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Across the Asia-Pacific and working alongside First Nations communities, we’re providing the engineering solutions THEY tell us they need.
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Communities are leading change right now
We work alongside communities on the big problems: climate change, clean water to drink, safe toilets, stronger livelihoods. Sustainable solutions for every community. A world free from poverty.
Side by side. Built together. Owned by community.
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First Nations Australians
First Nations communities leading engineering on Country.
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Cambodia
Safer sanitation and inclusive design, community-led with local partners.
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Timor-Leste
Sustainable solutions, designed and driven by the communities who use them.
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Vanuatu
Resilient, accessible infrastructure, shaped by communities for the challenges already arriving.
Communities lead and drive the change they want to see.
These principles shape every project, in every community, in every country.
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Building skills Communities lead and drive the change they want to see.
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Everyone included Everyone has the right to be included and feel safe.
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Children kept safe Children have the right to feel safe, always.
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Caring for the planet Meeting needs today without compromising future generations.
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Built to last Impactful, collectively owned, financially sustainable initiatives.
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Wherever you are in your engineering journey. There’s a program that connects your skills to real impact — learning with communities, not just about them. Discover today
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Reconciliation · Partnerships
Going All In: Honouring our partnership with RMIT University during National Reconciliation Week
Reconciliation takes commitment, sustained action and lasting partnership. That conviction shapes our work with RMIT University.
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Media Release · Eng on Country
EWB calls on sector to close the remote water gap
More than 400 remote communities in Australia are still waiting for safe drinking water.
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Media Release · Eng on Country
EWB Australia establishes local government partnership model with Walgett Shire Council
A new Memorandum of Understanding establishes a First Nations Water Security Local Government Partnership, the first of its kind.
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How we spent our funds in 2024–25
Programs
79.8%
of our total expenditure went to our international and domestic programs.
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International programs
63.4%
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Domestic programs
16.4%
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Fundraising
8.5%
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Accountability and administration
11.7%