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<p><&lt;img src="/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg" _fck_mw_width="800" alt="Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg" />&gt;</p><h1> = Overview </h1>= <p>&lt;img src="/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="EWB TAMU COSTARICA.jpg" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="EWB TAMU COSTARICA.jpg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" /&gt;&#160nbsp; &lt;img src="/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Tate EWBUmain 1.jpg" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Tate EWBUmain 1.jpg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" /&gt;&#160nbsp; &lt;img src="/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" /&gt;Engineers Without Borders (EWB) started in 2002 with 8 students and 1 faculty member that shared the same vision of supplying sustainable basic human needs to underdeveloped communities&#160nbsp;worldwide. Since then, their vision has grown to over 13,000 members across 180 campuses with 250 chapters. EWB-USA strives to create transformative experiences and responsible leaders by empowering members to find community solutions for 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.</p><h1> Purpose </h1>= Purpose = <p>- &#160nbsp;Community-Driven development<br />- &#160nbsp;Supply clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, and reliable passage to local markets and more to communities in need of sustainable basic human needs<br />- &#160nbsp;Assess, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate appropriate engineering solutions for these needs<br />- &#160nbsp;Create transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives while creating responsible leaders</p><h1> = Distinct Differences From Other Offerings </h1>= <p>- &#160nbsp;Students learn to manage international engineering projects<br />- &#160nbsp;Understand another culture and how to respect it<br />- &#160nbsp;Escape from behind the desk and apply what you have learned to real world problems<br />- &#160nbsp;Lead or follow a project and watch the design become reality<br />- &#160nbsp;5 year commitment where members must continue their work through incoming students<br />- &#160nbsp;Manage an organization - finances, fundraising, and relationships with faculty and donors</p><h1> = Impact Achieved For Students and Campus </h1>= <p>With over 180 Universities involved in EWB-USA, the impact students have made is far reaching.</p><p>Texas A&amp;M's EWB-TAMU chapter won the EWB-USAs "Premier Chapter" recognition for going above and beyond the mission of EWB. A&amp;M students visited Costa Rica multiple times to gather information about a communities needs. While back at A&amp;M they spent a year assessing and designing solutions for those needs with other students and professional engineers, then went back to implement and fulfill their design solutions. When construction was finsihed they had built a computer education center for children, and made the communities water supply drinkable while providing 100 households with access to water. Read more about there experience &lt;<a href="<a href="[http://www.thebatt.com/organization-gains-national-honors-through-global-reach-1.3004318#.UkoXjYZwqSq">http://www.thebatt.com/organization-gains-national-honors-through-global-reach-1.3004318#.UkoXjYZwqSq<]">[http:/a>"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;www. You can also check out EWBthebatt.com/organization-gains-national-honors-through-TAMU's chapter on their &lt;a href="<a href="global-reach-1.3004318#.UkoXjYZwqSq http://ewbwww.tamuthebatt.educom/">http://ewborganization-gains-national-honors-through-global-reach-1.tamu3004318#.eduUkoXjYZwqSq]&lt;/</a>"a&gt;website">here&lt;/a&gt;.You can also check out EWB-TAMU's chapter on their </p>a href="<p><br a href="[http:/><br />University of Maine EWB-UMaine is well known for their professional workewb. Not only do they have a strong student involvement, but also have many professional engineers within the state of Maine working closely with students involved in their chaptertamu.edu/ http://ewb.tamu.edu/]">[http://ewb.tamu. They are working on edu/ http://ewb.tamu.edu/]&lt;/a portable water project for the village of Dorgobom, Ghana to make it more accessible and safer to drink&gt;">website&lt;/a&gt;. EWB-UMaine has been quite creative in funding this project. They hold many raffles, bi <br/><br/>University of Maine EWB-annual yard sales, bowling events, and even UMaine is well known for their professional work. Not only do they have a beer and wine tasting. Perhaps strong student involvement, but also have many professional engineers within the state of Maine working closely with students involved in their most innovative fundraiser is making jewelry from Ghanaian beads so that students are able to get chapter. They are working on a closer picture portable water project for the village of where their time Dorgobom, Ghana to make it more accessible and effort is goingsafer to drink. You can read more about their projects and get EWB-UMaine has been quite creative in contact with them on their &lt;a href="<a href="http://ewbportlandmainefunding this project.org/">http://ewbportlandmaineThey hold many raffles, bi-annual yard sales, bowling events, and even a beer and wine tasting.org/</Perhaps their most innovative fundraiser is making jewelry from Ghanaian beads so that students are able to get a>"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;closer picture of where their time and effort is going.</p><h1> Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus You can read more about their projects and get in contact with them on their </h1>a href="<p>Chances are there is already a chapter at your campus. If you want to get connected then check out chapters near you &lt;a href="<a hrefa href="[http://ewbportlandmaine.org/ http://www.ewb-usaewbportlandmaine.org/get-involved/become-a-member]">[http://www.ewb-usaewbportlandmaine.org/get-involvedhttp://become-a-member<ewbportlandmaine.org/a>"&gt;here]&lt;/a&gt;.<">website&lt;/p><p>Otherwise, you can start your own chapter through a 4 step application&gt;. Download the application at the bottom of the page from &lt;a href ="<a hrefSteps Required To Bring Resource to Campus ="http://www Chances are there is already a chapter at your campus.ewb-usa.org/If you want to get-involved/become-connected then check out chapters near you <a href="<a-memberhref=">[http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-member<http://a>"&gt;here&lt;www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a&gt;.</p-member]"><p><b>Step 1)<[http:/b></p><p>www.ewb- &#160;Recruit passionate members from various backgrounds<br usa.org/get-involved/>become- &#160;Commit to a 5 year partnership<br />- &#160member http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-member]&lt;Recruit /a qualified professional lead mentor (generally &gt;">here&lt;/a professor)&gt;. </p><p><b>Step 2)</b></p><p>Complete Otherwise, you can start your own chapter through a new program 4 step application. Applications are reviewed biannually with deadlines on January 1st and June 1st Download the application at the bottom of each year.the page from </p><p><b>Step 3)a href="<a href="[http:/b></p><p>Upon approval, www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a Chapter Agreement will be sent to your chapter-member http://www. &#160;For your chapter to ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become official, you must sign and return the agreement to EWB-USA.</p><pa-member]"><b>Step 4)<[http:/b></p><p>Provide EWBwww.ewb-USA with your chapter's officers and contact information and pay the annual fee.<usa.org/p><h1> Contact Information <get-involved/h1><p>The best way to contact EWBbecome-USA is through their website &lt;a href="<a href="-member http://www.ewb-usa.org/ourget-storyinvolved/contactbecome-a-usmember]&lt;/a&gt;">http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us</a>"&gt;here&lt;here&lt;/a&gt;. '''Step 1)''' - &nbsp;Recruit passionate members from various backgrounds<br/>- &nbsp;Commit to a 5 year partnership<br/>- &nbsp;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. &nbsp;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. = Contact Information = The best way to contact EWB-USA is through their website <a href="<a href="[http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us]">[http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us]&lt;/a&gt;">here&lt;/a&gt;.</p>[[Category: Resources]]