The Peru Program’s Rainwater Harvesting Project is currently underway to build and provide a sustainable clean water drinking source with and for the community of San Francisco.
Rolling into 2020!!!
Category: Project
Fueling a Better Life
Our India-Chipiya Project Team implemented a biogas plant project during the summer this year. Bechtel was a crucial sponsor providing volunteers, engineering resources, and funding to make this project come to life.
Getting Noticed!
The EWB-USA CHPC was featured in the September 2019 Issue of the Civil + Structural Engineer publication.
Congratulations Peru Team!
Great job and congratulations to everyone on the Peru team for implementing their rainwater catchment system project in Peru! The team is excited to have provided the Community of Payorote in the Peruvian Amazon with a rainwater catchment system. The community now has clean water to drink, wash, cook and clean and their health will improve with the reduction of …
India Project Team: An Evening of Yoga
Come join us for an evening of YOGA! Enjoy a free session of yoga with certified yoga instructors at Yoga EADO on April 29th! Yoga session will be from 7:30 to 8:30 pm and is open to all skill levels. Facebook Event Page: Click Here Register: Click Here (Any monetary donation will be accepted to support the Central Houston EWB …
India Project Happy Hour Fundraiser
Come join us for a Happy Hour fundraiser to support the Center Houston EWB Chapter’s India Project. Enjoy appetizers, drink specials, and the company of your fellow Houstonians while supporting a great cause at Midtown’s 3rd Floor bar. Purchase a wristband from us on the day of the event at 3rd Floor and you will receive: $3 – True American …
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers needed for EWB India Biogas Project (http://ewbhouston.org/projects/india/). We are currently working to complete the Alternative Analysis (523 Form) Report to EWB. But we need some help with completing the biogas plant design and completing the gas distribution option analysis. As well as pricing equipments and material cost to select the final design. Below are a list of our needs …
South Africa Happy Hour Fundraiser
Come out and help us support the South Africa Project Team of EWB-USA as they seek to raise $40,000 to implement a clean-water project in the Bergnek Community, South Africa. The Team has designed a solution to provide the entire community with access to clean water and is raising funds for their October trip to implement this project. Your support …
South Africa Implementation Trip
Our South Africa team has plans to travel on their implementation trip later this fall and is seeking your support! The team will be expanding the existing water supply system of the Bergnek Community, a village of 1500+ people who do not currently have enough water to meet their needs. Specifically, the team install a new water well pump, upgrade …
South Africa Project Update
Greetings, The EWB-Bergnek Project Team and the Bergnek community are extremely grateful for your interest and support of the Bergnek Water Supply and Distribution project. My hope for this letter is to be able to give you a glimpse of our trip, the people of Bergnek, the hopes they have for their community, and our plans going forward. Our recent …
South Africa Travel Blog Part II by Joe Schwiterman
See here for Part 1 of Joe’s travel blog After our initial field work, we began developing initial solutions based on our observations of how the community pumps, stores and distributes water, keeping in mind that ‘This is Africa’ and theft is a real problem. The efficiency of the process could be improved by sizing the pumps and running them appropriately …
South Africa Happy Hour Fundraiser
Come out and support our South Africa Project Team as they seek to raise $50,000 to implement their clean water project in the Bergnek Community. The team just returned from a data-gathering trip to Bergnek and is currently developing the solution they plan to implement in August of this year. The event will be February 26th from 7-10PM at 3rd …
South Africa Travel Blog Part 1 by Joe Schwieterman
EWB Assessment Trip to Bergnek Our assessment team for the Bergnek Water Expansion Project was an interesting group of five persons with varying ages and experience. This helped us ask all the necessary questions and leave with a lot of answers to proceed with design. The length of trip was just short of 2 weeks, which was ideal to accomplishing …
Ethiopia Bonfire and Soap Making Party
See below for info on our Ethiopia project’s bonfire and soap making party. The event is open to all so feel free to invite coworkers and friends!
EWB India Project Happy Hour
Come join us for a Happy Hour fundraiser to support the Central Houston Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Chapter’s India Project at Midtown’s 3rd Floor bar, 2303 Smith St. Ste 300 Houston, TX 77006. PROJECT INFORMATION: Chipiya is a small community in Madhya Pradesh, India. Currently, the community uses fuel wood for heating and cooking purposes. However, over the past few …