The Ecuador Project has been an ongoing international project at the Ohio State chapter of Engineers Without Borders since 2022. During summer 2022, students at EWB-OSU traveled to the community to assess the project and establish a relationship with the Non-Government Organization (NGO). The final project was building a second story addition to a school … More Ecuador Trip July 2025 – Phase 2 Completion
The recent journey to The Gambia proved to be a remarkable success for the Ohio State Chapter. United by a shared vision and bolstered by strong community support, the team’s efforts yielded fruitful results. A standout achievement was the collaborative installation of taps, a project undertaken alongside local women to expand access points within the … More The Gambia Trip 2023
Carrera is a town in Ecuador. For the past year, EWB-OSU has been preparing for a school building structure project in the highlands of northern Ecuador. This community is in desperate need of additional classrooms on their school campus. Currently, multiple grades simultaneously use classrooms, making it very difficult to teach to the specific levels … More Ecuador Trip 2022
In Dec. 2019, several of our members traveled to The Gambia for one month to begin the most technically challenging project our chapter has ever attempted. We are proud of the work they were able to accomplish, and are excited to continue working in Njua! The travel team was in The Gambia for three weeks. … More Implementation Trip- Dec 2019
In December, several of our members prepared to travel to the community of Njua in The Gambia. Learn more about our travel members below! Maggie Miles “Anyone who really wants to work towards a better, more sustainable standard of living for all humans of the world, should join this organization” How long have you been … More Pre Implementation 2020
Check out our video of the 2018 Implementation below! The 2018 Travel Team This trip was our first implementation trip of our commitment to the community of Njau. During this trip, we aimed to start construction of the fence that would protect the community’s garden. We are partnered with a wonderful NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) … More First Implementation Trip August 2018
By: Nicole DiRando Have you ever wondered how student organizations run? Or how they stay afloat while each member battles the inevitable challenge of managing part time jobs, full time schedules, and other school activities? Although our organization offers many rewarding opportunities and new skill sets, it can be extremely time consuming. If we don’t … More How Does EWB-OSU Function?
May 5th – 7th Travel, travel, travel. Two days after finals ended, our team packed up and got on a plane in Columbus.  Everyone, minus Tony, would fly from Columbus to Chicago O’Hare and then to Brussels.  We would meet up with Tony in Brussels where the whole team would fly to Senegal, pit stop … More First Assessment Trip May 2016
This is our travel team from our second assessment trip in The Gambia … More Our Past Travel Team
The Gambia is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline. It’s known for … More The Gambia
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