Many initiatives are currently blossoming across the region facilitating a stronger engagement of females in clean energy. Eng. Zainab Garashi, Founder & CEO, Engineers without Boarders- Kuwait presented EWB projects at Sustainable Energy Field: A Step towards Sustainable Communities - Workshop on the side of International Beirut Energy Forum on 25 September 2019.

1. The Women
Behind
EWB-KWT

2. Zainab Garashi ..
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering –
Kuwait University.
• Head of the computer section at one of the
control centers in the Ministry of Electricity and
Water.
• The youngest female board member in the
Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) in
2011(reelected in 2013-2015).
• An Executive Council Member of the World
Federation of Engineering Organizations(Vice
President).
• Chair of Young Engineers Future Leader
Committee.
• Founder and chair of Engineers without Borders
(EWB) - Kuwait.

3. ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

4. Engineers without Borders
• Mission:
EWB-KW applies sustainable engineering solutions to help
communities improve the quality of their lives by utilizing the
experiences and knowledge of our volunteers.
• Vision:
Our vision is a world where the community is self-sufficient
and everyone has access to their basic needs by applying
sustainable engineering solutions.

5. Awareness
Campaigns
Training
Human
Development
Programs
Sustainable
Projects
Projects

6. 2015 2019

7. Biogas System (Dasai) - India
EWB-KWT worked on a sanitation project to serve students
of a school in Dasai – India. Toilets have been connected
to a biogas unit that process human waste through
anaerobic digestion to produce natural gas that the
school uses for cooking purposes (methane).
2015

8. Biogas System (Dasai) - India
Number of Beneficial: 400 Students
2015

9. Solar System (Maal) - India
EWB team successfully installed a solar
power system utilized in lighting serving a
school for students of special needs.
2016

10. Solar System (Maal) - India
2016
Number of beneficiaries: 170 Students

11. The Challenge
2017
• A competition for university students and fresh
graduate engineers.
• The challenge was to design a sustainable
housing cabin for refugee families in Dadaab
Camps – Kenya.

12. The Challenge
2017
• The winning team:
Was a group of talented, hard working females.

13. The Challenge
2017
• The winning teams presented
their projects to UN Habitat, and
now are currently updating their
designs to better fit the
environment and culture and
are studying the opportunities of
implementing them

14. Al-Jabriya Walkway
2018
Al-Jabriya walkway has been
renovated by EWB-KWT volunteers
to serve community.
1) A full renovation of the walkway
was made using recycled and
reused materials.

15. Al-Jabriya Walkway
2018
2) Energy conservation study was applied in this project.
A. The use of solar photovoltaic cells to convert
day light directly to electricity.
B. To use the toys and cross fit devices in the
walkway to generate electrical energy which
then provides power to light the walkway at
night time.

16. Kids Programs
2018
EWB kids programs introduce kids to
engineering and innovation activities
focused on environment, energy and
sustainability.
visit made to Masdar city–Abu Dhabi
(one of the world’s most sustainable
urban communities).

17. Vocational Training (Reyhanli) - Turkey
2019
A training program in the field of
alternative energy applications and
computer programming were provided
by EWB volunteers to Syrian refugee
students.
Age: (12-15) and (16-18).
Duration: 2 weeks.
Location: Al- Salam School – Reyhanli.

18. Vocational Training (Reyhanli) - Turkey
2019
4 Volunteers participate
in this project, 2 of them
were women.
Number of beneficial:
98 Students

19. Energy Conservation Tips
2018
Promoting the idea of saving energy on local radio
station and social media by broadcasting quick tips to
guide people on the best ways to conserve energy
using simple, yet very effective solutions.

20. Engineers without Borders
Active female volunteers
Vs. Male volunteers:
155 out of 268
Male
Female
57.84%
42.16%

21. Engineering
Projects
Conferences &
Forums
Kids
Programs
EWB female volunteers in leadership positions

22. 2020 ?

23. “No one will believe
in you until you
believe in you.”
Robin Sharma