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Water Supply System


Research, design, and implementation of all of the necessary elements to ditribute groundwater throughout the Adu Achi community.

BoreholeOversight of the borehole design and drilling
Power OptionDetermination of the most appropriate power source for the water pump
Feasibility study of diesel and biofuels
Feasibility study of solar power
DistributionDesign of water distribution system and taps over 4km
ReservoirDesign of water holding tank: structure and pumping schedule
Water QualityEnsuring uncontaminated drinking water


Community Systems


Working to provide a sustainable water source for generations to come: management of the borehole system,  integrating the use of alternate local water resources.

Rainwater CatchmentDemonstrating improved household rainwater collection materials & methods.
Surface Water ProtectionProtecting the surface water to ensure water supply for the future & a healthy environment.
ManagementProviding recommendations to Adu Achi Water Committee to fund, manage, and maintain the system for successful water provision for years to come.
HealthEnsuring the overall improvement of the community's health.  Defining metrics to monitor health changes from the baseline characterization.
Cassava Washing StationsDesigning stations for the community to wash cassava at or near the taps to prevent long distance, contaminated food, and pollution of streamwater.  Also controlling cyanide runoff.
Bath HousesDesign of community bath houses for potential future installation for families who cannot afford to have water piped into their home.
Enugu Home
Usalama, Kenya Project

Between May 15th and June 2nd of 2006, a small team of five engineering students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chapter of Engineers Without Borders went to a small village of in southeastern Kenya named Usalama.

Usalama

Working with the leader of the village along with dozens of other wonderful, committed individuals in the community, our chapter was able to assist Usalama in constructing three ventilation improved latrines at the town's commercial center and two at the primary school. We also had the pleasure of meeting many of the community's highly motivated youth. We worked with them to unlock ways in which they might apply their skills and motivation to benefit the community. With the help of our team, the youth group developed a lesson plan on health and sanitation and went into the primary school while class was in session to teach these lessons to Junior High students (Grades 6, 7, and 8).

Files

The final report and presentation for this project are attached below.
"It's More Than a Well" a mini-documentary on the EWB-Illinois water project in Enugu state, Nigeria

Monday, February 23rd 12pm

428 Armory

 The Big Ten Network with the support of the Office of the Chancellor has produced a mini-documentary on the EWB-Illinois water project in Enugu state, Nigeria The program includes interviews and footage shot by the project team during their stay in Nigeria this past summer and fall.  This seminar will include a showing of Its More Than a Well, followed by Q&A with members of the project team.

More about the project: Canadians Samaritans for Africa partnered with Engineers Without Borders at the University of Illinois and Ebonyi State University, Nigeria beginning in 2006 to build a water system for the village of Adu-Achi, a community in Enugu State in eastern Nigeria.  A team of engineering students first traveled to Nigeria in August 2006 to conduct a site assessment, collecting data and assessing the needs and desires of the community.  The Enugu Project team has since been recognized nationally and internationally for its holistic approach.  The team won the Best Student Presentation at the National Groundwater Research and Education Foundation Summit and was a finalist for the Mondialogo Engineering Award sponsored by UNESCO and Daimler Chrysler in Mumbai, India.  The project team also won an EPA P3 grant, exhibited their work on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and subsequently won the $75,000 final round competition.  The funds were used to develop the water system infrastructure, including the distribution system and the well-drilling.

Presentations and Photos

Engineers without Borders Great Lakes Regional Conference

See the latest photos from the Great Lakes Regional Workshop at the EWB Great Lakes Regional Workshop image gallery.

The presentations given at the regional conference are now available below conveniently as small PPT downloads.

Engineers without Borders at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Agricultural Seminar with Robert Thompson

When: Monday, April 14, 2008, 7:30 PM
Where: 112 Chemistry Annex

Professor Robert Thompson is one of the leaders in international agricultural policy at Illinois. He has had many years of agricultural experience at the World Bank and in the field, and has given numerous lectures all over the world. Thompson's presentation will include information about agriculture in developing countries, the future of biotechnology, the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels. Questions and discussion after the seminar.

The presentation is now available for public download here.
Electric Vehicles

Learn about electric cars and other vehicles along with their histories in these outreach presentations made by EWB's Outreach Committee.

Downloads:

 
King School Presentation

This outreach presentation about renewable energy was made to King School in Urbana. Click here to download it.
2008 EOH Project: Weatherization and Green Building

110C Eng Hall (EWB Office)

ptrckmccallatgmail [dot] com

If you're unaware of the history of the EOH projects that Engineers without Borders has done in the past, I don't know what rock you've been under. For the past two years, EWB has competed in the prestigious "Hands-On" category of the university's Engineering Open House and both years has received 1st Place. Being the perfectionists that we are, we won't settle for anything but a 3-peat. The topic of this year's project is Green Building and Weatherization, so anyone with interest in these areas should be at our meetings on Mondays.

 
Pamphlet
Tami Bond - Wood Stoves - Beyond the Project-based Model

Attached is a PDF of the presentation Professor Tami Bond gave to EWB on March 30, 2006. It explains the problem of solid-fuel burning stoves in the developing world (used by about 2 billion people), the history of previous efforts to mitigate the health and environmental effects, and the motivation and reason for our current efforts.
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