EMI’s Mission
To glorify God by offering hope to the
spiritually and physically poor.
Vision
To mobilize design professionals to minister to the
less fortunate in developing nations – we proclaim
the Gospel of Jesus as we help others change their
world – through the development of hospitals,
schools, orphanages, bridges, water supplies,
electricity and more. Our commitment is to enrich
the lives of those who give and those who receive.
Core Approach
Mobilizing technical professionals on short term trips
to design Christian development projects for the
poor.
www.emiworld.org
Background
- Founded in 1982
- 50+ staff
- 20+ interns
- 250+ design professionals
volunteer annually
- Network of 5,500+ design
professionals
Offices
Sending Offices
- eMi Colorado (1982)
- eMi C Canada (2003)
- eMi UK United Kingdom (2008)
Field Offices
- eMi2 India (1998)
- eMi AL Costa Rica (2001)
- eMi EA Uganda (2003)
Project Approach
- Serve indigenous and foreign
ministries who are helping the poor
and sharing the good news of Jesus
- Mobilize technical professionals to
design ministries' development
projects when no local design
resource is available, affordable or
trustworthy
- Design small to large scope projects
including schools, hospitals,
orphanages, bridges, water systems
and more
Project Approach
- EMI team of 5 to 10 design professionals
spends 1 to 2 weeks at project site
initiating design effort: surveying,
architecture design, engineering research
- Ministry is responsible for hosting EMI
design team in country, fund-raising and
construction
- Team takes 3 to 6 months after site visit
finalizing design for fundraising and
construction
- Establish long-lasting relationships and
send more teams to design future phases
Project Statistics
- 700+ designed development projects
- 85 countries / territories
- Average team size: 8
- $US 80,000 worth of design services
mobilized per project by EMI. Total of
$US 5,000,000 mobilized in 2007
- Costs EMI $US 8,000 cash to mobilize
$US 80,000 of services per project
A 1000% return on investment!
Project Services
- Surveying
- Building design
- Master planning
- Infrastructure design
- Construction management
- Disaster response
Surveying
- Primarily topographic
surveying for master planning
- Some boundary surveying
- Instruments vary from
protractor and string to robotic
total station
"Do not move your neighbor's boundary stone set up by your
predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the LORD your
God is giving you to possess."
Deuteronomy 19:14
Building Design
Goal is to design buildings that are a
step or two more:
- Functional - better use of space
- Safe - redundant, resist earthquakes
and wind
- Cost-effective - better use of
materials than typical buildings,
while still being culturally
appropriate and sustainable
2 or 3 buildings designed during a
typical project trip
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down
and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?"
Luke 14:28
Master Planning
- Show how buildings, roads,
infrastructure and recreation can
best fit on the site
- Show how site can be developed
over years
- Focus on Phase 1, later phases
may change with the scope of a
ministry
- Take time to understand the vision
God has given the ministry
"All this I have in writing from the hand of the LORD upon me, and he
gave me understanding in all the details of the plan."
I Chronicles 28:19
Infrastructure
Sometimes overlooked, but vitally important:
- Water systems
- Wastewater disposal systems
- Electrical systems
- Dams, bridges and roads
- Agriculture and irrigation
Challenge is to keep it simple - so it can be
maintained and repaired
"Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve
yourself. As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and
when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement."
Deuteronomy 23:12-13
Case Study
St. Luke’s Society AIDS Clinic
Kampala, Uganda
PROBLEM:
A ministry assisting people with various
health issues including AIDS was operating
out of a half-size shipping container and
metal shack.
SOLUTION:
EMI designed a simple building with a few
offices, treatment room, training room, lab,
and bathrooms. The waiting room is a large,
covered porch. While protected from the rain
and sun, the open area catches the pleasant
afternoon breezes.
Case Study
St. Luke’s Society AIDS Clinic
Kampala, Uganda
RESULTS:
A new 2,000 square foot clinic building allows
the ministry to treat more patients and share
Christ with them. The clinic director, Rebecca
told EMI how much the new clinic improved
their ministry. She could hardly contain
herself due to the great joy in her heart:
“It’s wonderful! We will finally have a
place to train our workers, a place to
immunize children, and a place to help
people with all of their health needs.”
- Rebecca, clinic director
EMI’s Impact
- Better facilities for the poor
- Improved sanitation/public health
- Expanded outreach for the gospel
- Volunteers' and interns' lives are
changed though service to the
world's poor
"There are not sufficient words. Not only do we have this wonderful
document and brochure to present to donors, but we also have hope
and plans for the organization's future."
Beth Rosen - Bushikori Christian Center
Uganda, April 2008
Volunteers
- Use their technical skills to help the poor
- Serve on 1- to 2-week project trips
- Pay or raise funds for their travel costs
- Have 0-50 years of experience
- Have direct ministry opportunities
- A vacation with a purpose
"...if you combine Survivor, The Amazing Race, church camp, and work
in a blender and mix it up... that is a snippet of what my two weeks in
Egypt were like!!!"
Brent A. Baker - EMI Landscape Architect Trip Volunteer
Roundrock, Texas, Fall 2007
Interns
- Over 20 interns from many nationalities
serving in offices worldwide
- College students & recent college graduates
- Serve 3 to 6 months per internship
- Raise own support & travel cost ($5,000$7,000)
- Travel on short-term project trip & return to
work in respective office
"I still look back at my experience EMI as one of the only things I've
done in life that I could return to, and invest myself completely in--and
that gives me some reassurance, regardless of whatever I end up doing
next."
Steve Mah - University of Toronto, Civil Engineering
Colorado Springs Office, Summer 2006
Disaster Response
EMI has served after disasters in Saipan, Turkey,
Afghanistan, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Peru,
Pakistan, Mozambique, and other places.
- Formal program began in 2006
- Two-pronged approach:
1) Build formal partnerships with relief ministries
2) Identify, train, and equip volunteer responders
GOAL: Mobilize disaster response teams on short
notice (within one week or less)
Construction Management
EMI mobilizing Construction Management
personnel to assist Christian Ministries with
facility construction projects in developing
countries. These individuals would primarily
serve on projects that eMi has designed, and
would ensure that the designs are followed,
and/or modified appropriately.
EMI Services:
- Field Observations and Inspections
- Labor Superintendent
- Project Manager
EMI needs qualified engineers, architects,
superintendents, and project managers who are
willing to live overseas for 6 months to 2 years.
Get Involved
- Volunteer on an EMI project trip
- Intern with an EMI office locally
or abroad
- Support EMI financially
• Join EMI's Association of Christian
Design Professionals (ACDP)
• Project Sponsorship - underwrite
the cost of an EMI project design
www.emiworld.org
eMi
1. Sub-Saharan Africa
2. Middle East & North Africa
3. South Asia
4. Pacific & Southeast Asia
5. East Asia
World Zones
6. Russia & Central Asia
7. Europe
8. Central America & Caribbean
9. South America
10. North America
eMi
Sending Offices
World Offices
Field Offices
- eMi Colorado, USA
- eMi2 India
- eMi C Canada
- eMi AL Costa Rica
- eMi UK United Kingdom
- eMi EA Uganda
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo (Democratic
Republic of the), Congo (Republic of the), Core d’Ivoire, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,
Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Number of Countries : 36
Total Population : 681,195,700
Evangelical Population : 138,879,496
ZONE 1
Percent Evangelical : 20.39%
(+.20% change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.476
(-.021 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 176
EMI Office : Kampala, Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Zones
- East Africa
eMi EA
Office Location:
Kampala, Uganda
- West Africa
- Central Africa
- Southern Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti,
Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq,
Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen
Middle East & North Africa
Number of Countries/Territories : 35
Total Population : 581,997,424
Evangelical Population : 8,165,752
ZONE 2
Percent Evangelical : 1.40%
(+.35 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.678
(+.079 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 40
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South Asia
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka
South Asia
Number of Countries : 8
Total Population : 1,550,982,000
Evangelical Population : 24,904,211
ZONE 3
Percent Evangelical : 1.61%
(-.17 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.603
(+.049 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 154
EMI Office : Mussoorie, India
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Pacific & Southeast Asia
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia,
Japan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Laos, Malaysia, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Now Zealand, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon
Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
Vietnam
Pacific & Southeast Asia
Number of Countries : 27
Total Population : 757,534,303
Evangelical Population : 41,479,544
ZONE 4
Percent Evangelical : 5.48% (+.13)
(+.13 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.801 (+.049)
(+.049 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 43
Pacific & Southeast Asia
Sub-Zones
- Possible Sending Locations
Australia, New Zealand,
South Korea & Japan
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East Asia
China, Korea (North), Mongolia
East Asia
Number of Countries : 3
Total Population : 1,349,836,000
Evangelical Population : 79,775,015
ZONE 5
Percent Evangelical : 5.91%
(+.01 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.777
(+.085 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 10
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Russia & Central Asia
Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Russia & Central Asia
Number of Countries : 10
Total Population : 265,269,140
Evangelical Population : 2,908,858
ZONE 6
Percent Evangelical : 1.10%
(+.35 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.781
(+.029 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 15
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Europe
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova,
Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Europe
Number of Countries/Territories : 43
Total Population : 538,214,889
Evangelical Population : 14,884,773
ZONE 7
Percent Evangelical : 2.77%
(+.05 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.922
(+.053 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 3
EMI Office : United Kingdom
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Central America & Caribbean
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts & Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad &
Tobago
Central America & the Caribbean
Number of Countries/Territories : 22
Total Population : 187,436,000
Evangelical Population : 21,170,191
ZONE 8
Percent Evangelical : 11.29%
(+.05 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.789
(+.066 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 263
EMI Office : Atenas, Costa Rica
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South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
South America
Number of Countries : 12
Total Population : 377,961,424
Evangelical Population : 45,787,053
ZONE 9
Percent Evangelical : 12.11%
(+.01 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.803
(+.043 change since 2004)
EMI Projects in Zone : 32
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North America
Canada, Greenland, United States
North America
Number of Countries/Territories : 3
Total Population : 337,205,995
Evangelical Population : 102,359,753
ZONE 10
Percent Evangelical : 30.36%
(+.05 % change since 2004)
Human Development Index : 0.952
(+.022 change since 2004)
EMI Offices : Colorado Springs, USA
Calgary, Canada
Total Population : 6,627,632,875
Evangelical Population : 480,314,645
Percent Evangelical : 7.25%
Human Development Index : 0.722
EMI Projects : 700+
Worldwide
Zone Comparison
HDI
% Ev.
Population
# Proj.
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.476
20.39
681,195,700
176
South Asia
0.603
1.61
1,550,982,000
154
Middle East & North Africa
0.678
1.40
581,997,424
40
East Asia
0.777
5.91
1,349,836,000
10
Russia & Central Asia
0.781
1.10
265,269,140
15
Cent.America & Caribbean
0.789
11.29
187,436,000
263
Pacific & Southeast Asia
0.801
5.48
757,534,303
43
South America
0.803
12.11
377,961,424
32
Europe
0.922
2.77
538,214,889
3
North America
0.952
30.36
337,205,995
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6,627,632,875
736
0.722
7.25