EWB-USA has four country offices: Nicaragua (opened in 2015), Guatemala (opened in 2016), Uganda (opened in 2019), and Ecuador (opened in 2019).
We are pleased to announce that the Uganda Country Office will be transitioning to our first Regional Office in the coming months. Given the success of the Uganda office in a short period of time, the growing interest by Chapters to take on work in the East Africa region, and the significant community needs in the area, we have the opportunity to deepen our impact and expand support to the entire East Africa region. The East Africa Regional Office will have responsibilities for project support work across the region, including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Malawi.
Our growing field operations demonstrate our commitment to constantly improve and scale our impact in communities. Findings from our impact analysis consistently show that a permanent local presence improves the quality, efficiency, sustainability and cost management of our projects.
EWB-USA country office staff provide invaluable assistance in helping to make connections with communities requesting our partnership and providing crucial cultural training about our partners. Relationship management will get better and better, and so will project outcomes. By increasing our reliance on our staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate and better quality needs assessments, closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance, and a much more cost-effective use of resources.
Nicaragua
We are currently partnering on 39 projects in Nicaragua, with 25 of those being water projects. The combined estimated reach of these projects is 21,350 beneficiaries. We anticipate growing requests to support water, sanitation and infrastructure projects, and we’re actively seeking opportunities to engage in projects that empower Nicaragua’s most underserved communities to meet their basic human needs. Follow projects’ progress and see updates from the field on our Facebook page.
For additional information on working with EWB-USA’s Nicaragua field operation, contact admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org.
Guatemala
EWB-USA currently works with communities on more than 100 projects in Guatemala, with a combined estimated reach of 393,500 beneficiaries. You can learn more about how our engineering projects are improving Guatemalan lives in the story of El Cantil, the recently completed vehicular bridge that brought safe passage to 13 Guatemalan communities. Follow the progress of our other projects on our Facebook page.
For additional information on working with EWB-USA’s Guatemala field operation, contact info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org.
Uganda
EWB-USA has been present in Uganda since 2005, with numerous programs and community partnerships. It was this blend of existing presence with high opportunity for a lasting impact through the provision of engineering expertise aimed at increasing local capacity long-term that EWB-USA chose to open its first Country Office on the African continent in Uganda in 2019.
EWB-USA currently works with communities on more than 32 projects in Uganda, with a combined estimated reach of 228,000 beneficiaries.
For additional information on working with EWB-USA’s Uganda field operation, contact info.uganda@ewb-usa.org and be sure to follow us on our Facebook page.
Ecuador
EWB-USA has supported communities in Ecuador since 2005, completing 33 projects, benefitting 18,871 beneficiaries since 2007. In 2020 we opened a Country Office in Ecuador, in partnership with Engineers in Action with a goal to start to develop more of a localized presence in Ecuador and eventually, on a regional basis in South America.
Currently EWB-USA supports 31 active projects in Ecuador. Project types are primarily water supply with a few structures and energy projects. These projects are estimated to benefit 14,857 people.
For additional information on working with EWB-USA’s Ecuador field operation, contact info.ecuador@ewb-usa.org. For information about our implementation partner – Engineers in Action please visit engineersinaction.org.