Russell Pink - Co-ordinator -

  Engineering for Africa is a new organisation that has been setup with the interests of gap year students in mind. We are based in West Wales and are ex-students of Lampeter Comprehensive School. When we came to taking our Gap Years, we wanted to do something different that would make a lasting difference beyond our own participation, and E4A is the result of this.

  We are an entirely non-profit organisation and our main aim is to aid people both at home and overseas. We offer students who have an interest in Engineering the opportunity to travel to Africa and work with both locals and experienced engineers. Through the process of skills-sharing, students will be able to learn new skills as well as improve their own. This will especially benefit those who are choosing a degree or a future career in engineering.

  For each expedition we go on, we hope to take a group of between 7 - 10 participants, as well as an experienced engineer based here in Britain. Africa is our main area of work, and we have established a range of in-country contacts across the continent, however if projects are successful here then we hope to branch out to Asia or Central America in the future.

  The experience you will gain from these expeditions will be invaluable to any degree or career you should choose, whilst at the same time, you'll be able to really help people who need it.