Essays about: "Engineers Without Borders"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Engineers Without Borders.

  1. 1. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Kristy San; Ida Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Asulma Centre; Conical Solar Cooker; Integrated Solar Cooking; Kenya; Solar Cooking; Asulma centre; konisk solugn; integrerad solmatlagning; Kenya; solmatlagning;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE

  3. 2. A techno-economical analysis of a solar PV system and a feasibility study for biogas production for cooking – A case study of the Tumaini Open School in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Martina Prpic Vucenov; Lovisa Magnusson Ericsson; [2023]
    Keywords : electricity demand; electricity services; electricity consumption; electricity load profile; micro off-grid standalone solar system; solar energy; solar optimisation; solar optimization; PV optimisation; battery optimisation; biogas; biogas plants in developing countries; clean cooking; Tabora; Tanzania; school; MFS; Minor Field Study; biofertiliser; biofertilizer; EWB-SWE; Engineers Without Boarders; SDG 3; SDG 7; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete är en fallstudie av Tumaini Open School för gravida studenter och studerande mödrar i Tabora, Tanzania. Genom den ideella organisationen Ingenjörer utan gränser Sverige genomförde författarna en Minor Field Study i Tanzania för att fastställa efterfrågade eltjänster, det resulterande elbehovet och den maximala dagliga effektkurvan för skolan vid fullskalig verksamhet. READ MORE

  4. 3. Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries : Enhancing Sustainability in Building Construction in Developing Countries

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Felicia Långström; Elin Wahlström; [2023]
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    Abstract : This master's thesis was conducted in collaboration with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and Tumaini Open School in Tabora, Tanzania. Tumaini Open School, located on the outskirts of Tabora, is a school under construction expected to host 450 students and to be completed by 2025. READ MORE

  5. 4. Between Volunteerism and Nonprofit Professionalization : Ethnographic Case Study of Skills-Based Volunteers at Engineers Without Borders Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Mariia Wolf; [2022]
    Keywords : Skills-based volunteering; Nonprofit professionalization; Boundary work; Engineers Without Borders Sweden.;

    Abstract : In recent decades numerous nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are undergoing the process of professionalization characterized by increased attention to efficiency, accountability, and the adoption of “business-like” tools and practices. At the same time, the majority of NPOs rely on volunteer labor. READ MORE

  6. 5. Designing a sustainable and cost-efficient energy system : a feasibility study at Rusape General Hospital in Zimbabwe

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Frida Andersson; Emma Ulfsparre; [2019]
    Keywords : solar power; energy storage; potential; renewable;

    Abstract : Zimbabwe suffers from power outages due to reduced electricity generation from the two main energy sources coal- and hydropower. Even though the electricity supply to the hospital are highly prioritized during these blackouts, the electricity is not enough to power them all. READ MORE