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= History =
Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Bernard Amadei at the University of Colorado-Boulder was the pioneer of a partnership program connecting the engineering skills of his students with the community of San Pablo, Belize. His engineering team of 8 students traveled to San Pablo to install a clean water system powered by a local waterfall; a sustainable and low-cost solution to provide the community with clean water and a sanitation infrastructure.
Dr. Amadei decided to harness the power of professional and student engineers to complete similar low-tech, high-impact projects in other developing countries by officially founding Engineers Without Borders USA in 2002. The students at the University of Colorado - Boulder became the first EWB-USA student chapter following the San Pablo, Belize project. This chapter expanded to 96 students working on three projects by the end of 2002. These students gained soft skills not typically acquired in the engineering curricula.
= Purpose =
<nowiki>*</nowiki> If your university is not listed or there is an error on this list please make the correction. All information found on [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/chapters/1 EWB website].
= Team =
For up to date information on the EWB-USA Management Team and Board of Directors visit the [http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/our-team EWB-USA website].
= Contact Information =