Our Work
EiF Grants: Information Access in Developing Countries (Merged in 2016 with Enhancing Communication program area)
2016
Islamic University College, Ghana, Accra, Ghana
$19,334
Contact: Safianu Omar, +233 268 138326,
library@iug.edu.gh; www.iug.edu.gh
Digitization of tattered and old materials, enhancement of faculty repository system and acquisition of e-books and computer systems for the engineering library
2015
Engineers Without Borders - South Africa, Johannesburg
$25,000
Contact: - Wiebke Toussaint,
wiebke@ewbsa.org; www.ewbsa.org
Development of the Project Roots Platform, a web portal designed to centralize knowledge about engineering projects and improve resource sharing for engineering students and professional engineers
Engineers Without Borders - UCLA, Los Angeles
$5,000
Contact: Kyla Wilson, 760-855-2552, kmwilson@ucla.edu
Education program to train the community in sustainability efforts in the design of schoolhouse project in Nicaragua
WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance African Women), Wylie TX
$24,480
Contact: Unoma Okorafor, 979-574-3453, unoma@waawfoundation.org
Support for residential camps in Nigeria & Kenya for 50 senior secondary school girls to promote hands-on STEM learning
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WAAW Foundation photos
WAAW Foundation STEM Camp
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
$24,544
Contact: Karen Kashmanian Oates, 508-831-4677, koates@wpi.edu
Development of a role-playing classroom simulation that introduces students to an engineering problem based in Morocco that requires high levels of interpersonal and communications skills
2014
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
$20,200
Contact: Rosie Nasser, +961-1-350000 Ext. 2975, rn14@aub.edu.lb
Assessing the effectiveness of utilizing cooperative learning and online collaboration tools on enhancing engineering students' communication skills
Kid's Hope School, Jipal, Nigeria
$12,988
Contact: Katniyon Henry David, kidshopeschool@yahoo.com
Mentoring program to recruit young rural girls into engineering technology and science courses
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
$25,000
Contact: Amir Behzadan, 407-823-2480, amir.behzadan@ucf.edu
Partnership with universities in Brazil and China to launch a "Women in Construction" camp
MORE: Women in Construction Workshop: Outreach to Female Students from Developing Countries
Youth for Technology Foundation, Louisville, KY
$20,280
Contact: Njideka Harry, www.youthfortechnology.org
GirlsHub: an engineering/prototype space for 400 marginalized girls in Kenya to increase the visibility of engineering as a viable career
2013
LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas, Cambridge, MA
$24,670
Contact: Anjelica Natera, 617-495-5255, angelica_natera@harvard.edu
Design and launch an online professional development platform focused on effective teaching and learning in the STEM fields in Central America
Millenium Youth Initiatives, Centre Univ de Kananga, RDC Congo
$15,000
Contact: Mwamba Boniface, safarimwamini@hotmail.com
Enrichment program for women in science, engineering technology and mathematics in Congolese universities
Woord en Daad, The Netherlands
$25,000
Contact: Wim Hasselman, w.hasselman@woordendaad.nl
Material support (books, hardware and software) for the engineering library at Hope University College in Ethiopia
