Engineers Without Borders - UW Madison Chapter presents on Fall projects and activities

1. Engineers Without Borders
Fall 2014
Kick-Off
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

2. What is EWB?
…Engineers Without Borders
better the quality of life one community at a time
 Projects
 Guatemala
 Ecuador
 Uganda
 Wisconsin

3. EWB-USA
EWB-UW
Programs
Sub-Groups

4. Madison Area Professional Chapter
 MAPC assists student chapter with:
 Technical Review
 Mentoring
 Organizational Management
 http://www.ewbmapc.com

5. Madison Area Professional Chapter Exec Board
 President: Brad Hughes
 Vice President: Paige Peters
 Secretary: Matt Roling
 Treasurer: Jackie Gast
 TAC Chair: Nancy Zolidis

6. MAPC Workshops
 Surveying
 Water Quality
 Project Management
 Cultural Awareness
 Free food!

7. Why EWB?
 Fascinating-Intriguing-Interesting Aspects
 Hands-on engineering
 International experience
Resource challenges
 Leadership opportunities
 FUN!!

8. Projects
EWB
General
Meetings
Community
Outreach
Banquet
Social
Events
Campus
Outreach

9. Leadership Board
 President
 Vice President
 Financial Manager
 Publicity Coordinator
 Events Coordinator
 Membership Coordinator
 Historian
 Media Coordinator
 Fundraising Coordinator
 Education Coordinator
 Project Managers
Elections in
March!

10. Engineers Without Borders
Guatemala
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

13. Pajuya

18. Kickoff Meeting
TOMORROW Tuesday,
September 16th
6:00pm in 2121 ME
Hope to see you there!

19. Engineers Without Borders
Uganda
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

20. EWB-UW Uganda
SEPTEMBER 1 5 , 2014
JON SLATER
LUKE STUTTGEN

21. Program Overview: General
 Working in Lweza,
Uganda
 Population of about 4,000
 Partnering with Village
Health Project (VHP)
 Program focused on two
primary project types:
 Clean Water
 Sanitation

22. Country Overview: Uganda
 Economic
 GDP of $589/year per capita
 Political
 Presidential Republic
 Parliamentary Legislature
 Supreme Court
 Social
 Very diverse
 Official Languages
 English
 Swahili

23. Partnership Details
 Village Health Project
 Based in Madison
 International 501(c)3 NGO
 Works in:
 Lweza, Uganda

24. First Project Overview
CLEAN WATER DISTRIBUTION

25. Current Situation

26. Protected Springs
Ntambi
Protected
Spring
Test 1: Left
Side: Risk
Level: Moderate
Test 2: Right
Side: Risk
Level: Very
High
Protected Spring
Test 6: Risk
Level: Very High

27. Fall 2014 Plans
 Submit 501/502
 Choose sub-group leaders and divide into sub-groups
 Choose travel team
 Prepare for assessment trip in January 2015

28. Assessment Trip Goals
 Meet community members to establish a long-term
partnership
 Identify source of protected spring water
 Determine quality of water at the source
 Design water treatment and distribution mechanism
to best address community needs

29. Uganda Kickoff
 Thursday, September 18th
 7:00 PM
 2121 Mechanical Engineering

30. Engineers Without Borders
Ecuador
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

31. EWB - Ecuador

32. Location: Tabuga, Ecuador

33. Just went on our first assessment trip in August!
• Connected with the community
• Assessed current system
• Surveying
• Water Testing

34. This Semester we will be…
• Devising design alternatives
• Analyzing assessment trip data
• Planning further water testing
• Making projections of water use, cost, and population
• Collecting community health statistics
• Applying for grants

35. Come Join the Fun!!!!!!!
First meeting: 7pm this Wednesday in 2121 ME
Email us with questions:
Bailey (PM): bgflanigan@wisc.edu
Anna (PM): asailor@wisc.edu

36. Engineers Without Borders
Domestic
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

37. EWB Domestic
PROJECT MANAGERS:
ERIN WENDT
SAPHIA BOUTAGHOU

38. EWB Domestic’s Mission
oEWB Domestic provides engineering
services to local communities in Wisconsin
o Because these projects are based in Madison area
everyone is able to help with implementation
o Hands-on engineering experience
o Faster project turnaround compared to other
EWB subgroups
o Everyone can take part in all aspects of a
project from planning to implementation.

39. Past Projects:
Reflo Landscape Architecture Project
o Worked with Reflo, a
company in Milwaukee
that designs water-catching
systems
o These systems help
reduce runoff going
into lakes and rivers
o Our partnership with
Reflo has helped us
find past and current
projects

40. Past Projects
Heartland House Pergola with Auquablox
 A pergola was
designed to collect
and store rain water
for future use to
water gardens
 Design was never
able to be
implemented, but
concept might be
reused for future
designs

41. Edible Landscapes
Project, UW-Madison
• This project will be on
campus!!
• Location:
By the tennis courts
on lake shore next to
Cole Hall

42. We hope to build a
similar Pergola
with aquablox to
the one from the
Heartland house to
make this area
fully self
sustainable.

43. Leadership Opportunities
o Because this is a new project there are
many opportunities for leadership in
small groups
o Saphia --> France = co-project manager
position open for upcoming semester
o Spice up that résumé!

44. KICK OFF MEETING!!!
1045 ECB (Engineering Centers Building) @ 6pm
SEE YOU THERE!

45. Engineers Without Borders
Outreach
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

46. OUTREACH!
 Madison East High
School
 Children’s Museum
 YSA
 Check EWB email or
website for upcoming
events
 More Information: contact
Miranda Kahrilas:
Water Relays at
the Madison Girl
Scouts STEM
night
ewboutreach.madison@gmail.com

47. Engineers Without Borders
Fundraising
WWW.EWBUW.ORG

48. Fundraising
 Cup Nights
 Buffalo Wild Wings night
 T-shirts
 Makes money for travel
costs!
 Great thing to do in
addition to projects!
Leadership Opportunity!
Email eespinoza@wisc.edu and kbaldwin2@wisc.edu

49. Engineers Without Borders Events!
 Banquet in April
 Socials throughout the year – lots of food!
 Movie nights, barbecues, fundraisers, cup nights,
games, and more!

50. Barbecue on Friday!
 5 – 8 pm on Friday,
September 19th
 Brats, hot dogs, snacks
and more (including
veggie options!)
 Edward Klief Park
 Come hungry and bring
friends!

51. Upcoming Events
 Project Meetings
 Guatemala: Tuesday @ 6:00 pm, 2121 ME Building
 Ecuador: Wednesday @ 7:00 pm, 2121 ME Building
 Uganda: Thursday @ 7:00 pm, 2121 ME Building
 Domestic: Thursday @ 6:00 pm, 1045 ECB
 Workshops
 Surveying Workshop October 8
 Location TBA

52. More EWB 411
 Learn@UW
 Select a course Engineers Without Borders
 Facebook Page
 Engineers Without Borders-UW Madison
 Website
 www.ewbuw.org
 Email List
 Come see us after the meeting to get signed up if you aren’t
already!