20 Aug, 2025 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
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...
14 May, 2025 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
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...
12 May, 2025 | Blog, JOURNEY STORY
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...
18 Feb, 2025 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Since 2009, Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB Australia) has worked alongside communities in Timor-Leste to develop sustainable solutions to the unique social, economic, and environmental challenges they face. Through long-term partnerships and human-centred...
9 Dec, 2024 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
This year’s EWB Challenge Showcase was delivered in collaboration with the 2024 World Engineering Education Forum hosted by the University of Technology Sydney. Finalist teams from 14 universities across Australia and New Zealand joined us at the Sydney Masonic Centre...
28 Oct, 2024 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Featured image: ‘Feto to the Front’ graduates with the representatives of the US Embassy in Timor-Leste and EWB staff and volunteers in the Timor-Leste office in Dili. In Timor-Leste, water is a woman’s problem. In rural and regional areas, water generally isn’t...
