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AWWA ACE71077
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB): Developmental Project through Community Empowerment
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2009
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA). The University of Massachusetts Amherst Chapter of EWB's Amazon Project is presented, which focused on a system to capture groundwater for a community in the Amazon Region of western Brazil. Design, construction, and public outreach are presented, along with the project's key focus of community empowerment. Includes figures.