Engineers Without Borders

Oregon State University

Our Vision:

A world in which all communities have the capacity to meet their

basic human needs.

Why?

• One billion people lack access to safe drinking water

• Two-thirds of the people without an improved water source live

on less than $2 per day

• Water-related diseases cause 3.5 million deaths annually

• Children under 14 make up 84% of those deaths

• Only 62% of the world’s population has access to

improved sanitation

• Deaths due to diarrheal disease could be reduced by two-thirds

with proper sanitation education

Our Projects:

• El Salvador – Water Project• Kenya – Water Project• Wind Turbine• Habitat for Humanity

El SalvadorEl Naranjito, Las Mercedes, and La Cumbre

2006 - Present

The need

• 150 coffee farming families scattered across mountain ridges

• Community members forced to hike several hours per day to collect water from springs

• Poor water quality caused diarrhea and other water-related illnesses

• Varying circumstances/need for each household

Our Solutions

• Rainwater catchments installed at a school serving

100 children

• Gravity fed system now benefits 20 households

• 40 families received Potters for Peace water filters

that kill 99.8% of bacteria

• Washing stations

• Sanitation education

• Community Water Board formed

Lela, Migori District, KenyaAdopted January 2009

The Community

• 400 locals + 100 surrounding farmers• Average income is less than $1 per month• No running water or electricity• Current water source is 3 km away in Bondo

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Assessment in September

• Health, sanitation and hygiene survey• Geographic survey• Water quality testing• Connect and build friendships with locals• Survey possible water sources• Feasibility, sustainability, community

involvement

Long Term Commitment

Our mission: to support community-driven

development programs worldwide through

the design and implementation of

sustainable engineering projects, while

fostering responsible leadership.

Questions?

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