Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without BordersSan Diego State University Chapter

Established 2007

About EWBOur Vision

Our vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs, and that our members have enriched global perspectives through the innovative professional educational opportunities that the EWB-USA program provides. 

JOIN THE MOVEMENT"ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA REDEFINED MY CONCEPT OF ENGINEERING, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND HAS CHANGED MY OUTLOOK OF THE WORLD AND MY ROLE IN IT." - RAHUL MITRA

About EWBOur MissionEWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. 

Kids of Tejeras and EWB-SDSU Honduras Travel Team, 2011

Past EWB-SDSU ProjectsColonia De San Bernardo Project

Tijuana, Mexico

Partnership with San Diego Professional Chapter

Project: Water treatment/recycling facility

The EWB-SDSU chapter helped in the surveying, and geotechnical analysis of the site.

Past EWB-SDSU ProjectsColonia De San Bernardo ProjectTijuana, Mexico

Past EWB-SDSU ProjectsEsperanza International ProjectTijuana, Mexico

Partnership with Seattle University, BIHS and Esperanza International

Project: A gray water treatment system

The EWB-SDSU chapter helped in identifying equipment suppliers in or near Tijuana. In particular, UV disinfection supplies, piping and valves were identified.

Past EWB-SDSU ProjectsSan Jose de la Zorra / NecuaEnsenada, Mexico

Partnership with the San Diego Foundation

Project: Water treatment and supply

The EWB-SDSU chapter provided assistance in exploitation and identification of wells that could be tapped to provide potable water to tribal villagers living in those communities.

The project became prohibited to SDSU students when the US Embassy put a travel restriction on the area.

Current Projects• Water Treatment for Tejeras, Honduras• Water Resource and Treatment for

communities in the Darien, Panama

Sponsored by:

Current Project:

• EWB-SDSU has made two assessment trips to Tejeras where we made great relationships with the community.

• Over 50 door-to-door health surveys were conducted throughout the community. Most common issues found include gastrointestinal irritation when members drank the water and there were even instances of skin irritation.

• We held multiple meetings with community leaders and members, some of whom were passionate about helping their community improve their water quality.

• Field observations and assessment in Tejeras allowed the Honduras Project Team to develop improved designs of the community’s current water system.

• Unfortunately, the CSU system was obligated to ban all student organizations from traveling to Honduras after the US Department of State declared it to be a High Risk for travellers.

• EWB-SDSU has maintained a good relationship and communication with the community while we have spent the past year finding an alternative solution.

• We are currently partnering with The Moxie Foundation, founded by Irwin Zahn, to bring community members from Tejeras to San Diego to help train them to be able to

implement the improvements on their water system together, as a community.

Current Project: Clean Water for the Darien, Panama

• This past year, EWB-SDSU has partnered with Fundacion Por Los Ninos de Darien to help communities gain access to more, cleaner drinking water year-round.

• The travel team assessed 4 different schools in communities without clean drinking water year-round.

• Project meetings will begin after Wine for Water! Stay tuned for meeting times and place!

Around Our Community• Wine for Water

• Kickball Without Borders• Thirsty Thursdays• EIT Reviews

Network with ProfessionalsSocialize with PeersFundraise for a great cause!! This Saturday:

Birch Aquarium6pm- 10pm

Kickball Without BordersMeet the

Professional Chapter

Great Networking Opportunity

Friendly Competition amongst schools and companies

Great Team Builder!

Thirsty Thursdays

FUNdraiser and another great Team Builder!

EIT Reviews

Pass the FE Exam! Discount on Review Materials

Thank You for Attending!