Impact Stories
Making change happen across Australia and Asia Pacific.
Inside the Dili Water System Emergency Repair program
The Dili Water System Emergency Repair Program (DWSERP) addressed the catastrophic flood damage to Dili’s water transmission systems wreaked by heavy rains in April 2021. The program, funded by the Australian Government via the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, commenced in June 2021 and concluded in June 2023. EWB Australia, along with its program partners, played a key role in providing technical support, concept design, advice and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering to repair and stabilise major sections of Dili’s water system. The project was a wonderful opportunity for EWB to display its ability to engage in emergency infrastructure recovery projects. With the project now complete, the project team shared some of their reflections.
Inside the Dili Water System Emergency Repair program
The Dili Water System Emergency Repair Program (DWSERP) addressed the catastrophic flood damage to Dili’s water transmission systems wreaked by heavy rains in April 2021. The program, funded by the Australian Government via the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, commenced in June 2021 and concluded in June 2023. EWB Australia, along with its program partners, played a key role in providing technical support, concept design, advice and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering to repair and stabilise major sections of Dili’s water system. The project was a wonderful opportunity for EWB to display its ability to engage in emergency infrastructure recovery projects. With the project now complete, the project team shared some of their reflections.
Inaugural Indigenous-led Youth Outreach program kicks off in Far North Queensland
A new place-based Outreach program – designed by Indigenous people for Indigenous young people – was recently piloted in a small community in Far North Queensland in collaboration with Engineers Australia’s Indigenous Engineers Group and Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation, with the goal to inspire and support the next generation of Indigenous Engineers.
Celebrating the Making an Impact Summit 2016
EWB's ‘Making an Impact’ Summit celebrates the work of students across Australia and New ZealandAnnual event held at EWB's new home, The Dream Factory in FootscrayFor the second year running, university students from across Australia and New...
Celebrating International Volunteer Day – December 5th 2016!
EWB Australia relies on the work of over 1200 members who actively volunteer their time to EWB, as part of the International Volunteer Day, we celebrate them and all our other volunteers. This year's International Volunteer Day asks us to give all volunteers...
Priyani Madan – EWB Changemaker
Priyani Madan - Civil Engineer (Water) Arup - MelbournePriyani Madan has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Engineering and works as a Civil Engineer with the Arup Water Team.Written by Matilda Bowra.She originally joined EWB’s Melbourne University Chapter,...
Luan Nguyen – EWB Changemaker
Luan Nguyen - Civil Engineer, Vice President EWB WA Region “I first came across EWB when I did the EWB Challenge during my first year at university. I was finding engineering very abstract and uninteresting and was thinking about dropping out....
EWB and Sail: Supporting the Sudanese Australian Community
Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning (SAIL) is a non-profit, volunteer-run program that provides free English tutoring support and community services to the Sudanese Australian community.Written by Matilda Bowra.SAIL was started in Melbourne 16 years ago and is now...
Creating Digital Access for Migrants and Refugees through EWB.
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) recognises that digital access is a major barrier to disadvantaged and marginalised groups participating in Australian society and is developing a digital access strategy to help bridge the digital divide."It can be very...
40 Over 40 – Inspiring ARUP employees to join EWB.
Arup's 40 over 40 campaign - Inspiring ARUP's employees to join EWB.Arup’s 40 over40 campaign is designed to inspire more senior Arup employees to become actively involved with Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB).Written by Matilda B0wra. The...
The Power of our People – the EWB Community in Action
The power of our people - The EWB community in action Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is addressing the most pressing issues of our time by mobilising a diverse and vibrant community of people to create positive change through humanitarian...