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Global travels and local impact – Bea Duffield’s volunteering journey
Bea Duffield isn’t an engineer, but her experience spans almost everything else. From her academic background in scientific research to her career across both private enterprise and government sector, she has worked in a range of diverse fields including resource...
Engineering partnerships critical for progress: the case at Rawa
Over the past four years, Rawa Community School - one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal Independent Schools, located on the edge of Great Sandy Desert in the Pilbara Region of WA on Warnman and Manyjilyjarra Country - has been working on improving the decline of...
Piloting handwashing stations in rural Cambodian schools
Many school children in Cambodia do not have access to appropriate sanitation facilities, particularly in rural areas where a third of schools lack adequate hygiene facilities with soap and water. The link between sanitation and education became especially apparent...
Pete’s CEO Blog No. 1
Get the latest from National Office with CEO Pete Baynard-Smith's fortnightly blog. This fortnight I have been travelling to Sydney and Canberra, including preparing for the National Council Collaboration is Key event which we are now able to...
From Student to Field Professional – Becky Watt’s EWB Story
From Student to Field Professional: Becky Watts talks about her journey with EWB Australia When ANU student Becky Watts first started her engineering degree, she never imagined she’d land her first job in a city more than 7000 kilometres across the world. But the...
New Colombo Plan – Funding students to travel and learn with EWB
The New Colombo Plan - Funding students to travel and learn with EWB Australia.By Mikaela Day (Reproduced with permission from Mojo Correspondent)The opportunity for Australian university students to travel as part of their degree while leaving a sustainable...
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