Engineers Without Borders UK

Academic Training Day18th September 2014

London

• Name• Institution• Research & teaching

interests• Why did you choose

engineering?

Engineering Myth 1: engineering is neutral

Engineering Myth 2: engineering is technology

850,000,000 people lack access to safe drinking water

820,000,000 people are under-nourished, 1.1 billion are

over-fed

29,000 children die every day from poverty-related causes

Fewer than 1 engineer per 100,000 in Africa c.f.: up to 500

in Europe

1 billion people living in slums

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VISION | A world where everyone has access to the engineering they need for a life free from poverty

AIM | To EMPOWER engineers to remove barriers to human development

“Massive small change”

how EWB is responding--------------------

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Recruited & trained 25 placement volunteers to work in 13 countries with 16 partner organisations

19 Placement Managers

7 members of a Regional Placements Team

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Ten Member-Led Partnerships

38 international volunteers

139 training events

2217 participants

1. End poverty in all forms everywhere2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote

sustainable agriculture3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning

opportunities for all5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive

employment and decent work for all9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

and foster innovation10. Reduce inequality within and among countries11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for

sustainable development15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably

manage forest, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and half biodiversity loss

16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development

Post 2015 & the MDGs: The Sustainable Development Goals (under discussion)

1. End poverty in all forms everywhere2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote

sustainable agriculture3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning

opportunities for all5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive

employment and decent work for all9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation

and foster innovation10. Reduce inequality within and among countries11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for

sustainable development15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably

manage forest, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and half biodiversity loss

16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development

Post 2015 & the MDGs: The Sustainable Development Goals (under discussion)

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We Outreached 4,523 students across the UK, delivering 80 workshops throughout the year.

EWB Challenge

2800 students

19 universities in the UK & Ireland

We trained 25 academics across TWO Academic Training Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ESYDsdE5-M

our network has over 200 academics

Today’s Agenda

10.30-11.15 Welcome and introduction to Engineers Without Borders UK

11.15-12.30 Defining Engineering for International Development & supporting resources

12.30-13.45 Lunch and networking

13.45-14.15 Going beyond the Challenge - Case studies for course integration

14.15-16.00 Putting theory into practice

16.00-16.45 Funding for development engineering research: past, present and future

16.45-17.00 Close