Engineers Without Borders - IIT Student Chapter

Projects
EWB-IIT has two project approved.

Pignon, Haiti
High School Photovoltaic Electrical System
Adam Nizich and Kat Weissman of EWB-IIT traveled to Pignon, Haiti January 11-16,
2008 to establish a partnership among EWB-IIT, Haiti Outreach, and the Pignon High
School. They met with three high school officials to determine their electrical needs and
examined preecisting photovoltaic systems in Pignon.


La Victoire, Haiti
Sustainable Water Supply & Distribution System
The design and implementation of a sustainable water supply and distribution system for
the rural town of La Victoire, Haiti. This project entails further surveying of existing
defunct system, establishing a water committee, and the design and implementation of a
sustainable water supply and distribution system. The ultimate success of the project will
be monitored by the local NGO Haiti Outreach which is currently working on a similar water
system a town over in Pignon. Like Pignon’s proposed design, this water system will initially
contain water kiosks where potable water will be sold at a price calculated to maintain and
expand they system; ultimately expanding to metered private connections. The system
will be designed to WHO standards and be sized appropriately to meet the demand for
the next 20 years.