Bolivia

Help S&T Engineers Without Borders change lives in Bolivia

Posted by on March 17, 2025

A group from the Missouri S&T Engineers Without Borders design team has received approval to travel in late May to a community of 200 in Urkupiña, Bolivia. Currently, the community relies on purchasing unsanitary, bottled water from a nearby city as their main source of clean water. Students will drill a well and design a water distribution system for the community, providing easy access to fresh, clean water.

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Engineers Without Borders to visit South America for first time since pandemic

Posted by on May 4, 2023

Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders team will soon be on the move, traveling to both Bolivia and Ecuador this month.

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Gillis to lead Engineers Without Borders at S&T

Posted by on May 19, 2021

Dr. William Gillis III, assistant teaching professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, is now the primary advisor of the S&T student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

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Presentation to focus on technology in Bolivia

Posted by on August 30, 2018

Marco Antonio Ruiz Gutiérrez and Martin Mayori Machicao from Universidad Mayor de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia, will give a presentation titled “Technology in Bolivia: Current Innovations and Challenges” 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, in Turner Room of the Havener Center.

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