EWB-BU's First Meeting: Sunday, September 14th, 2008
A Little About Us
Established in 2006 at Boston University, we are a group of college students from various majors that all share the same enthusiasm for bringing change and progress to developing communities.
Our efforts are focused on the community of Chirimoto, Peru where we currently working toward a village-wide water filtration system. Other projects include hygiene and disease awareness, implementation of stove hoods, and proper battery disposal.
As a Collegiate chapter we are directly affiliated with the National chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA
Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) is 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." EWB-USA