Engineers Without Borders USA’s first international challenge competition, “The Chill Challenge,” seeks creative solutions to provide refrigeration to the hundreds of millions of people who get their power from off-grid energy systems. Read more
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CECorps Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary With “What’s in My Backyard?” Campaign
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the Community Engineering Corps (CECorps) and its alliance partners, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) launched “What’s in My Backyard?” (WIMBY). The campaign connects underserved communities Read more
EWB-USA to Open Country Office in Uganda
In case you missed it, on January 1 we announced the exciting shift in course Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is undertaking to increase our impact across the globe. The key to this new field-driven approach to international development is Read more
Introducing EWB-USA 2.0: Shifting Course for Greater Impact
The dawning of a new year offers an opportunity for renewed commitment to our vision of a world in which every community has the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs. Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is more determined Read more
EWB-USA Assists with Dominica Hurricane Response
On September 18, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Dominica. The Category 5 hurricane was the most powerful storm to ever hit the island, resulting in 27 fatalities and more than 50 Dominicans still missing. Nearly every home and Read more
Top 5 Reasons to Be a Professional Engineer
Join us in celebrating Engineers Week 2016! Engineers Without Borders USA equips engineers to address the world’s most pressing challenges–and professional engineers play a key role in achieving our mission. Professional engineers at EWB-USA HQ review each project to ensure Read more
How’s Everything Tasting? Effective Evaluation at the Table and In the Field
The international community named 2015 the International Year of Evaluation. Throughout this year, Engineers Without Borders USA is highlighting the four major parts of our efforts to effectively evaluate our international community programs: planning, monitoring , evaluation and learning. In Read more
Two Classrooms, One Goal
In two classrooms thousands of miles apart, students in Muchebe, Kenya, and Princeton, New Jersey, are transforming into the engineering leaders of tomorrow. “We are eager to become engineers so that at one time we will be the ones to change Read more