Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Phillip Thompson

thompson@seattleu.edu

Building Partnerships

Background

• Founded 2000

• 291 Chapters

• 12,000+ members

Engineers Without BordersPuget Sound Chapters

EWB Process• Project Approval

–NGO

• Site Assessment–TAC

• Design

• Implementation

Jamaica: Biodiesel for Emergency Responders

• Negril, Jamaica

• Rotary support– Logistics– Waste Oil

Jamaica Biodiesel Project

Jamaica: Biodiesel for Emergency Responders

• Kitchen and Dining Hall

• Emerald City Rotary

Thailand Dormitory

Mae Nam Khun

Mae Nam Khun Dormitory Project

• Shelter

• Sanitation

• Electricity

• Cell Towers

• Satellite TV

• WATER??

MNK Dormitory: A Holistic Approach

World Health Organization 2008

Approximately 1.5 million people die every year from water-borne illness.

“Every day more children die from dirty water than HIV/AIDS, malaria, war and accidents all put together…Water is the most important environmental and human-rights issue of them all. [The worst effects of climate change will be felt decades from now.] The world is running out of fresh water today.”

- Maude Barlow National Chair

Council of Canadians

Partnerships

• Chiang Mai University

• Local Materials

• Enterprise Development

Micro-loan/Gift

Service and Sustainability Model

Affordable User Fees

Small Business

International Water and Sanitation Centre

Service & Sustainability at Scale

WaterService Ladder

Micro-loan/GiftAffordable User Fees

Small Business

Service & Sustainability at Scale

Synergy

• Global Network

• Experience• Licensed Engineers

• Students

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Phillip Thompson

thompson@seattleu.edu

Building Partnerships

SHELTER BOX

The Water Barrel