Engineers Without Borders UK Academic Training Day 18 th September 2014 London

Name Institution Research & teaching interests Why did you choose engineering?

Engineering Myth 1: engineering is neutral Engineering Myth 2: engineering is technology

850,000,000 people lack access to safe drinking water 820,000,000 people are under-nourished, 1.1 billion are over-fed 29,000 children die every day from poverty-related causes Fewer than 1 engineer per 100,000 in Africa c.f.: up to 500 in Europe 1 billion people living in slums

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VISION | A world where everyone has access to the engineering they need for a life free from poverty

AIM | To EMPOWER engineers to remove barriers to human development

“Massive small change” how EWB is responding

12 Recruited & trained 25 placement volunteers to work in 13 countries with 16 partner organisations 19 Placement Managers 7 members of a Regional Placements Team

13 Ten Member-Led Partnerships 38 international volunteers

139 training events 2217 participants

1.End poverty in all forms everywhere 2.End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3.Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 4.Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 6.Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7.Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 8.Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation 10.Reduce inequality within and among countries 11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forest, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and half biodiversity loss 16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development Post 2015 & the MDGs: The Sustainable Development Goals (under discussion)

1.End poverty in all forms everywhere 2.End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3.Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 4.Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 6.Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 7.Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 8.Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation 10.Reduce inequality within and among countries 11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 14.Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 15.Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forest, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and half biodiversity loss 16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development Post 2015 & the MDGs: The Sustainable Development Goals (under discussion)

17 We Outreached 4,523 students across the UK, delivering 80 workshops throughout the year.

EWB Challenge 2800 students 19 universities in the UK & Ireland

We trained 25 academics across TWO Academic Training Days our network has over 200 academics

Today’s Agenda Welcome and introduction to Engineers Without Borders UK Defining Engineering for International Development & supporting resources Lunch and networking Going beyond the Challenge - Case studies for course integration Putting theory into practice Funding for development engineering research: past, present and future Close