August 1, 2018
Read about the recent Mkutani Implementation Trip conducted on May and June by the Harvard Engineers Without Borders here!
February 1, 2018
We are excited to announce our failure-themed conference to be held from noon - 7pm in the Maxwell-Dworkin Building on Harvard's campus. Too often, EWB conferences skip over the failures in projects and glorify the final results. However, we believe that it is important to talk about these mishaps in order to learn for successful projects in the future. Sign up
here!
WHO: EWB students, professionals, and all others interested!
WHAT: A failure-themed EWB conference hosted by the Harvard student chapter
WHERE: Maxwell-Dworkin Building, Harvard University
WHEN: April 7th, 2018 from noon until 7pm
WHY: To promote a culture where it's acceptable to talk about and learn from failure
December 1, 2017
Dr. Doug Larson visited our chapter and presented about his project designing an off-grid water supply system for a school in rural Liberia. We learned a lot and he will be working closely with our Mkutani team in the near future. Thank you Dr. Larson! Read more about his project here.
September 15, 2017
400 community members originally had unreliable access to water with a significant portion of the community collecting water from unclean water sources. This water distribution project will help the community of Los Sanchez have 24-hour access to clean water through a distribution system we are building. This summer, the Los Sanchez team installed a gravity-fed water distribution system which stretches nearly 4,000 ft. down the length of the community’s main road and also connected 60 houses to this system. For the first time, the members of the community will have access to water 24 hours a day.
September 15, 2017
600 primary school students and instructors at the Mkutani Primary School lacked adequate buildings and health resources for school. The project team constructed a teacher’s residence this August: it is the first building in Mkutani, Tanzania with power points, light fittings, and switches, a porcelain squat toilet, plumbing, a septic tank and fully termite-treated wood. The team will return next summer to construct water catchment systems for the existing school facilities in an effort to combat poor sanitation and hygiene and dehydration.
April 25, 2017
We are delighted to announce that we have received generous support from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS)! Their funding will go towards the cost of materials and transportation for our trip to the Dominican Republic this summer.
April 24, 2017
Harvard EWB wins Third Place in EWB-USA's Spring 2017 Photo Contest! We are honored to contribute to EWB’s mission through work in the field, and to have this opportunity to underscore the importance of giving to communities around the world.
View Winning Submissions
April 17, 2017
Grants received by the chapter are distributed between the chapter’s two current projects. For this calendar year, we have received grants from the following sponsors:
March 29, 2017
" The Mkutani team submitted their latrine and teacher housing pre-tip implementation plans along with their construction safety plan! Over 150 pages of Mkutani content is now under EWB-USA review. "
- Nicole Trenchard, Project Lead Mkutani Team
February 22, 2017
The Los Sanchez project has had a busy semester preparing for their upcoming construction trip in August. So far this year, they have finished a detailed analysis of possible designs for the water system.
February 28, 2017
Grants received by the chapter are distributed between the chapter’s two current projects. Thus far, the chapter’s main source of revenue has been grants from Harvard University. This year, they have strengthened their relationship with larger funding sources like the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Phillips Brooks House Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship, and the Harvard Global Health Institute. They have been awarded one $8,000 and one $4,000 grant from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and $5,000 from the Harvard Office for Sustainability. In addition, they have raised $8,615 during a winter fundraiser.
February 26, 2017
Presidents
Designation: Board
Appointed: Eshaan Patheria and Victor Yang
E-mail: epatheria@college.harvard.edu; vyang@college.harvard.edu
The Committee members: