Notre Dame Students Empowering through Engineering Development (ND SEED) was formed in February 2008 at the University of Notre Dame when six civil engineering students decided to combine their academic interests with service. By following the example of Continental Crossings, a group of students from the University of Iowa, ND SEED formed a partnership with the non-profit organization Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) and was able to empower a rural Honduran community by providing it with a footbridge.

The success of the first ND SEED team's project and its alignment with the University of Notre Dame and the College of Engineering mission statements, encouraged a second team, ND SEED 2010, to form in order to continue the tradition. This team is currently working on building a bridge for a community in Palquí, Guatemala. Like the first team, they are responsible for fundraising the cost of the project and for designing the bridge with the help of B2P and the faculty in the Civil Engineering department at the University of Notre Dame. They will be travelling to their site twice: first for a site inspection and then for construction of the bridge during the summer.

ND SEED provides students with an amazing opportunity to aid the developing world while utilizing their engineering knowledge, but it would not be possible without the help of sponsors. If you or your company is interested in donating to this amazing cause please click on the Support Us tab at the top of the page.