CHILDREN’S BOOK
We are working on compiling and publishing a two-part E-book for young children in America. Part I encompasses the daily life of a child in the Kenyan villages we partner with. In part II, we share the multifaceted importance of water that has motivated our international team’s efforts through a short story about a lion’s journey through Tinet. We believe that the book can increase the exposure that children in the US have towards what life is like in Kenya, while also raising awareness about the importance of water.
Why: Importance of this Project
Our team believes that it is important to work with younger generations to encourage them and equip them with the necessary tools to make a positive and lasting impact in the future.
Currently: Where We Are Now
Boston University’s Art Club is very generously lending us some of their artistic expertise by drawing some illustrations for our book. Some members of EWB have also contributed their drawings as led by our lead illustrator Khalid Ishaak. We are in the final stages of illustrating and hope to format the book soon. Finally, we have also teamed up with a local writing and publishing coach to help us self-publish on Amazon in multiple formats.
Main Character Sketch (Lengo the Lion) 
Character Sketch (Kaa the Crab) 
Setting Page
OUTREACH PROJECT
Why: Importance of this Project
Our domestic outreach project goals this year are to increase young students’ interest in STEM, raise awareness of opportunities in the field, and encourage students to pursue a career in STEM — all of which we hope will lead them to join their local EWB in the future.
How: The Process
Our chapter has reached out to local communities in the Boston area and around Massachusetts. We plan on partnering with middle schools and high schools to host an interactive workshop to introduce students to engineering concepts that are not often seen in a traditional classroom setting. We will also be hosting a few college Q&A style sessions to address any questions or concerns the students may have regarding entering the STEM field.
Currently: Where We Are Now
We have a hosted a couple of workshops in different middle schools in the Boston area. We received a lot of positive reviews from teachers as well as from students. The interactive building tasks were extremely fun as students could come up with all kinds of ideas as well as try themselves in STEM related task. We hope we will be keeping in touch and coming back to schools more and more!
