Engineers Without Borders
Poverty is not about weakness. For the 800 million people who go hungry each day and the one billion who lack access to clean water, poverty is an absence of opportunity. ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (EWB) is responding to this urgent need, helping people in developing communities gain access to technologies that will improve their lives. We believe that technology, when appropriately incorporated into each community's social, cultural, economic and political context, can drive extraordinary change.
Our Mission To promote human development, we strive to drive change in Canada and in developing communities. Here at home, EWB is raising awareness among Canadians about the impact of their daily actions on developing communities. We aim to make Canada a model global citizen in the fight against poverty. Overseas, our volunteers promote human development in some of the world's most impoverished communities. They help build knowledge and capacity among local entrepreneurs and organizations so they can spread innovative and appropriate solutions to the challenges of poverty.
Our Resources Engineers Without Borders offers global educational opportunities and resources for educators who are looking to bring the world into their classroom.
Presentations We offer three difference presentations whereby EWB volunteers visit Science and Technology or Social Science classes and deliver an interactive workshop:
Water For The World Students build their own mini water filters out of a 2-litre pop bottle and layers of sand and gravel. In doing so, they learn about water issues in Canada, the challenges of resource availability in different countries, and the importance of international cooperation.
Food For Thought For this presentation on global hunger issues, we use the example of rice to help students understand where and how this staple crop is grown, how it is processed, and the complexity of the global food system.
Energy Matters Students learn about energy issues in Canada and about how seemingly simple challenges, such as going to school, are magnified in developing communities that do not have access to electricity.
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