Tufts EWB is a student run group at Tufts University that works on sustainable engineering projects in developing countries. EWB at Tufts is unique in that it bridges the gap between liberal arts and engineering by incorporating students from both schools who work together to promote community involvement and sustainable projects in the communities in which we work.
Tufts EWB works with professional and faculty mentors to design technologically sound sustainable projects all over the world in communities who express their desire to partner with us. In order to ensure the sustainability of our projects, we emphasize the importance of developing a relationship with our partner communities and encourage collaboration to address their most pressing needs. Throughout the lifespan of our projects, the communities are highly involved through the assessment, design, implementation, and monitoring phases. Our desire to help those in need knows no boundaries. Currently, Tufts EWB is working on projects in two different areas of the world that focus on clean water access. Each group travels at least once a year, performing assessment, monitoring, and implementation of new designs. Throughout the year, meetings consist of designing structurally sound water solutions, communicating with non-government organizations in participating countries and community members in the area we serve, as well as communicating and collaborating with other EWB groups across the nation and groups with similar interest on the Tufts campus. Group members gain experience writing and applying for grants as well as working with other students to apply what they have learned in the classrooms at Tufts to designs that can drastically impact the lives of individuals that need it the most.
Please check us out in other places on the web:
Our website: http://sites.tufts.edu/ewb/
Our facebook
A video from a past trip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx5u8_v4Eyk uganda video
A Tufts Daily Newspaper article on our trip.
Engineers Without Borders currently has projects in Mbale, Uganda and Porvenir, El Salvador. In the past, projects by EWB have focused on increased clean water access to communities. The first EWB project was located in Tibet, followed by projects in Haiti, Ecuador, Arada Vieja, El Salvador, and finally, our current project areas. Tufts EWB makes a strong effort to collaborate with other student groups on campus and across the nation. We have worked with students from Stanford, Brown, Northeastern, as well as the EWB Boston's Professional Chapter. We can't wait to reach out to other groups.
Engineers Without Borders is currently devoting most of its time and energy into designing sustainable solutions for implementation when projects travel over winter and spring vacations. In the coming spring semester, we hope to collaborate with other student groups to bring interesting speakers to Tufts that help bring awareness to our cause. In past years, we have partnered with Tufts Timmy to create an event called "1.4. Billion Reasons" in which we addressed issues of global poverty by bring speakers to campus. You can read more about the efforts here in an article written about the event by the Tufts Daily.
