Current Projects
Engineers in Action has connected indigenous communities with dedicated Engineers throughout Bolivia. We’re currently working to create solutions for these community requests.
Azacillo
Located high in the Andes, and very near our completed Inca Catarapi project; the elders of Azacillo have asked us to bring a team to build eco-latrines in their village. EWB-Kansas University will be doing its Assessment Trip in October and begin construction in the summer of 2009… (click to continue)
Carrabucco
Carrabucco is a town of nearly 1,000 people located on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The Bolivian government is bringing a trunk line of potable water to the town, but has said the town must figure out how to distribute it and to deal with the waste water problem… (click to continue)
Chiquitano
Over the last four years, Canadian Rotary Clubs have spent over $1 million and drilled over 200 water wells in the Chiquitano Rainforest Preserve area in Eastern Bolivia. However, 50 of them are already inoperable due to malfunction and lack of maintenance… (click to continue)
Collani and Zuncallo
EWB-Colorado Springs Professional Chapter is taking on this project. Their Assessment Trip will be in March of 2009, and hoping to begin the Construction phase in October of 2009. EWB-Colorado Springs is interested in involving aqua ducts for irrigation, pump irrigation, and potable water…
Cotani
The EWB-Oklahoma East Professional Chapter is interested in developing an Eco-latrine Project. They did a Pre-Assessment trip in January 2009 and selected this project from others that we offered.
They will do their Site Assessment trip in May, and begin their construction phase in September, 2009…
Equis Sud
Habitat for Humanity is creating a new community near the large city of Tarija in Southern Bolivia. This community will have 100 homes, built by Habitat for Humanity, and will be placed in a planned community near Tarija…
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Patapatani
EWB-Norwich is going to begin with a design and developing potable water for Patapatani itself. Once that is completed, it may lead to similar projects in the area. EWB-Norwich is also interested in developing micro hydroelectric plants for small communities…. (click to continue)
Pompoyo
Located in the high and dry area around Potosi, this village is looking for a potable water system for drinking and health, with some irrigation… (click to continue)
Potosi Mining/Waste Water Cleanup
The Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds at the Civil Engineering Department (CREW) at the University of Oklahoma is partnering with EIA to research and do a test run on using a ‘wetlands’ system for cleaning up the waste water which flows out of heavy metal mines in Bolivia. . (click to continue)
Tacachia
Located in a steep valley area south of La Paz, this village is rather inaccessible to the city. EWB-MST is doing its assessment trip in August to look into building a foot bridge across the valley, which will provide access to the city for health issues and which will allow produce to be carried across to sell in La Paz… (click to continue)