Cornell University ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS · 2019. 12. 5. · Engineers Without Borders-Cornell is a group of passionate and highly motivated students who aim to create long-lasting

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Sponsorship Packet 2020

Cornell University

ABOUT THE TEAMEngineers Without Borders-Cornell is a group of passionate and highly

motivated students who aim to create long-lasting solutions to problems in international communities. Members are given the opportunity to nurture their creative and technical expertise by designing and implementing sustainable engineering projects. Through collaboration with communities in developing countries around the world, our members are exposed to diverse cultures while gaining academic experience outside of the classroom environment. Our growing team of 38 dedicated students includes undergraduate and graduate students from several of Cornell’s colleges including the College of Engineering, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Our network also extends beyond Cornell’s campus to over 250 EWB chapters.

60% female members

15weeks spent

abroad

38total active members

14areas of

study

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

IS ______

LET’S TALK ABOUT WATER.

PUMPING WATERSunuka, Tanzania2018 - Present

Over the past three years, our project team has focused on reducing water contamination, increasing quantity of potable water, and improving the quality and robustness of existing water systems, particularly in Calcha, Bolivia. In our this most recent project in Calcha our team also designed a suspended footbridge to provide safe access to the other side of the Vitichi River. After a post assessment trip during the summer of 2018, we concluded our projects within Calcha. EWB - Cornell is now working on a new project, in Sunuka, Tanzania.

The community of Sunuka greatly depend on their fields for food and income. Unfortunately, they are forced to rely on unpredictable rainfall to water their crops.

The extensive dry period makes it extremely difficult for local communities to gain access to clean water, let alone use in agricultural production.

Farmers are consequently tasked with the burden of bringing water from wells, located miles away, costing them valuable time which could be spent tending to their families, crops, or livelihood. Therefore, EWB - Cornell is aiming to minimize the burden for the Sunuka community, in designing a gravity-fed irrigation system.

In the last two years, we have conducted two assessment trips and are looking to implement the irrigation system this summer. Using a pump, the system will raise water to a higher, more accessible elevation point. From this point, irrigation canals will direct water to the fields. With the ability to transport river water to nearby fields, agriculture within the community will reliably receive water which will increase crop yield.

The community of Sunuka greatly depend on their fields for food and income. Unfortunately, they are forced to rely on unpredictable rainfall to water their crops.

With our implementation trip this summer, we look forward to creating a long-lasting solution in Sunuka just as we did with our last project in Calcha, Bolivia.

IMPACTING ITHACA

The Domestic subteam is working with the Urban Erie Community Development Corporation, which serves

an impoverished community in Erie, Pennsylvania. Members of the community cultivate their own gardens, but the gardens cannot survive the long and harsh Erie winters. Our project has two overall goals: implement an

urban farming system so the community has easy access to fresh local food, and to increase job opportunities so the community members will be able to work the farming systems themselves. We are currently collaborating with the Erie community to decide whether an aquaponics or hydroponics system would best suit their needs.

Domestic Subteam2016 - Present

PIONEERING EQUITYDigital Agriculture 2018 - Present

Outbreaks of plant diseases, often left undetected, can be devastating for local economies throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. In an effort to aid farmers across the region, Engineers Without Borders at Cornell is building an air-borne drone and a ground rover that can assess the overall health of large plots of crop field in real time. The drone will provide a large aerial assessment of crop wellbeing by scanning for multiple diseases that can potentially affect farming yield. This information will then be utilized by the rover to survey flagged sections for diseases below the canopy.

Our Project Goals

1. Create non-commercialized, open-source UAV and UGV systems

that utilize computer vision for early

disease detection

2. Democratize access to the system by lowering costs of building

state-of-the-art equipment

3. Revolutionize access to economic security and opportunity

by ensuring crop health

PAST PROJECTS.

TIMELINE

2009

2012

2014Summer

2013

2015Summer

2016Fall

2017Spring

2017Summer

2018Summer

2018Fall

2018Spring

2016Summer

EWB CORNELL BECOMES AN OFFICIAL STUDENT

CHAPTER OF ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA

EWB RECOGNIZED AS A CORNELL UNIVERSITY

PROJECT TEAMFirst project at

Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm begins

FIRST ASSESSMENT TRIP TO CALCHA,

BOLIVIASECOND

ASSESSMENT TRIP TO CALCHA, BOLIVIA

pedestrian bridge is built in calcha to

ensure sare passage across the riverDOMESTIC SUBTEAM

IS FORMED TO TACKLE ENGINEERING ISSUES IN AND AROUND ITHACA DOMESTIC TEAM

FORMS A PARTNERSHIP WITH

EVERY1SHOMEfirst bridge monitoring trip and

irrigation canal built in calcha DOMESTIC TEAM

CONCLUDES THEIR WORK WITH

EVERY1SHOMEFINAL MONITORING TRIP TO CALCHA FOR

THE BRIDGE AND IRRIGATION CANAL domestic team be-

gins involvement on a new aquaponics

project

For the past 5 years, we finished working on implementing a bridge in Calcha, Bolivia. Eight members of our team worked alongside locals to successfully construct a 51.4 meter pedestrian bridge. The footbridge benefits more than 200 people and increased the amount of workable land by 80%, which is expected to have a significantly positive economic impact on Calcha. In addition to living with Calcha community for eight weeks, students engaged with the Bolivian culture, even partaking

in traditional festivals and dances put on by the community. In order to ensure the irrigation channels were functioning properly and the bridge remained structurally intact, our team returned to Bolivia this past summer to monitor the project. On the final monitoring trip the team observed that the newly built irrigation channels and gabions were functioning properly. The structural integrity of the bridge was secure and the use of the irrigation channels increased the economic output of the community.

CALCHA, BOLIVIA

INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING

2019 and 2018 SPONSORS

CONTRIBUTEOur achievements would not have been possible without our individuals donors and corporate sponsors like you. We truly appreciate everyone who has and continues to support our project.

Your gift will contribute towards:• Helping our team build a sustainable solution to impact over 200 lives• Bringing global engineering issues to the forefront of social consciousness• Providing EWB members with life-altering, international experiences

Benefits for our sponsors incude:• Increased recruiting presence on campus and internationally with access to diverse

members• Increased visibility on campus with company logo displayed on all team apparel

which will be worn on campus and internationally• Recognition on the team website and semesterly newsletters sent to friends,

WHERE YOUR GIFT WILL GO

International Travel

Airfare

Other Transportation

Equipment Transport

Registration Fees

Lodging

Meals

Miscellaneous

Materials & Supplies

Project Build

General Office

General Tools

General Computer

Food / Food Supplies

Other Materials

Services

Computer (AWS)

CIT Internal Services

Interdept

Vehicle Related Fees

Copy & Printing

Non-CIT Services

Non-Cornell Services

Other Direct Expenses

General Communication

National Fees

Fees and Licenses

Insurance

Parking Permits

Training Program

Donor Relations

Our Financial Breakdown:

$47,684

60,000

$275 $760

Total Expenses

International Travel

Materials & Supplies

Services

Other DirectExpenses

$

SPONSORSHIP LEVELSLevel 1: Platinum Sponsors

• Large recognition of company name on team apparel for international trips• Exclusive recruiting opportunities and information sessions hosted by EWB-

Cornell • Premier placement on team banners, newsletters, and brochures• Acknowledgement of your generous contribution on team website and social media

Level 2: Gold Sponsors ($500 -$2,500)• Medium recognition of company name on team apparel for international trips• Placement on team banners, newsletters, and brochures• Acknowledgement of your generous contribution on team website and social media

with company name

Level 3: Silver Sponsors ($200-$500)• Placement on team banners, newsletters, and brochures• Acknowledgement of your generous contribution on team website and social media

with company name

Level 4: Bronze Sponsors (any amount below $200)• Acknowledgement of your generous contribution on team website and social media

with company name

CONTACT UStwitter: @ewbcornell

website: ewb.engineering.cornell.eduemail: ewbcornell@gmail.

Engineers Without Borders108 Upson Hall

Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853