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The sisterhood supporting women engineers

The sisterhood supporting women engineers

22 Nov, 2018 | Stories

In Timor-Leste essential services and infrastructure are still developing and a relatively low-skilled engineering sector compounds these challenges. Women in particular face specific barriers accessing education and employment. So EWB Australia’s program Feto...
Empowering women in engineering in Timor-Leste

Empowering women in engineering in Timor-Leste

18 Oct, 2018 | Impact Stories, Stories

Working hand in hand to overcome gender barriers, EWB Australia and Feto Enjiñeira are empowering women in Timor. A civil engineer in Timor-Leste, Dulce Adolzinda Ximenes Soares, is passionate about the importance of sanitation. Dulce wants people in remote and rural...
Emergency response to El Nino in Timor

Emergency response to El Nino in Timor

18 Oct, 2018 | Stories

Rural Timor-Leste relies heavily on the rainy season for the replenishment of their aquifers and water sources. Additionally, agriculture and livestock rearing depend on the rainy season precipitation. The 2015-16 El Nino event crippled parts of Timor-Leste with...
Not all toilets are created equal

Not all toilets are created equal

18 Oct, 2018 | Stories

This World Toilet Day we are talking about toilets for the millions of people who live in flood prone, mountainous and remote areas – challenging environments where standard sanitation systems don’t work. Without access to sanitation, millions of people still practice...

Our Policies

16 Oct, 2018

Policies EWB is committed to upholding the highest standard of project delivery and professional conduct in our work with communities. Anti-bribery and Corruption EWB Australia takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and is committed to acting...