Archive for the month 'September, 2007'

Membership

EWB-PPC has grown to 10 active members!!!! A fairly new chapter, EWB-PPC is actively looking for new members from every field. You don't have to be an engineer. We are also looking for people in the field of public health, education, finances, social service etc. Learn more.

Fall Workshops

Attend East Coast Fall Workshop at Rowan University, NJ. (October 5th to Octorber 7th, 2007) Find out more. The workshop is a collaboration of professionals and students developing and enhancing skills for Engineers-Without-Borders-USA projects in communities all around the world. It will provide technical and practical workshops and hands-on activities.

Poverty is not about weakness. For the 800 million people who go hungry each day, poverty is an absence of opportunity. Engineers Without Borders is responding to this urgent need, helping people in developing communities gain access to technologies that will improve their lives. We believe that technology, when appropriately incorporated into each community's social, cultural, economic and political context, can drive extraordinary change. The Pittsburgh Professional Chapter are professionals who volunteer to plan, finance, oversee and implement forward-thinking engineering projects in disadvantaged communities worldwide. Projects range from providing safe, clean water to a village in Kenya and empowering the community by ... Continue reading

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