21 Dec, 2023 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Caption: EWB Challenge finalists preparing their presentation at the 2023 EWB Challenge Showcase held in Cairns. Each year, the EWB Challenge Showcase brings together top university student teams from across the country. Students present the most innovative,...
18 Dec, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
By Peter McArdle (Engineers Without Borders Australia), Anna Saxby (Humanitarian Advisory Group) and Neil Greet (Australian Security Leaders Climate Group) Increasing uncertainty Vanuatu is one of the most at risk countries in the world for natural disasters,...
30 Nov, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
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,...
6 Nov, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
A picture says a thousand words. And for our team on the ground, those words hold the power to transform the way we approach our work. At EWB Australia, collecting quantitative data is an essential part of our monitoring and evaluation process. We rely on numbers to...
24 Oct, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
As the Mekong River ambles south from its origin in the Sanjianyuan nature reserve in China, it passes through Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand before arriving in Cambodia where it fractures into winding ribbons that create islands in the flow. The people of Koh Tnoat...
20 Sep, 2023 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Caption: Environmental engineer and EWB Field Professional volunteer, Ella, in Pu Ngaol village. In 2023, two different community contexts were offered to universities delivering the EWB Challenge Series program. The overseas context looked at the aspirations and...
19 Sep, 2023 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
Caption: Darlau residents supporting the construction of the permanent water supply system. In Darlau, a village in Timor-Leste, collecting water was until recently a slow and physically demanding task. Every day, residents would trek to the only springwater supply...
19 Sep, 2023 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Caption: EWB’s ‘Impactful Futures’ Immersive took participants on a journey from Cairns to Port Stewart in Far North Queensland in July 2023. ‘Look, listen, learn’ was the mantra of Traditional Owners on Lama Lama Country during EWB’s Impactful...
30 Aug, 2023 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Caption: Indigenous-led Youth Outreach program volunteer facilitator and Indigenous Engineers Group Chair, Grant Maher, showing a participant how to fly a drone during a workshop in Coen, Far North Queensland. A new place-based Outreach program – designed...
