22. THE ECUADOR PROJECT Las Mercedes, Ecuador Opened in September 2012

23. ¡ Bienvenidos a Las Mercedes! Small, poor rural community in Southern Ecuador About 2000 residents Lack of sewage system and high prevalence of waterborne diseases Mostly brick, wooden houses of which many are missing basic necessities

24. Partners Dana Rasch Originally a Peace Corps member Founder of the Las Mercedes Project Main contact to the community Las Mercedes Project Built a health center in the community Has trained health promoters NGO (non- governmental organization) We are partners!

25. Assessment Trip May 2013

27. Sewage in Las Mercedes Laterals Main Line Treatment Plant

28. Project Goals 1.To improve the quality of life for the citizens of Las Mercedes through a long-term partnership. 2.To connect every house in the community to the main sewage line. 3.To learn and better ourselves as student engineers by applying our skills in a real world situation. Pete Robinson (left) is a professional engineer from Hazen and Sawyer Engineering Firm. Manuel Moncholi (right) is a professional engineer from the Miami-Dade Sewer Department. They are our professional mentors.

29. Projected Timeline Opened Project in September 2012 Assessment Trip in May 2013  Implementation Trip #1 in May 2014  Implementation Trip #2 in December 2014  Monitoring Trip in ????

30. Funding ItemProviderObtained? MachineryLocal Government LaborCommunity Citizens Transportation and Lodging EWB chapter and University Main Sewage Lines Municipality Laterals$40,000* split between EWB and NGO 29m x 350homes x $3.80/m ~ $38,000 ?

31. The Miami Garden Project Engineers Without Borders- University of Miami

32. Citizens For a Better South Florida A private, non-profit organization “Dedicated to providing environmental education, particularly to the diverse underserved community that inspires active stewardship and preservation of the south Florida environment.” Located in Little Havana, Miami – right near the Marlins Park

33. The Miami Project EWB-UM travels to Citizens once a month to help with their urban garden We have planted native species, help maintain the area, pick up trash, and pull weeds As an engineering project we have helped install a sustainable irrigation system throughout the garden Our next goal is to repair the cistern that is in tact, but currently not working We also have plans to install rain chains and rain barrels in hopes of recycling water

34. How to Get Involved Attend Bi-Weekly General Meetings – Wednesday at 8:00 pm – Speakers, workshops, social events, etc. Join our service projects – Miami Project: Gardening – Ecuador Project: Sewage System EWB-USA National Opportunities Donate! NOTE: UM-EWB E-Board Elections are in March.