#engineers without borders

A community comes together to expand an important DC urban garden

Good News Notes: “It only occupies a small open area near Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast D.C., but a newly expanded urban garden is having a big impact on the community it serves. “We provide food for anybody who needs food; we don’t ask them any questions,” said Thelma Speight, Executive Director of the church’s McKinley Crudup Outreach Center. The garden has been up and running for…

I’m very honoured to be presenting at this years Engineers Without Borders Humanitarian Engineering Conference in Auckland on 27th July. I attended last year just before heading off on my journey to Vanuatu and it was a great little primer for my first jaunt into development.

One year on and I have had a very full and fulfilling year working in rural water supply development on Santo Island in Vanuatu. On top of that I have been heavily involved with the emergency response for those evacuated from Ambae Island to Santo due to volcanic ash fall last year.

EWB Kumvana Fellowship Program 2020 for Young African Leaders and Innovators (Fully-funded to Canada)

Due Date: July 7, 2019

Applications for the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Kumvana Fellowship Program 2020 are now open. The Kumvana Fellowship unites social business owners and social innovators for a transformative individual and expert management advancement experience.

The management program consists of online knowing, local African retreats, and a 5-week extensive Canadian…

Recently, a former director of EWB Canada gave an inspiring talk during our “Project Days” in Stuttgart and requested that his honorarium be donated to EWB. We very happily obliged and welcomed the opportunity to financially support this non-profit organization.

One of the key points of the EWB Germany mission statement states: "Effective support means that a project is only successfully completed when it can be independently continued by local people – help for self-help."

This coincides with our vision, which we pursue with the Transsolar Academy: the empowerment of young professionals from the "majority world". While we try to tackle the same with the fellowship, the EWB predominantly works locally. That's why we were very happy to support this organization and fulfill the wish to make a donation.