Sophia's awakening, a story of rural women empowerment through engineering
"This was my presentation, like a story. I am going to tell you a story that is a real fact and that has as its protagonist a lady who uses engineering to achieve a dream ".
The dream referred to by Alfonso González, the president of the World Council of Engineers, takes place in Mexico and is part of a project that shows that engineering helps improve the quality of life of indigenous women.
Alfonso González presented this project during an event dedicated to the empowerment of rural women in the field of engineering within the framework of the Commission on the Status of Women.
https://news.un.org/es/audio/2018/04/1430081 - Audiocast in Spanish
The story of Sophia can be fully read here [+]
On Wednesday, February 28th, the awarding ceremony of the first edition of Manuel Lorenzo Pardo’s Awards on Water Management best practices was held. On a biennial basis, the Association of Civil Engineers awards people, organizations and institutions regarding water which stand out for their best practice in the integrated water resource management model.
The Declaration of Madrid which was signed on early March on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of WFEO hosted by Instituto de Ingeniería de España organized jointly with Spanish Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos and its twin association, Asociación de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos.
The President of the World Council of Civil Engineers, D. Alfonso Alberto González Fernández, and the President of the Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos D. Juan A. Santamera Sánchez are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the publication "Water and economy" from WCCE’s Water Monographies Series to be held at Colegio’s premises - Calle Almagro 42, 28010 Madrid on February 28 at 18:00h.