Engineers Without Borders – Duke

Summer Projects Presentation

October 27, 2008
 What does Duke EWB do?
• Finding appropriate solutions to community
problems
– Needs/problem assessment
– Appropriate Technology
– Multi-disciplinary
• Gain hands on engineering, project
management, and leadership skills
 Past Projects
2007-2008:
Durham, NC

2005: Banda
2008-2009: Las
Aceh, Indonesia
Mercedes,
Honduras

2008-2009: 2006-2009:
Obrajes, Bolivia
2007-2008: Nkokonjeru, Uganda
Ciudad de
Dios, Peru
 EWB Project Cycle
selection assessment implementation
•Previously established •Assess needs and
•Plan implementation
partnership assets of the
with community
community
partner

•Establish
communication •Gather engineering •Create ownership
and health data

•Develop strategic •Communicate •Assessment: Did we

partnerships feverishly with fulfill the community
community partner needs in a sustainable
fashion?
Engineering Change in Peru

May 19 - July 14th, 2008

where is Ciudad de Dios?

squatter community
located northeast of
Trujillo in the Moche
Valley region of Peru

annual rainfall < 2 mm

assessment trip
• how did we learn about it?
– UNC EWB came to Duke to discuss a
partnership, which led to an assessment trip
being planned
• when was it/ who went on it?
– May/June 2007; Lee Pearson (’08) and
Maggie Hoff
• major findings?
– community identified an improved water
system as a primary need
design/project planning
• most of the design was done by UNC EWB
but Dr. Schaad and Maggie Hoff were
involved with the process as well
• 3 km long line
summer 2008
• how?
– through DukeEngage
• who?
– Maggie Hoff (’10)
– Manny Fanarjian (’10)
– Brianne Connolly (’10)
– Magdalena Kelleher (’11)
– Ellie Hwang (’10)
– Justine Tiu (’11)
– Amanda Tong (’09)
– Jep Barbour (’10)
– Austin Weiss (’10)
– Ron Murhammer (’10)
– Carrie Gantt (’09)
– Irvin Wang (’10)
• 9 Pratt Students, 3 Trinity Students
• worked with MOCHE (Mobilizing Opportunities through
Community Heritage Empowerment) headed by
anthropology professor Brian Billman from UNC
the culture
the work
carrying pipes to locations inaccessible with cars
public art project
archaeology site signs
Rural Agency for Sustainable Development
Nkokonjeru, Uganda
Where in the world is
Nkokonjeru?
 EWB-Duke - RASD Partnership
• What is the Rural Agency for Sustainable
Development?
• Previous projects:
– 2006 Assessment Trip
– 2007: Solar powered computer system and resource center
construction
 2008 Uganda Projects
• Internet Cafe • Biomass charcoal
• Vocational School • Waste management
• Jatropha oil • Rainwater harvesting and treatment
• Coffee processing and associations
Internet Café Cash Flow
•90,000 UGX per month
•200,000 UGX revenue in first month
•50% of profits go to system administrator
•Ericcson W-20 GPRS Router
•Cell phone towers
•Data plan with MTN telecomm

Internet Cafe
Vocational School
Construction
Tools
Vocational School Students
Jatropha Oil
Jatropha Oil
Coffee Processing
Coffee Processing
Coffee Association
Biomass Charcoal
Biomass Charcoal
Biomass Charcoal
This year students will:
•Researching different cleaning
techniques
•Creating RWH test site, possibly at
SEEDS.
•Quantitative testing of water quality
from different RWH catchment
techniques
Goal: Submit article to student
sustainable development journal.
Create demonstration RWH tank at
RASD in Summer of 2008 based
on research.

2008-2009 Project: Rainwater Harvesting

 This year students will:
•Determining waste management
needs of Nkokonjeru
•Literature review of composting
systems and innovative ways to reuse,
recycle, and dispose of plastics
•Develop waste management system
plan and receive feedback from RASD
officials
Goal: Travel to Uganda in summer
of 2009 and implement solution

2008-2009 Project: Waste Management

 Bridge in Boliva
Site Assessment Trip
 The Challenge
• River floods during rainy season
• Separates the community
– Children from school
– Herds from pasture
– Farmers from markets
 Site Assessment Team
• Patrick Ye ’10
• Matt Ball ’10
• Stephanie Chang ’11
• Thomas Grothe ’10
• Ga-Young Joung ’11
• Dr. Christine Beaule
Surveying crossing sites
Cone penetrometer testing
Interviewing community members
Data Analysis
 The Road Ahead
• Obtain funding from companies
• Learn more about Bolivia
• Design bridge in CE 142 Spring 2009
• Implementation Summer 2009
 n

EWB Duke in Las Mercedes, Honduras:

Maternal-Infant Clinic
 How did it get started?
• Duke has sent medical and nursing students as part of a
course called “Exploring medicine in foreign cultures” for a
week to Honduras since 2000 in partnership with Heifer
International to provide healthcare in the rural village of
Mercedes.
• Duke has recently agreed to work with the Honduran
Ministry of Health to fund the construction of a permanent,
staffed Maternal-Infant clinic that will provide free medicine
and care to 6 surrounding communities.
• Linda Lee, a member of the Nursing team, contacted Duke-
EWB in the Fall 2007 to determine how to best provide
water to the new clinic.
Las Mercedes, Honduras
 Our Team
From left: Dr. Schaad, Rebecca Stein (med student), Varun Gokarn (‘09), Anna Brown (’11),
Ga-Young Joung (‘11), Stephanie Chang (‘11), Neel Vadoothkar (‘09)
Surveying Clinic Site
Investigating the Water Source
Materials Pricing
Preparing for DukeEngage Trip in Summer 2009
 Photovoltaic System
Project goals
• Calculate system capacity
• Research costs and suppliers
• Practice installation
• Design stand for panels

Photovoltaic system at RASD

 Thank You!
• DukeEngage
• Chapel Hill Sunrise Rotary
• Engineering Alumni Council
• Duke Student Government
• Engineering Student
Government
• Lord Foundation
• Center for Latin American and
Caribbean Studies
• Focus Program
 Thank You!
Uganda Honduras
•Dr. Joe Nadeau • Dr. Dennis Clements
• Dr. Linda Lee
•Deirdre McShane
• Tim and Gloria Wheeler
•Peter Mawanda Bolivia
•Roey Rosenblith •Dr. Christine Beaule
•Justis Peters •Antonio Arce
•Tom Rose •Joe Doane
•Inga Peterson Peru
•Shari Quan •UNC EWB
•Bryan Billman
Thank you for coming!
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?