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is the Kansas State University Chapter of Engineers without Borders
(EWB-USA), a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with
developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life.
This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering
projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and
engineering students.
The activities of EWB-USA range from the construction of sustainable systems
that developing communities can own and operate without external assistance, to
empowering such communities by enhancing local, technical, managerial, and
entrepreneurial skills. These projects are initiated by, and completed with,
contributions from the host community working with our project teams.
EWB-USA contributes to meeting the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) through capacity building in community projects. Capacity building
is defined in that context as "..the building (or strengthening) of human,
institutional and infrastructure capacity to help societies develop secure,
stable and sustainable economies, governments and other institutions through
mentoring, training, education, physical projects, the infusion of financial
and other resources, and most importantly, the motivation and inspiration of
people to improve their lives" (Hatch, 2004).
EWB-USA was created in Fall 2000, and is a registered
501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation. EWB-USA is also a member of the Engineers
Without Borders – International network.
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