Friday, May 02, 2024, 3:00 p.m.Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian HübnerTU Ilmenau
Engineers without borders: Development cooperation - Building together at eye level
The non-governmental organization Ingenieure-ohne-Grenzen e.V. has been dedicated to global development cooperation for over 20 years as part of the international Engineers-Without-Borders network. Using the example of the specific development projects of the Ilmenau regional group, the essential building blocks for successful implementation of cooperation are presented and the complex interrelationships between domestic and international work are highlighted. For example, a central concern of the association is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all people. Health, nutrition and also educational and development opportunities depend crucially on a reliable water supply. For this reason, many of the projects fall into precisely this area. Together with local partner organizations and in close cooperation with local people, cisterns, wells, spring catchments, water pipes, field irrigation systems and sanitary facilities are built and water disinfection systems are developed. One current project is the construction of a photovoltaic system in a school center. The project was launched in February 2022 and is now in the final stages of implementation.
At the end of 2014, the Repariertreff was launched in Ilmenau, which aims to make everyday objects functional again instead of throwing them away.
All of these projects are planned and implemented by volunteers.
Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Hübner is a consultant to the Vice President for Studies and Teaching at TU Ilmenau and deputy. Contact person for the Ilmenau regional group of Ingenieure ohne Grenzen e. V.
