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Engineer by profession, engineer in spirit
Picture this; you’re an undergraduate university student working on your first introductory engineering assignment where you are required to draw a bridge for a remote village in Cambodia. Or you are a Master’s student designing a HVAC system for households in Nepal, with variable temperature, pressure, and elevation levels to consider. University teaches you the basics – the software, the calculations, and how to write the report at the end – but how can you be sure that it’s fit for purpose in those locations? Do you really need to understand the socio-technical and cultural aspects of building something for a community you might never visit?

Engineer by profession, engineer in spirit
Picture this; you’re an undergraduate university student working on your first introductory engineering assignment where you are required to draw a bridge for a remote village in Cambodia. Or you are a Master’s student designing a HVAC system for households in Nepal, with variable temperature, pressure, and elevation levels to consider. University teaches you the basics – the software, the calculations, and how to write the report at the end – but how can you be sure that it’s fit for purpose in those locations? Do you really need to understand the socio-technical and cultural aspects of building something for a community you might never visit?

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...
International Volunteer Managers Day – One Job, Many Hats!
International Volunteer Managers Day – One Job, many hats! A reflection and thank you from Jacqui Bell, Member & Volunteer Engagement TeamWhen we identified that there was an ‘international’ day for acknowledging volunteer managers around...
ATEC* Biodigester receives International social enterprise award
ATEC* Biodigester recognised as South East Asia’s number one Social Enterprise for 2016. Social Enterprise receives award at the Sankalp South East Asia Summit ATEC* Biodigester, the social enterprise developed from EWB Australia’s...
A day in the life of a Field Professional – Part 4.
A Day in the Life - An EWB Field Professional experience in Phnom Penh - Part 2By Lachlan Guthrie - originally published on his blog. This is An, he is one of the most fascinating people that I have met in-country. I was just walking down the road one day...
A day in the life of a Field Professional – Part 3.
A Day in the Life - An EWB Field Professional experience in Phnom Penh - Part 2By Lachlan Guthrie - originally published on his blog. This week I will hopefully try to complete the first output of my placement. I will be running a survey with the staff as...
A day in the life of an EWB Field Professional – Part 2.
A Day in the Life - An EWB Field Professional experience in Phnom Penh - Part 2By Lachlan Guthrie - originally published on his blog. The last few weeks have been really exciting, getting really stuck into my work at RainWater Cambodia and heading out to a...
A day in the life of an EWB Field Professional
A Day in the Life - An EWB Field Professional experience in Phnom Penh.By Lachlan Guthrie - originally published on his blog. Recently I have been given an amazing opportunity to represent EWB Australia in Cambodia, working with our long term partner RainWater...
EWB Connect – Creating a pro bono culture in engineering
Leadership at all levels - Creating a pro bono culture in engineeringA meeting of the Community of Practice for Pro Bono Systems.By Sarah Matthee, Former EWB Corporate Coordinator Last week, a group of twenty engineering sector representatives from around...
Creating first year change agents with the EWB Challenge
Using the EWB Challenge to program to create global citizens by introducing them to humanitarian engineering. Imagine you have just finished high school, started first-year university and signed up for the EWB Challenge. Despite the fact you were at school only a...