HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING
What is humanitarian engineering?
Humanitarian Engineering uses principles of civil and environmental engineering combined with global policy to provide sustainable solutions for developing communities around the globe. Humanitarian engineering is needed both domestically in the United States and in international locations after natural disasters, wars, and climate crises strike communities. The ultimate goal of this field is to increase resilience and create a strong and sustainable future for every group of people across the globe.
Women in humanitarian engineering?
Alice Laugher currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of a humanitarian engineering organization known as CTG (Committed to Good). She has spearheaded resilience efforts in Iran and Afghanistan, helping to rebuild communities and advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Today, CTG has projects across the globe focusing on clean water, food security, removing gender based violence, and engineering better communities.
What do humanitarian engineers do?
Humanitarian engineers work with local communities to design and construct culturally and environmentally sustainable solutions to increase their physical and economic capacity. Humanitarian engineers also navigate international aid policy, varying work standards across borders, and working in multidisciplinary teams. Engineers in this field are often helping communities receive clean drinking water, assisting in developments in humanitarian aid deployment, or detecting hazards left after wars or disasters.
