Projects – Page 2 – Engineers Without Borders

28th March 202014th February 2024

Hospital extension for Gynaecology & Obstetrics

In the rural regions of southern Nepal, on the border with India, a large part of the population lives without access to medical care. The rapidly rising birth rate is already pushing the hospital to its limits. In order to counteract the negative effects and to specialize and equip the existing [...]

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 20186th October 2018

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 September 201717th June 2018

Colonia Dora (Secondary School), Argentina

The Argentinean economy has been on a decline and the country continues to struggle with high public debt and hyperinflation. In addition, the needs of the rural population are not being met by the centrally organised government. The province of Santiago del Estero is located in northern [...]

31st August 201517th June 2018

La Florida, Quilmes, Argentina

The existing kindergarten in Villa La Florida was visited daily by 80 children aged 2-5 years. The building (about 110m2) also serves as a multi-functional room (SUM, or salón de usos múltiples). Beside child care activities, the SUM hosts activities for the community (such as workshops, courses, [...]