28 Apr, 2021 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
In Vanuatu, the world’s most disaster-prone country, there is not yet an approved approach or plan to guide a sanitation and hygiene response after an emergency. The confluence of Cyclone Harold and a global pandemic in March 2020 saw the significant impact on Vanuatu...
28 Apr, 2021 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Building on initiatives underway in Vanuatu that are exploring solutions to disposable nappy waste – the single largest contributing item to waste in Vanuatu’s capital – EWB is now working on a project to assess solutions to this challenge in 15 countries...
23 Mar, 2021 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
In Vanuatu, the pandemic has meant we have had to alter how our Australia Volunteer Field Professionals support our work remotely, with a shift to strengthening the capacity of our local partners to design appropriate and sustainable technology solutions. EWB’s...
15 Dec, 2020 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is working with local organisation, Mama’s Laef and Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health to implement Vanuatu’s world first disposable nappy ban. VANUATU: WORLD FIRST DISPOSABLE NAPPY BAN Vanuatu is setting out to become the first...
