2008年11月4日 星期二

Free CPD Seminar by "Engineers Without Borders"

Dear Fellow Engineers,

In my capacity as the Chairman of the charity group, Engineers Without Borders-Hong Kong (EWB), I would like to invite you to join a free training session co-organised between EWB and Oxfam Hong Kong this Friday (Nov 7, 2008). Oxfam-HK has invited a public health specialist from Oxfam-GB, Oxford to deliver the training in water, sanitation and public health emergency responses for disaster-stricken areas. This will be a topic of great interest to all engineers who may contemplate to offer help in disaster relief and reconstruction efforts for Sichuan or other regional projects. Participants will be entitled to two hours of CPD points. Please find further details below or through this link


The reconstruction effort in Sichuan has now begun in earnest. In conjunction with the Sichuan Academy of Social Science, EWB has recently completed a needs survey and reconstruction plan for a village in Qingchuan City, Sichuan. More projects are on the way. Please feel free to visit our website www.ewb.hk for updates. Up to now, 197 engineers and built environment professionals have joined our Register of Humanitarian Engineers & Professionals (HEP). If you are able to contribute to the Sichuan reconstruction effort, you are most welcome to join the HEP Register through the EWB website. Regular training sessions are organised for those in the HEP register so as to build up local capacity for future disaster-relief efforts.

You may also like to know that we have recently embarked on a local charity project for elderly home improvement. In collaboration with YWCA, our engineers and architects are providing technical advice to senior citizens who need help to improve their homes with government subsidies. A total of 158 families will benefit from the first phase of this scheme. More are being planned.

Should you like to learn more about the charitable work of EWB. please feel free to contact me or via info@ewb.hk.

Ir Albert Lai

Oxfam-HK and EWB-HK Joint Activity
Technical Seminar on Emergency Water, Sanitation and Public Health

Date:7th Nov 2008 (Friday)
Time:7:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue:Conference Room A, Oxfam HK,
17/F, China United Center, 28 Marble Road, North Point, Hong Kong
(North Point MTRC Entrance A4)


Programme Highlight:
- Concept of public health integration
- Water and sanitation technology options used in emergencies
- Water treatment options, water storage and distribution
- Tools, kits, standards and guidelines
- Challenges commonly faced by engineers in emergency situations

Target Audience:
- All HEP (Humanitarian engineers & Professional)and EWB members
- All engineers who are interested in this topic and share commitment to reduce suffering in the world, plans to participate in emergency relief project or to serve as a local support member.

Speaker
Daudi Bikaba
Daudi has worked in Oxfam GB for 14 years in both relief and rehabilitation programme. He has wide experience in water, sanitation and public health promotion in both humanitarian and development situations. He has been working on different projects and humanitarian responses in Africa and Asia. He is now a Public Health Engineering Adviser based in Humanitarian Department in Oxford

Enquiry:
This seminar is free of charge. Participants will be entitled to two hours of CPD points.The maximum number of participants is limited to 40 and application will be accepted on a first-come-first served basis. Successful applicant will be informed by telephone or e-mail.

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