Engineers for a Sustainable World – Berkeley

We are an organization at UC Berkeley interested in engineering issues surrounding appropriate technologies in development. To that end, we have three primary goals:
• Provide a forum for students, faculty, professionals and community members both here and internationally to learn about and critically evaluate sustainable and appropriate engineering solutions.
• Coordinate collaborations between volunteers from all disciplines and underserved communities to address technical problems using a sustainable, multi-disciplinary approach that takes into consideration local need, resources, and culture and emphasizes long-term partnership between EWF-Berkeley and local communities.
• Promote awareness of worldwide development issues in the UC Berkeley campus community and facilitate research on issues relevant to the engineering needs of underserved populations.

Project mission:

provide a forum for discussion regarding appropriate engineering on campus, coordinate collaborations for field work, and to promote awareness on sustainability issues

Potential impact:

Increased awareness on world-wide development issues, betterment of quality of life in underserved communities

Required resources:

1. Total project needs: $100,000
2. In-kind contribution needs: we need: silk-screening (for T-shirts), office supplies, lab supplies (for membrane filtration), airline miles, sponsored fundraisers (concerts, meals, etc.). We can’t seem to throw anything away, so please inquire if you have something to donate that is not on the list!
3. Other:

   We are the Berkeley-based chapter of a national Non-profit (esustainableworld.org).

   Chapter funding needed: $ 2000 annually
   Projects funding needed: Varies from $3000 to $100 000 annually

Project page URL:

• http://www.esustainableworld.org