GLOBAL

History & Purpose

After a short-term trip to an island in the Pacific in 1981, God gave a structural engineer a vision to involve design professionals in ministry to people in need. This vision became EMI.

EMI USA was incorporated in May of 1982. The first design professional joined as full-time staff in 1984. The first satellite office (EMI India) was established in 1998 to better accomplish EMI’s mission and vision. As EMI’s staff and locations grew over the years, the leadership of EMI recognized the need for a support team to keep EMI’s global efforts unified and in-focus.

Established in 2013, EMI Global is anchored by the CEO of EMI and the COO of EMI, and exists to empower, advise, and give direction to EMI worldwide in order to carry out the vision and mission of the ministry.

EMI Around the World in 2018

87

Projects

29

Countries

55,983

Volunteer Hours

11

Staff Teams

586

years invested by current staff

1500+

total design projects completed since 1981

150

staff members

214

staff family members

182

volunteers invested over 1700 days

85

interns invested over 296 months

28

Civil Engineers

26

Electrical, Structural, & Other Engineers

22

Construction Management

36

Architects

3

Surveyors

4

Graphic Designers

31

Admin, Finance, IT & HR Support

Data from 2018. The Fuller Projection Map design is a trademark of the Buckminster Fuller Institute. ©1938, 1967 & 1992. All rights reserved, www.bfi.org.