About INUG
Vision
The outward vision of INUG is of a world where all people have access to the knowledge and resources with which to meet their basic human needs and promote sustainable development in such areas as water supply and sanitation, food production and processing, housing and construction, energy, transportation and communication, income generation, and employment creation.
Fundamental to this vision is our conviction that each individual has the ability and the responsibility to make a positive impact in the world.
Mission statement
INUG is working towards achieving its vision by engaging with engineering students, professionals and industry as well as the broader community. INUG also co-operates with and supports already established aid organisations and supplies them with technological and scientific competence. One important part of our present activities is therefore to map and support already existing aid organisations and networks.
INUG shall
- Establish and support a network of individuals who share INUG's goals
- Facilitate contacts for all people who want to contribute to the transfer of technological and scientific knowledge to people in disadvantaged communities.
- Through development cooperation with partner organizations support people in developing countries or regions in their effort to improve their quality of life
- collaborate and have contact with other organisations with the same mission, both nationally and internationally
- apply for and administrate funds for financing (or partly financing) projects which are within the limits of the mission of the association
Organisation
Global network
Engineers Without Borders - International facilitates links and collaboration between humanitarian organizations that have emerged over the past 25 years or are emerging in various countries around the world. These organizations share a similar mission, which is to partner with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through education and implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while promoting new dimensions of experience for engineers, engineering students, and similarly motivated non-engineers. Engineers Without Borders International have 15 members including INUG.
National Organizations
Presently 42 national organizations spread over all continents have been identified using the name Engineers Without Borders.
INUG Sweden
INUG Sweden is the umbrella organization in Sweden with chapters in Stockholm, Uppsala, Lund, Linköping, Skövde, Borås and Göteborg. Main roles for INUG Sweden are to support chapter development and co-operation between chapters and networking. INUG Sweden organizes national membership meetings and takes part in developing funding applications.
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