Bringing Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives into STEM
Chelsea Hayward, supported by the 2017 MECCA M-Power scholarship, travelled to the Torres Strait Islands with a group of volunteers to pilot some new School Outreach resources. “Streaks of yellow and orange fill the sky as the sun sinks below the ocean horizon –...
How do we stop turning our environment into an open sewer?
Stephanie Hamel, WASH Program Manager in Vanuatu with EWB Australia and EWB New Zealand, shares her reflections on sanitation and the global environmental crisis. “For the past three years, I have worked as a Water Sensitive Urban Design/Drainage Officer in an...
Not all toilets are created equal – pioneering sanitation for challenging environments
Millions of people live in flood prone, mountainous and remote areas – challenging environments where the average toilet system won’t work. Without access to sanitation, people still practice open defecation leaving them vulnerable to disease and pollution. EWB...