What's in my backyard?
A campaign to build community relationships and advance local infrastructure solutions
The
“What’s in My Backyard?” (WIMBY) campaign seeks to equip volunteers with professional non-technical skills and resources through an educational campaign, which includes
six online learning modules. Each episode builds on the previous and includes videos, guided discussion topics and activities, and supporting materials. In-person and remotely facilitated training sessions will be conducted as well. This training enables participants to create awareness of the CECorps program process and successfully identify and carry out local engineering and infrastructure projects.
The learning modules are:
- Episode 1: Learn About CECorps – Start here to gain an overall understanding of CECorps
- Episode 2: Volunteer With CECorps – Learn more about volunteering with CECorps and determine your volunteer readiness.
- Episode 3: Expand Your Awareness – Discover ways to be aware of how others live and celebrate their culture. Utilize resources to work collaboratively.
- Episode 4: Define Your Backyard – Determine where you would like to volunteer and learn how to connect with potential underserved communities in your area.
- Episode 5: Build New Relationships – Develop soft skills to build relationships with identified communities.
- Episode 6: Make It Official – Understand how to set up your team for success. Delve into the CECorps framework.
This is a great opportunity for Sections/Branches, Institute Chapters, Younger Member Groups, Student Chapters, and individual members to learn more about the CECorps process, gain skills to work successfully with underserved communities, and identify potential local projects.
Made possible with funding by the United Engineering Foundation.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Lend your technical expertise to communities – provide technical review of project deliverables
- Form or join a project team through your ASCE Section, Branch or Institute Chapter –
work with underserved communities on improvement projects
- Mentor student groups – guide university-based student chapters in the technical aspects of their community projects
The Spirit Lake community has many needs, and few resources available to meet those needs. By partnering with the Community Engineering Corps, we now have the knowledge and resources to make our dreams a reality."
Frank Black Cloud Spirit Lake community
Articles and more
To help you gain a better sense of how
CECorps works and helps others, please read the following articles:
ABOUT
In February 2014 ASCE launched the Community Engineering Corps (CECorps), an exciting alliance with
Engineers Without Borders USA and the
American Water Works Association (AWWA). CECorps harnesses the strengths and expertise of thousands of volunteers, from these three premier engineering organizations, by providing pro bono engineering services that address the infrastructure needs of underserved communities in the United States.
Mission
Community Engineering Corps brings underserved communities and volunteer engineers together to advance local infrastructure solutions.
Vision
All communities in the United States have the
infrastructure they need to thrive.
Questions
Please email
CECinfo@ewb-usa.org
