The EWBBU is a non-profit collegiate chapter of national chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA , a non-profit organization that supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with domestic and international partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects as well as educational, social and community projects.
Currently, EWB-USA’s projects span 47 countries on 5 continents in an effort to close the disparities between communities around our globe. This developmental overhaul is achieved the holistic treatment of all facets of community, including engineering projects for water supply, sanitation, civil works, structures, energy, agriculture, and information systems.
Established in 2006 at Boston University, we are a group of college students that share an enthusiasm for bringing change and progress to developing communities. By directly partnering with developing communities, we aim to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and economical engineering projects while developing internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. We use our engineering skills to solve problems ranging from clean water access to clean energy in the MBTA.
The main focus of EWBBU is water sanitation projects. The access to clean water resources has been remaining a major global issue with almost 800 million still not having access to basic water services. Focusing on helping communities, EWBBU has been implementing water sanitation projects helping hundreds of people gaining access to clean and usable water resources.
EWBBU has been also focusing on providing technological resources to communities. Almost 3 billion people do not have access to internet while 10% is beyond the reach of mobile network. EWBBU has been working on including various technological projects to help communities have access to internet and mobile network.
EWBBU is also fulfilling an important mission of educating younger generations about engineering and communities in Africa. EWBBU hopes to motivate kids to help people and do so through engineering.
Another important mission is bringing awareness to the community. EWBBU has been raising awareness among various communities about current global issues. This helps not only raise funds for important means but also bring people closer for a change.
