Today is World Engineering Day!
On 4 March celebrate the engineers designing and delivering solutions alongside our community partners.
This World Engineering Day you can help deliver projects that bring clean water, sustainable infrastructure, and opportunity to those in need.
Our First Nations commitment
EWB's human-centred engineering movement aims to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not left behind.
Development
Harnessing the potential of engineering to create an equitable reality for the planet and its people
Through partnership and collaboration, we’ve focused on developing skills, knowledge and appropriate engineering solutions for almost two decades.
Education Programs
Redefining engineering pathways through real-world education and research programs, from Primary to PhD.
Training Programs
Developing a future-fit workforce for a sustainable society through immersive learning experiences.
Community Projects
Facilitating meaningful, sustainable change in-community through local partnerships.
Technology Development
Technology development anchored by our unique human-centred engineering ethos.
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Stories from the Field
See how our communities are creating lasting change together.
Utilising solar power for better coffee in off-grid Timor-Leste communities
Coffee is, in many ways, the lifeblood of Timor-Leste. It is the nation’s second-highest earning export – only oil earns more – and nearly 40% of households rely on it for some or all of their income. But the coffee industry in Timor-Leste is underdeveloped, bean...
The power of partnerships: unlocking access to clean water on Lama Lama Country
Partnerships are the foundation of our Engineering on Country (EoC) water program in Australia. Community expertise, financial support and pro-bono technical support are critical to the success of the program. Recently, our corporate partners and supporters have been...
Coming full circle: volunteer Meg Cummins returns to the project that started it all
When Meg Cummins first set foot in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as an Environmental Engineering Mentor with Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB), she was driven by a desire to create lasting change. Now, as she prepares to return to her role at Aurecon after a 12-month...
The latest from EWB Australia — Partnerships, governance and strategic direction
EWB Australia partners with First Nations Community for 2026 Challenge
EWB Australia Challenge First Nations engineering humanitarian engineering Australia Indigenous engineering education community-led design Aboriginal partnership engineering Cape York engineering projects Lama Lama Country place-based learning Engineering education...
EWB Australia launches 2025–2028 Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan
Over the past few years, EWB Australia has been developing deeper connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations. This is a great privilege and has provided the opportunity for our staff, partners and volunteers to listen and...
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