CATIS Partners

Ingenieros Sin Fronteras Mexico

ISF Mexico is the community host of this partnership. Their mission is to work with impoverished communities in both rural and urban zones to increase standards of living through the development of basic and environmental services that promote the sustainable development of those communities. In the development of these projects, ISF Mexico utilizes its network of professors, national and international students, communities and volunteers to promote ethical, environmental values and social solidarity. ISF Mexico envisions a country and world where everyone has access to basic services such as potable water, sanitation, solid waste management, homes and electricity provided with fairness, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

Centered in Tampico, Mexico at the University of Tamaulipas, ISF Mexico has created a two year plan to start 6 to 8 new ISF chapters at universities throughout the country. This Federation of Independent Chapters, while autonomous, will work together and leverage their resources to promote the shared mission and vision of ISF Mexico.

As the community host of the CATIS, ISF Mexico has the connections, experience and cultural competence to create a significant network of interconnected universities and communities to promote the construction of the CATIS – its programs and courses, as well as offer trainings in host communities throughout Mexico. ISF Mexico also brings expertise in numerous fields of engineering and sustainable development and will provide technical guidance throughout the construction of the CATIS, volunteer management and recruitment of university students throughout Mexico. In addition, ISF Mexico has the ability to create and offer courses at the CATIS site.

ISF Mexico's expertise will create courses and trainings relating to hydrology and water use and management, sustainable sanitation practices, river basin management and modeling, irrigation techniques, climate change (with its partner at Centro de Ciencias de Atmosofera in Mexico City), social sciences, legal systems with regards to natural resources, renewable energy and non-conventional water supply and sanitation.


Birambye International

Birambye International, a Colorado, USA based 501(c)(3), specializes in building economic enterprises to benefit disadvantaged communities and further true sustainable development. Birambye is composed of leading professional engineers, architects, and planners in sustainable development sectors of energy, water, sanitation, construction with local materials, and triple bottom line (3BL) metrics. These sustainable technologies are the heart of the enterprise, first designed and developed using local, indigenous skills and techniques, but then extended to the surrounding community through educational workshops and courses. All Birambye projects begin with extensive local community participatory planning and 3BL evaluation to ensure project outcomes meet the community’s needs and optimize local resources. Birambye’s goal is for all projects to create customized business plans that are economically self-sustaining following completion, through the creation of career pathways, local business markets, and micro-enterprises. Birambye International’s mission is to work in partnership with disadvantaged communities to ethically build economic engines that achieve a positive 3BL of economic self‐sufficiency, environmental stewardship, and social equity. Birambye provides expertise in appropriate technology, engineering, architecture, planning and other professional services, and integrates the unique capabilities and culture of each community into development projects.