Lalibela group is becoming our expert group in earth use for building. The group is continuing the work on decreasing the indoor air pollution caused while cooking. In the houses of our partner community in Meskele Kristos. During the workshop they created mixtures with different ratios (clay, water, etc.) to build bricks. Later on, they…

Wind group worked at the workshop, towards creating a special pump-bike for Afak school pupils. The bike will be located at Afak school. The idea is that the school’s pupils will use, play and learn about energy production and transitions, what is renewable energy and many other subjects. All while having fun and even being…

Technion’s Center for Global Engineering hosted a social outreach workshop to promote synergy between the community’s needs and technology based projects. The main issues at the center of discussion were ways with which to meet the challenge of integrating both planning and engineering agendas into a community while bearing in mind the feedback provided by…

Yesterday Wind group visited Afak school students and staff. They held a workshop with the school kids regarding Global Warming and Green Energy and explored the location of the next project.  

Once in a while we wish to thank our volunteers and to create with them an evening for them. This is a chance for them to get to know volunteers from other groups, hear about them, the projects and partnership. But mostly, a chance to have fun and make new friends! If you ask us,…

Lalibela group has taken another step towards improving the health conditions of the community in Meskele Kristos, Ethiopia The group built a prototype of their improved stoves design. It is planned to replace the traditional, open fire, way of cooking and decrease the particles and gases pollution in the community’s households.

Last week Neve Paz group had two exposure events in the neighborhood. We met with the residents at the Beit Magantsa Community Center and at Gabrieli School and asked them what they would like to see added to the neighborhood and where We were glad to see the willingness and cooperation of the community. We…

Last weekend Lalibela group took part in a mud construction workshop in the Ramon Eco Center in Mitzpe Ramon. The group works on finding the most appropriate stoves for Meskele Kristos community in Ethiopia. Hopefully those stoves will reduce significantly the pollution emitted by the traditional stoves and improve the health condition of the community…

As part of our goal to empower EwB’s volunteers and chapter’s leadership. Last weekend, we held a group’s leaders seminar with the participation of the Technion and the Ben Gurion chapters. During the seminar, group leaders learned and exchanged ideas on how to promote the groups partnerships and projects and initiate a real change within…

Negev group is still moving forward! On the recent trip to the community of Abu Ashiba in the Negev, the group worked hard on improving the heating system at the kindergarten while establishing a local youth group as local representatives and future engineers! We are working together with them- in order to maintain and improve…