UofU-EWB will be planning several projects this year and joining forces with the Utah State chapter and local professional EWB chapter.Current Projects
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT:
Habitat for Humanity would like members of EWB to help build a home in Ogden this summer. The project is located on the corner of Madison and 21st Street. EWB students may volunteer to fulfill any of the following assignments:
1) Structural calculations for the building permit. A complete set of plans will be provided. Volunteers will complete the calculations then return them to Habitat to be stamped by a PE.
2) Plan and fill the project lot to sidewalk grade. The lot is set about 2' below the sidewalk. Volunteers will shoot the grade around the property then estimate the bank cubic yards required to fill and compact the lot.
3) Building layout. Volunteers will assist with establishing the height and corners of the building foundation.
4) Construction. Volunteers will assist with building the house.
Assistance will be provided for any of the assignments above. If you do not know how to complete one of the assignments but would like to learn and be a part of it, please feel free to volunteer and learn as you participate. Don't miss the chance to be a part of this wonderful project!
Navajo Nation:
- Goal: To improve the electrical and sanitation infrastructure of the Navajo Nation - Location: Navajo Nation southeast of Lake Powell - Project Date: Fall Break 2010 - Working with EWB Professional SLC - 3 or 4 day trip - Involves construction, digging, sweating, getting dirty (lots of manual labor) - Details of exactly what we will be helping with are TBD - No language barrier (everyone speaks English) - EWB members will be required to provide funds for transportation and food costs - All costs of project supplies covered by EWB Pro SLC - Excellent opportunity to become familiar with and live among another culture/group of people - Serving a population of people in the US who are in need
- We have a couple of projects at Navajo Mountain (near Page). One is installing water and power in the home of Sylvia ManyGoats, a Navajo nonagenarian.
- Another is installing a rain collection system for use on gardens in a very isolated locale.Honduras:
- Goal: Implement Phase 4 of a 4 phase project (Phases 1-3 already complete) - Location: Honduras, rural town outside the big city - Project Date: Spring Break 2010 - Working with EWB Professional SLC - 7 or 10 day trip - Involves construction, digging, sweating, getting dirty (lots of manual labor) - The project is targeted at providing clean, easily accessible water to the town - So far (prior phases) clean water was found and pipes were installed to carry it down a hill into the village - This trip will focus on piping the water into the homes of the villagers - Spanish speaking country, HOWEVER, EWB members not required to speak Spanish to participate - EWB members will be required to provide funds for transportation (flights, etc), lodging, food costs, and to contribute to materials for the project - Must commit to helping EWB Pro SLC do fundraisers for project - May fund raise to cover a portion of personal cost - May require research and design of devices/products to implement on project - Excellent opportunity to become familiar with and live among another culture/group of people - Experience a foreign country at an intimate level. In a way tourists will never see it!