Engineering with Out Borders
Engineering without borders is a non-profit organization that focuses on taking the engineering disciplines to the ends of the earth. The mission is really one of bettering the quality of life of people without education or means to otherwise. This non-profit humanitarian effort involves partnerships to implement sustainable engineering projects and train internationally responsible engineers.
There is a without borders section in a variety of fields such as doctors, vets and nurses with out borders. Engineering without borders is further broken down into projects ranging from the construction of sustainable energy systems (that developing communities can operate without external assistance) to equipping such communities with local, technical, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills. These communities get hands on training and participate in seeing these projects through. It was said you can feed a man a fish or you can teach a man to fish. EWB sees the need and implements the strategy for overcoming some of the devastating situations impoverished communities around the world face.
Below is the flow chart for projects in EWB:
Huge corporations donate millions of dollars in medical devices and equipment to third world countries. This is a step in the right direction. However, if you have ever been to a hospital in say Ethiopia, you could find a $250,000 machine sitting unplugged in a corner because a twenty dollar part that broke on it. To couple the great effort put forth by these donors, we need engineers and medical professionals who can repair these devices. An integrated effort of experts in their fields is needed.
Another interesting program that engineers with out borders provides a year long stent traveling to hospitals repairing these devices. In this program, the engineer stays for 3 months in Tanzania or Costa Rica learning Swahili in the morning and learning to fix medical equipment in the afternoon. After this cultural and hands on crash course the engineer is launched into the far reaches of ethiopia traveling around to various hospitals fixing the medical equipment. This program goes on for a year. Not only is this amazing skill building but also an awesome opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives.
--Andrew Stewart
There is a without borders section in a variety of fields such as doctors, vets and nurses with out borders. Engineering without borders is further broken down into projects ranging from the construction of sustainable energy systems (that developing communities can operate without external assistance) to equipping such communities with local, technical, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills. These communities get hands on training and participate in seeing these projects through. It was said you can feed a man a fish or you can teach a man to fish. EWB sees the need and implements the strategy for overcoming some of the devastating situations impoverished communities around the world face.
Below is the flow chart for projects in EWB:
Huge corporations donate millions of dollars in medical devices and equipment to third world countries. This is a step in the right direction. However, if you have ever been to a hospital in say Ethiopia, you could find a $250,000 machine sitting unplugged in a corner because a twenty dollar part that broke on it. To couple the great effort put forth by these donors, we need engineers and medical professionals who can repair these devices. An integrated effort of experts in their fields is needed.
Another interesting program that engineers with out borders provides a year long stent traveling to hospitals repairing these devices. In this program, the engineer stays for 3 months in Tanzania or Costa Rica learning Swahili in the morning and learning to fix medical equipment in the afternoon. After this cultural and hands on crash course the engineer is launched into the far reaches of ethiopia traveling around to various hospitals fixing the medical equipment. This program goes on for a year. Not only is this amazing skill building but also an awesome opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives.
--Andrew Stewart
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