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A guide to solving

the biggest problemsthe human race has ever known:

Step 1: Be an engineer.

Step 2: Think big.

Step 3: Think small.

Step 4: Repeat.


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A Zimbabwean beggar poses with wads of

Z$200,000 notes in the capital, Harare, where on

the black market Z$200,000 is worth one US cent.

taken from BBC News website 28 / 2 / 8

An email received from Virgin Atlantics frequent flyer

miles club announcing a special offer of 10% off of a

US$200,000 space flight

taken from my inbox 28 / 2 / 8


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Creating a world where everyone

has the opportunity to lead safe,

fulfilling, creative and rewarding lives

Rough Guide to a Better World

Sustainable human development entails

additional qualification that benefits for current

generations do not diminishthose available to future generations

Alex Cobham, Christian Aid.


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Technology isnt the point

We are stuck with technology

when what we really want is stuff that works

- Douglas Adams, Salmon of Doubt

The most profound technologies are those that

disappear. They weave themselves into thefabric of everyday life until they are

indistinguishable from it

Mark Weiser


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[Not to scale]


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Three hospitals to treat several hundred people per day

Fuel-less power station for emergency electrical power to shore

areas

Three feeding centres with the capacity to feed 3,000 people

three meals a day

Equipment to produce several thousand gallons of fresh water by

desalination of sea water every day

Establishment of a temporary airbase with six heavy-lift

helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured

Thousands of highly trained professionals on standby

All of the above delivered and deployed rapidly


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The future isnt what it used to be


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Make

people-

sized formultiple

actionsIntermediateTechnologies

Big challenges

Small interventions

Make

people-

relevant toscale up

small

interventio

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Engineers Without Borders UK

History, Values and Achievements


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The Problem 1,000,000,000 people lack access to safe

drinking water

820,000,000 people are under-nourished,

1.1billion are over-fed

29,000 children die every day from poverty-related causes

3 billion people have never placed a phone

call

Fewer than 1 engineer per 100,000 in Africa

c.f.: up to 500 in Europe

99.4% of the urban population of Ethiopia

lives in slums


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A world where access to technology or infrastructureis not a barrier to poverty alleviation

Our Vision

To Facilitate Human Development Through Engineering

Our Mission


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History

Engineers Without Borders groups

have existed in several different

countries for many years:

France 1970s Spain 1980s

Canada 2000

USA - 2001

All similar, but with different

strategies and structures.
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Why?

Engineering is the key to health, dignity andlivelihoods.

- EWB-UK seeks to increase the capacity and quality ofinternational development engineering.

Students want to get stuck in

They want to use the skills and time they have. EWB-UK was established to provide opportunities

and use and channel the skills and enthusiasm.


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Founding Principles

EWB-UK is careful and responsible EWB-UK is not operational

EWB-UK does not use students beyond their capabilities,and supports all its work with professionals

EWB-UK is as professional as any organisation notrun by students

EWB-UK is student-led

EWB-UK is fun and inspirational

EWB-UK does it is not a talking shop

EWB-UK keeps asking questions of itself


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Placements

Education

TrainingOutreach

Bursaries Research


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Placements

145 volunteers placed with 30 NGOs in 16 countries

This year: 43 volunteers (of which Barclays Capital

supports 13) placed with 22 NGOs in 16 countries


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Training 80+ training courses reaching 3,700+ students

Talks, workshops, hands-on courses & a festival!

Collaborations with Oxfam, RedR, Red Cross,

Practical Action, Carbon Aided and more

Research 59 final year research projects completed with

NGOs in 17 countries

PhD starting in October

Rapid Research Response scheme

Bursaries 25 bursaries awards (150 to 900) Of which 7 projects funded by Barclays Capital

Bursaries for projects, research and learning


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Networks

As at January 2008

2500 students and 420 professionals

Over 150 volunteers

55:45 male to female ratio

31 University Societybranches

Professional Network


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Cumulative Programme Growth

Bursaries

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SO FAR..

212 of the best

engineering

students in the

UK have taken

part in EWB-UKorganised field

development

work

BY 2012..

We aim to have

supported over950 participants


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Barclays Capital Support

Bursaries Programme

Placements Programme

Events to promote work

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Finn Box: Solar Distillation of Water - Spain - 200

Katrice King: Waste Management & Sanitation for Slums - India - 300

Luca Di-Mario & Anne-Claire Letournel: Sanitation for low-income peri-urban and

rural communities - Nepal - 300

Sarah Button & team: Tanzania Rainwater Harvesting Project - Tanzania - 700

Thomas Wilson: Human Waste Disposal: Biogas - India - 200

Will Hirsh Kigezi Diocese Water and Sanitation Programme - Uganda - 200

Professional Network Project: Waste Management and Sanitation for Slums

Feasibility assessment in KwaZulu Natal - South Africa - 300


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Started in July:


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Started in July:

AIDECO Morocco, 3 months Gemima Walker & Stacey Clifford

ARTI India, 3 months Jack Lewis & Jonathan Riley

PRODECI Ecuador, 6 months Daniel Gallagher & Mariam Niknejad

REDES El Salvador, 3 months Stephanie M Powell & Jamie Radford

Starting TODAY:

Global Village Energy Partnership Kenya, 6 months Chris Cleaver

LIRE Lao PDR, 6 months Simon Howard

PiD South Africa, 6 months Jo Read

UWCM Uganda, 6 months Stephanie K Powell

Starting soon:

Centre for Science and the Environment India, 3 months TBC


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PRODECI 2008

2 volunteers

Ian Baggs, Civil Engineer

Maite Valdes, Mechanical Engineer

6 months

Northern Ecuador


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Spring Capture

Sedimentation tank

Chlorinator

Reservoir tank

Distribution Network

Meters


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