Context: The EWB challenge offers projects in a number or areas that have been identified as key areas for improving the well being of people in Suco Holarua in the Manufahi district or Timor-Leste.To provide effective solutions for problems in these areas ,it is important for engineers to understand the history and the culture of the people they are working with.In Particular it is important to understand the injustices that external (and internal) agents may have caused in the past,so that these mistakes are not repeated in the future .It is also important to identify possible negative social consequences of implementing an EWB design into these communities .
The Task: Write 1500 word analytical essay about one or more social justice issues associated with at least one of the projects topics in the 2019 EWB Challenge in Suco Holarua in the Manufahi district of Timor-Leste.
Imagine that you are working for a small engineering team which has been assigned to an engineering project in Socu Holarua, and have been tasked by your manager with writing the briefing documents on the social and cultural environment for the team.What does the team need to understand about Socu Holarua before work can begin?
Your essay should provide the background understanding of at least one relevant social justice issue needed by a team of engineers considering working in the Manufahi region.
Make sure your analytical essay demonstrates a link between one or more social justice issues and at least one of the challenge projects.Note that the essay should focus specifically on issues related t the project area and Suco Holarua in the Manufahi district on Timor-Leste, although you can introduce materials of a more general nature about the history , environment and culture of Timor-Leste.Your essay should support you claim with relevant explanations and examples taken from suitable academic reference sources provided by EWB.
