Engineers Without Borders – USA

"I came across little girls who had to carry water back and forth to the village all day, so they couldn't go to school", Amadei says.

With the help of the local community, they installed a clean water system powered by a waterfall in the area for less than $15,000.

[2] It was from this experience that Dr. Amadei came to see that he could utilize professional and student engineers to improve the quality of life in other development projects around the world.

In 2010, EWB–USA received the Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology from the National Building Museum.

In a statement from the prize jury, by Art Gensler said, "This organization gives locals hope and talented engineering professionals the opportunity to share their knowledge with countries that can so greatly benefit from their efforts.