About This Training
This short-course focuses on both the theory and practical methods of sustainable community-based development, in particular, strategies for enhancing trust, communication, and participation between EWB chapters and their partner communities. It consists of a two-day training session that can be held over a weekend. Chapters can decide whether to just include their members or invite nearby EWB student and professional chapters as well.
Through Colorado State University’s Department of Continuing Education we are able to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for those working toward the Professional Engineer (P.E.) exam for $50 extra. For more information please inquire to [email protected] or 970-237-3002 ext. 504.
This course will help you:
- Build stronger relationships with partner communities based on trust, solidarity and mutual accountability.
- Gain greater insight into the realities of people living in impoverished communities.
- Enhance clear and honest communication with communities.
- Promote better working relationships within your chapter.
- Learn and share experiences with other EWB chapters.
- More effectively manage the expectations of beneficiaries and donors.
We have provided training for the following EWB Chapters:
- UC Santa Barbara, CA
- University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
- Rutgers University
- Colorado Springs Professional Chapter
- Princeton University
- Hope College, MI.
- Colorado State University
- Montana State University
Here’s What Past Participants Have Said:
“The course was eye-opening as a platform for self-reflection as a group. It allowed me to learn more about the perspectives of my peers and understand, first-hand, the power of inter-group dialog.”
“I have learned important communication tools that will be useful in my future line of work (which directly involves facilitating discussions with indigenous groups)… Also, our EWB chapter was effectively strengthened through these interactions.”
“I feel like I am better able to understand our position in the community as a mediator and listener. I also feel like the participatory planning model is a great way of engaging what the community really wants and where our project fits into their vision for their village overall.”
“The overall process was good, but for my particular project, I got a lot of benefit from the the anecdotal examples from the facilitators own experiences. They helped me picture how we might better interact with the community for our project.”