Impact Stories
Making change happen across Australia and Asia Pacific.
Nominations now open for the EWB Australia Board
Each year, voting members are invited to nominate and elect individuals to the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Australia Board of Directors (“The Board”). This is an important opportunity to have your say and elect individuals who can make a valuable contribution in...
Nominations now open for the EWB Australia Board
Each year, voting members are invited to nominate and elect individuals to the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Australia Board of Directors (“The Board”). This is an important opportunity to have your say and elect individuals who can make a valuable contribution in...
Beyond the classroom: Victoria’s transformative trip to Cambodia
Since 2015, EWB’s Humanitarian Design Summits have created transformative learning experiences like no other. Designed for undergraduate engineering students, these study tours challenge thinking, push boundaries, and create first-hand understanding of just how...
Valuing sanitation in challenging environments
Pictured: Erakor Bridge Community resident David Kalsal, who has been a vocal campaigner for improved access to safe sanitation. Across the world, 3.6 billion people are living without access to safe sanitation. For many communities, conventional, affordable and...
RS Components supports future-focused engineering programs
A three-year partnership with RS Components is leading the way for the next generation of engineers in rural and remote regions of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. RS Components (RS) has partnered with EWB Australia to support EWB's ‘Regioneering’ and...
EWB Board nominations now open
In accordance with the EWB Australia Constitution, EWB is currently calling for nominations, to elect up to two voting members to our Board of Directors. Nominations close Sunday 31st October 2021. Being a Board Director allows you to contribute your skills and...
Inspiring a future generation in human-centred engineering
What do dangerous goods, 3D printed water tanks and the art of storytelling have in common? Quite a lot - when you view them from a human-centred perspective. That’s what EWB’s University of Western Australian Chapter in partnership with Engineers Australia, did this...
Stories from the field – Daniel Pires
The Amazon River contains one-fifth of the world's surface-level water. With two-thirds of the river snaking through Brazil, the sheer mass of water would appear to support a flourishing ecosystem and the citizens of Brazil’s sprawling cities. However, a mix of city...
International universities engineering with First Nations communities
The EWB Challenge is Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB)’s pioneering design program enabling over 10,000 engineering and technical students from Australian and New Zealand universities to design creative solutions to real world problems. This year, students...
Sparking Curiosity In Future Engineers
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) has teamed up with long-time, corporate friend, Bentley Systems, to spark curiosity in future engineering students through the delivery of the Innovation Challenge (26th - 28th November 2021). Andria Zanotto is an EWB...
Regioneering in the west
In June 2021, thirteen EWB volunteers from West Australian Chapters took a four-car convoy for a week-long trip, ‘regioneering’ their way through the state’s south-west. EWB's Regioneering program aims to inspire students in remote areas to explore engineering and...