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Denver Professional Chapter of EWB has recently returned from another trip to Ecuador. The small team arrived in Malingua Pamba on November 8, 2009. The 5 day implementation trip was a success and the team accomplished many action items.
They gave a short presentation at the last chapter meeting informing on what was accomplished, comprimises they had to make and problems that they noticed. Click here to see the trip report notes taken by project lead Joe Blair.
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New steps are being taken in our Malingua Pamba, Ecuador Project. Laura Backus one of our members that went on an implimentation trip to Ecuador and saw the problems that the people are having with erosion.
She is starting a Malingua Pamba Erosion Control Planting group. This is to investigate the possibility of a collaborative erosion control and native tree planting project with the participation of the Malingua Pamba community, WRV, CELM, and the Denver Professional Chapter of EWB.
Pam is currently coordinating a CELM trip January 20th to 26th, and people interested in the erosion control project could travel with this group to scout the project and tour area nurseries.
For more information attend our next Denver Section EWB Meeting.
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“Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their inhabitant ’s quality of life. The EWB-USA Denver Chapter was founded in 2006 by a group of professionals dedicated to utilizing their skills to help these communities. Membership is open to engineers and non-engineers alike, and all skills are valued, from health care and construction to education and language…”
Kevin Greer wrote this article about our chapter and activities for a publication called “Rumbles” by the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Federation and Rocky Mountain Section of the American Waterworks Association. Download the full article here.
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