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How demonstration toilets inform the socialisation of Vanuatu’s sanitation and hygiene guidelines
On Vanuatu’s 85 islands, many people live in challenging sanitation environments, including areas that are drought or flood-prone, coastal, on hard rock, with high groundwater or in difficult social contexts. Sanitation issues in Vanuatu are exacerbated by natural...
Teach a girl to fish
Erin and the MECCA-M Power grant: Chapter One. On the eve of setting off on my trip to the Torres Strait as part of my undertaking for the MECCA-M Power grant, I’ve been reflecting on how this project is a fantastic synergy of my personal journey. A very strong theme...
2019 AGM and Board Elections
Engineers Without Borders Australia Limited (EWB) will be holding its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Board Elections: Date: Monday 25th November 2019 Time: 2.00pm AEDT (1.00pm AEST) Venue: Engineers Without Borders Australia, Level 2, 90 Maribyrnong Street,...
Announcing our 2020 EWB Challenge community partner
Each year, the EWB Challenge works alongside a community partner to design a brief that can directly address the challenges of a specific community. For many years we’ve focused this work on our overseas partnerships, with past Challenges exploring solutions for...
The EWB Challenge Series – from first year to post grad
For over a decade, EWB has worked with universities across Australia and New Zealand to deliver the EWB Challenge, engaging emerging engineers (as well as students in associated disciplines) in a range of real-world challenges. Students are entering their careers in...
School Outreach volunteer survey results
School Outreach is the largest program within EWB’s Schools Portfolio reaching approximately 20,000 across Australia annually powered by volunteers from EWB’s chapter and corporate partner network. University chapters are a huge contributor to this program. While the...
Addressing the diversity challenge in education
EWB Australia recently took part in the third Women in Engineering and IT Symposium hosted by UTS and UNSW, a two day initiative that brings together universities across Australia who are working towards increasing the participation of women in STEM degrees,...
Meet an EWB Field Professional – Shona Fitzgerald
Pictured: Shona gets hands-on for construction of a prototype latrine design for high groundwater areas in Cambodia Name: Shona Fitzgerald Position: WASH Technical and Strategy Mentor Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tenure: July 2018-December 2019 What’s your...
Grassroots collaboration for Engineering On Country
Leaders and representatives of the Engineering on Country (EoC) regional focus groups from nations around Australia gathered on Ngunnawal country, in Canberra, for an immersive weekend of learning and collaboration in January 2019. The aim? Develop the capacity of the...
Our local hubs of EOC knowledge
EWB Australia enables a volunteer group to focus learning on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, developing knowledge and insights to inform the co-creation and implementation of a range of national and local initiatives. Known as the Engineering on...