The Ecuador project is now in its final stage. Students Brittany Wright, Julia Green and Amy Piscopo traveled with Tufts EWB alumnus Jonathan Crocker to El Cristal, Ecuador in January 2008 in order to perform water quality tests on two of the main water systems and provide the results to the community.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Past Events
January 3, 2008
El Cristal, Ecuador | (All day)-(All day)
Programs:
January 3, 2008
Arada Vieja, El Salvador | (All day)-(All day)
Programs:
Over winter break, a team of six Tufts EWB members traveled with Professor Durant to El Salvador to continue work in Arada Vieja. The team included seniors Jonathan Zack and Sara Jackson, juniors Russell Hyatt, Jon Gregorowicz, and Kate Siegel, and sophomore Lauren Morris.
January 1, 2008
San Jose Villanueva, El Salvador | (All day)-(All day)
Programs:
During the winter 2008 trip to San Jose Villanueva, El Salvador, Tufts Engineers Without Borders learned of the need for a bridge in an area of town where the road is prone to flooding and impassable by pedestrians and vehicles during the rainy season.
November 18, 2007
Programs:
EWB-Tufts students presented their projects to the Technical Advisory Committee of Engineers Without
Borders-USA for review and approval to carry out the project. A team of engineers and advisors commented
on the proposed plans and gave suggestions on how to improve designs. Both teams were approved to
travel.
November 16, 2007
Programs:
Students presented proposed objectives and designs for their upcoming project trips to their faculty advisers.
The faculty were encouraged to use their professional opinions and assist in the final designs to ensure all
goals were met and no problems were visible.
October 27, 2007
Programs:
Students from the El Salvador project team began work to rebuild last year's slow sand filter prototype. The
goal of the prototype is to get students acquainted with the technology to prepare them for future trips, as
well as to model the filters in order to get data on flow rate and other variables that could be changed in the
field to increase effectiveness.
October 12, 2007
Programs:
Members of the EWB-Tufts Executive Board and project leaders presented summer trip progress to parents,
faculty, and students. A general EWB overview was given, as well as summaries of past trips for each of the
projects, but focus was on the most recent trips to show parents and interested students the organization is
still active.
September 30, 2007
Programs:
Tufts students, faculty, and staff came together with members of the community to share the research and
education taking place across the university. EWB-Tufts presented its projects and activities to generate
interest in the group and raise awareness about the issues EWB-Tufts seeks to address.
September 27, 2007
Programs:
Ron Rivera, international coordinator of Potters for Peace, presented on ceramic filter technology. Potters
For Peace is a U.S.-based non-profit whose goals are to offer support, solidarity and friendship to developing
world potters; assist with appropriate technologies sustained using local skills and materials; help preserve