Organization:Engineers Without Borders
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Overview
Engineers Without Borders started in 2002 with 8 students and 1 faculty member with the shared vision of supplying sustainable basic human needs to underdeveloped communities worldwide. Since then, there vision has grown to over 13,000 members in 180 campuses with 250 chapters. EWB-USA strives to create transformative experiences and responsible leaders by empowering members to find community solutions in water supply, sanitation, energy, agriculture, civil works, structures and information systems. From gathering information, designing a thorough solution, and implementing that design, EWB members have impacted more than 2.5 million lives.
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Impact Achieved For Students and Campus
With over 180 Universities involved in EWB-USA, the impacts student's have made is far reaching.
Texas A&M's EWB-TAMU chapter won the EWB-USAs "Premier Chapter" recognition for going above and beyond the mission of EWB. A&M students have visited Costa Rica multiple times to gather information about community needs. Then came back to assess and design solutions for those needs, then went back to implement and fulfill their design solutions. Since 2010 A&M has built a computer education center for students, and made their water supply drinkable while providing 100 households with access to water. Read more about there experience here.
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Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus
Chances are there is already a chapter at your campus. If you want to get connected then check out chapters near you here.
Otherwise, you can start your own chapter through a 4 step application: Download the application at the bottom of the page from here.
Step 1)
-Recruit passionate members from various backgrounds
-Commit to a 5 year partnership
-Recruit a qualified professional lead mentor (generally a professor)
Step 2)
Complete a new program application. Applications are reviewed biannually with deadlines on January 1st and June 1st of each year.
Step 3)
Upon approval, a Chapter Agreement will be sent to your chapter. For your chapter to become official, you must sign and return the agreement to EWB-USA.
Step 4)
Provide EWB-USA with your chapter's officers and contact information and pay the annual fee.
