Water is health. Water is dignity. Water is a human right. Water is life. There is nothing more fundamental to our very existence. In recognition of World Water Day and the current Coronavirus outbreak, we wanted to take a moment Read more
Water & Sanitation
Delivering Water and Advancing Social Justice for Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda
Engineers Without Borders USA is proud to contribute to social justice through engineering projects that remove barriers, advance human rights, and allow people to thrive. This February, we join the United Nations in recognizing the “World Day of Social Justice,” drawing attention to social justice as an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. Read more
In the News: Luis Duque Featured in ASCE 2020 New Faces of Civil Engineering
EWB Volunteer Luis Duque has made it all look easy – balancing his civil engineering career success with family and community service – but getting to this point was no easy journey. Read more
In the News: Bechtel’s Brian Reilly Begins Term as Board President of Engineers Without Borders USA
Brian Reilly, Bechtel senior vice president, has begun a one-year term as president of the board of directors for Engineers Without Borders USA. Read more
In the News: Meet Julie Bliss Mullen, The Under 30 Honoree Working To Solve The Clean Water Crisis
EWB-USA volunteer Julie Bliss Mullen has been honored with Forbes’ Under 30 Honoree for her work towards solving the clean water crisis. Read more
In the News: Why Engineering Is Worth Celebrating
With water and access to healthcare comes life.
EWB-USA’s Mike Paddock takes readers on a trip with him to the Mayan Highlands of Guatemala, where engineering expertise and community dedication have produced a remarkable success story Read more
In the News: Improving Lives as a Way of Life
Engineers have the power to change the world. From fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone to improving maternal and child health systems in Ethiopia, EWB-USA’s Mike Paddock and Gerard Dalziel are using their engineering skills to transform lives in communities across the globe. Read more
Brewing Good: Helping Nicaraguan Farmers Take Beans to Market
Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in the world (after water and tea). About half of Americans drink coffee every day, but rarely think about the people half a world away who picked the beans and the technology that Read more
Bringing Water Down the Mountain in Honduras’ Nahuaterique Region
Rosemary Takacs first met Doña Maria of Las Vegas, Honduras, on an Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) trip to the Nahuaterique region six years ago. The returned Peace Corps volunteer had a knack for connecting with the children of the Read more