In 2010 EWB-UK supported the following projects. Click on the link to read more about them.

12 month Placements:

Partner: SIBAT - Sibol ng Agham at Teknolohiya - Philippines.
Title: Community-based renewable energy systems.
Outline: One 12 month placement with SIBAT, a Filipino non-governmental organisation developing and installing community-based renewable energy systems, including micro-hydro systems, solar PV water pumps and wind turbines.

 6 month Placements:

Partner: GVEP - Global Village Energy Partnership - Kenya.
Title: Developing Energy Enterprises Project, East Africa.
Outline: One 6 month placement supporting GVEP International’s project to increase the availability and quality of energy products and services in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda through the development of micro and small energy enterprises.

Partner: LIRE - Lao Institute for Renewable Energy - Laos PDR.
Title: Research into Rural Energy and Water.
Outline: One 6 month placement which encompasses rural bio-fuel generation, gasification of crop residues, software development for hybrid electricity grids, and development of rural water purification systems. The project will also involve collaboration with a local renewable energy provider, Sunlabob.

Partner: PiD - Partners in Development - South Africa.
Title: Sustaining rope and washer pumps.
Outline: "Improving the sustainability and reliability of family-centred water supply in the remote parts of Maputaland, South Africa. Manage and evaluate a shallow well rope pump project, upgrade current pump design where necessary. Potential additional work on other projects.

Partner: PRODECI - Ecuador.
Title: Assistance in the Design and Construction of Built Infrastructure and/or Clean Water Supply Projects in rural Communities of Northern Ecuador.
Outline: Providing engineering assistance for the delivery of clean water supply projects, in sub-tropical rural communities of Imbabura Province, Northern Ecuador.

Partner: RUCHI - Rural Centre for Human Interests - India.
Title: Bandh Model Rainwater Village.
Outline: Improve access to water and basic hygiene facilities by helping to design and construct rainwater tanks to provide safe clean water for the rural community.

Partner: Shelter Centre - Switzerland.
Title: Resources research and dissemination.
Outline: Two 6 month placements working with Shelter Centre assisting on one of a number of projects.

3 month Placements:

 Partner: Aptivate - UK.
Title: Software development; web technologies development; research and information dissemination.
Outline: Work on power, bandwidth or data projects; to help network operators and ICT users make the most of their limited resources in less-developed countries.

Partner: ARTI - Appropriate Rural Technology Institute - India.
Title: Rural energy production from biogas.
Outline: Technology transfer for income generation and quality of life amongst rural communities, with a focus on sustainability. Research & development to investigate the effectiveness of biogas and/or steam based electricity generating systems.

Partner: Energy Forum - Sri Lanka.
Title: Improve effciency of electrical power generators.
Outline: Help improve the efficiency of electrical power generators (biogas or petrol/kerosene) used to power cooking appliances in off-grid villages in Sri Lanka.

Partner: Energy Forum - Sri Lanka.
Title: Introducing bio-mass digesters.
Outline: Help supply urban communities in Sri Lanka with a source of cheaper and less polluting cooking fuel through the introduction of digesters to convert bio-mass to bio-fuel.

Partner: KOBE - Kenya.
Title: Improvements to the mass production of stabilised soil blocks
Outline: Working with a non-profit technology transfer organisation to develop and test a system for mass production of stabilised soil blocks.

Partner: MSABI - Tanzania.
Title: Survey and suggest improvement to rope and washer pump installation.
Outline: Conducting a survey of existing rope pump installations. The survey will include the different models and design of rope pump used by the community. Once the survey is complete the volunteers will identify areas of improvement where applicable.

Partner: RASD - Rural Agency for Sustainable Development - Uganda.
Title: Assessment of coffee farmers’ productivity and potential to improve agricultural output and value of product in the Mukono District.
Outline: Assessment of coffee farmers’ productivity and potential for improvements to agricultural output, including a feasibility study into export opportunities and establishment of a demonstration plot for sustainable coffee productionoutput through a feasibility study into export opportunities and establishment of a demonstration plot for sustainable coffee production.

Partner: REDES - El Salvador.
Project title: Investigation into housing and sanitation in rural communities of El Salvador.
Outline: Two 3 month placements working with a small organsation, to carry out surveys, assessments and then make recommendations on housing, sanitation and social projects in rural communities in El Salvador.

Partner: RUCHI - Rural Centre for Human Interests - India.
Title: Bandh Sewage and Sanitation Plan.
Outline: Help develop a sewage and sanitation strategic plan for the town of Baddi Sandholi, addressing the issues of excess surface water, lack of public toilets, blockages from waste disposal and flooding.

Partner: SELCO - India.
Title: Food dehydrator anti Paddy de-husking tool.
Outline: Working with a social enterprise to research, develop and trial a prototype food dehydrator and Paddy de-husking tool. The project partner was a 2007 winner of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.

Partner: Shelter Associates - India.
Title: GIS analysis of Slums.
Outline: Consolidation of survey and mapping data for slum areas in the cities of Maharashtra. The data is used to help provide government slum development plans (housing, sanitation etc) with baseline information.

Partner: Shelter Associates - India.
Title: Integrating GIS data into website.
Outline: Integration of survey and mapping data for slum areas in the cities of Maharashtra onto the Shelter Associates website through the use of Google Earth.