Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders is a not-for-profit organization that works to raise awareness of poverty in third-world nations, as well as design, propose, and implement solutions to aid these nations. Despite the name, it is open for anyone to join.

Services
Engineers Without Borders has two main areas of focus: Canadian programs and overseas work:

Work in Canada focuses primarily on raising awareness about international development challenges and what actions Canadians can take to ameliorate them. This is done through presentations, regular meetings, and workshops. EWB also advocates for changes to trade policies and aid reforms at the federal level.

Overseas work focuses primarily on working with local government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and communities. EWB believes that sustainable development requires a focus on building capacity rather than the delivery of technological goods. Two students at sent every summer to work for four months with community members in western and southern Africa. Waterloo also supports long term volunteers, who work overseas for at least thirteen months or for as long as several years.