Keith Wilson – Page 5 – Engineers Without Borders

13th January 201817th June 2018

“Refugee Action” from Stiftung NOIVA

IngOG+ will be presenting ourselves and our approach at this event focused on the imminent needs of refugees, organised by the NOIVA Foundation based in Winterthur. Address: Klybeckstrasse 95, 4057 Basel Time: 10:00 - [...]

10th January 201817th June 2018

Waste Management in Mbera Refugee Camp, Mauritania

Growing populations, trends such as urbanization, and a historic lack of spending on essential infrastructure projects in developing countries, have contributed to making effective waste disposal an ever greater problem. Together with our local contacts and existing members who are aware of the [...]

10th January 201831st August 2024

Heating Systems for a Refugee Camp in Beeka Valley, Lebanon

Over 1 million Syrian refugees currently call Lebanon home. Approximately half of these are of school age, however access for them to the public schooling system in Lebanon is extremely limited due to financial constraints, limited mobility, discrimination, institutional reasons etc. In 2017 there [...]

10th January 201817th June 2018

Provision of drinking water in Akongo, Cameroon

Lack of access to clean drinking water remains a serious problem in Cameroon, where the effects of stomach infections and similar illnesses, including high levels of school absenteeism, are well-known problems. Originally proposed by ALKA (an organisation of alumni returning to Cameroon), this [...]

1st May 201430th August 2024

Colonia Dora (Bridge), Argentina

[slideshow_deploy id='359'] Idea In the course of the master's program, our group of civil engineering students wished to use our acquired knowledge in the form of a project in the field of development aid. In the search for a suitable project, we asked various national subsidiaries of "Engineers [...]

31st October 201031st August 2024

Talek, Kenya

In May 2010, IngOG+ received the first request for engineering support in the planning and construction of a pedestrian bridge in Talek, Kenya. We made the decision to support, and then planned and successfully implemented the bridge on site. Situation The Molibany River in Talek, a few hundred [...]