The first chapter includes started in 2011 at under the support and supervision of the Faculty of Engineering at Notre Dame University – Louaize main campus in Zouk Mosbeh.
Targeting the poorest regions of the country, the project identifies underdeveloped families with good potential but no financial or technical abilities, to help them develop an additional riskless source of income.
[8][9] From March 3 to 6, 2010, EWB-Lebanon, represented by its founder and acting president, Nader Hajj Shehadeh, made the first appearance within the EWB-International Network in the Second Annual Meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Region at EWB held in Larnaca, Cyprus, under the title "Sustainable Engineering in the Eastern Mediterranean".
[2] EWB- Lebanon Team developed a multi-purpose bicycle kit that is used for cycling, water pumping, and electricity generation.
The model is built using an old mountain bike plugged into a frame with a 0.5 hp centrifugal pump attached to the flywheel of the back tire through a metallic chain.