Students Without Borders :: Calendar Fall 2006 NIGER Team Meetings Officer’s Meeting- Monday August 29^th, 2006 General Meetings – Wednesday September 6^th, 2006 Fundraising Meetings –TBA UPCOMING EVENTS: September 9^th/10^th , 2006 “A trial run”- SWB members will be constructing their first rope and washer pump at a nearby location in Dover, NH. Materials will be collected and a model pumping system will be installed. Rope and Washer Pump design notes Storage Tank design notes September 12^th, 2006 Student Activities fair on T-Hall lawn, 3-7pm PAST EVENTS: October 28^th, 2005- RAIN for the Sahel and Sahara is hosting “an evening of nomadic culture” where Tuareg nomads of West Africa will be present. Open invitation with a $50 donation recommended. Event starts at 6pm. Tom Haass Barn- 583 Bay Road, Durham NH. November 1^st, 2005- Join SWB for a benefit night at the FLATBREAD COMPANY. Support our efforts in the Southern Sahara Desert by eating pizza!!! For every flatbread sold, $3.50 will be donated to our organization. The Flatbread Company 138 Congress Street, Portsmouth NH. December 1^st, 2005- SWB invites the general public to attend a presentation on our current project in Niger. The group will explain plans for future trips and further details of the site assessment planned for January 2005. The event will be held on the UNH campus- room TBA December 3^rd, 2005- SILENT AUCTION and EMPTY BOWLS fundraiser. SWB has looked to local businesses and restaurants for their support. A silent auction will be held where the public can bid on donations such as artwork and gift certificates. The UNH art department has donated hand made bowls that will be filled with the soups of local restaurants. Come and enjoy! No admission fee. Event held at The South Church, Portsmouth NH 10am-5pm Want to learn what SWB is all about? Read our draft constitution (pdf format) or read the minutes from previous meetings.
The mission of Students Without Borders-UNH is to establish an organization that encourages, supports, and implements environmentally and economically sustainable technical projects in disadvantaged communities nationally and internationally, while developing globally responsible and knowledgeable students. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
This page last updated August 2006.

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SWB-UNH is a student-run organization at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. Our offices are located on the first floor of the of the Memorial Union Building (MUB).