In the Buyende district of Uganda, Ingersoll Rand’s Dosatron pumps are making life better for patients and staff at the St. Matia Mulumba Irundu Health Center III. The health center, which provides basic preventive and curative services for the 21,000 Read more
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Sustainable Solutions Replace Insufficient Water Systems in Uganda
The Nakivale Refugee Settlement is massive. It’s a six-hour drive west of the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Stretching 71 square miles, it features rolling hills, fields, wandering streams and Lake Nakivale. Scattered across the landscape are small brick and mud houses Read more
The First Six Months – How EWB-USA Responded to Global COVID-19 Challenges
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) worked to slow the spread of the virus at home and abroad. Here are some of the contributions that our COVID-19 Tactical Engagement Team made during the first six months of Read more
‘An Urgent Global Challenge’ – Bringing Clean Water to Malawi Health Clinics
When Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) engineer Kevin Andrezejewski arrived at Likangala Health Center in Malawi, he heard stories about how the clinic would often go days without any water. “It is incomprehensible that the nurses, midwives and other medical Read more
World Water Day: EWB-USA Changes Lives with Clean Water
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, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of Read more
Strengthening STEM and Gender Equity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jascika Maclean, age 20, grew up in Accra, Ghana, where many people rely on fishing for their livelihoods. She recognized the ways pollution was destroying the fishing industry in her community. She also recognized the opportunity to help solve this Read more
Volunteer Voices: Welcoming Refugees With Better Infrastructure
Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) volunteer Elizabeth Joyce reflects on her many infrastructure projects in refugee settlements around the world. By Elizabeth Joyce What makes a home a home? For that matter, what makes a neighborhood? Or a town? For Read more
Teach a Community to Build a Fish Pond…
The community of Omorio dreams of sending their children to school, and are betting on fish to make those dreams a reality. Read more
In the News: Breaking Down Borders — Engineering Students use Geospatial Technology to Help Developing-World Communities Access Water
Christian Brodbeck is standing in a small village in western Rwanda. It’s hot and dry. There is no air conditioning in the buildings and no breeze outside. Actually, there isn’t any running water or electricity either. And, of course, no WiFi. Yet Brodbeck is receiving some of the highest accuracy positioning data possible in a region as remote as any in the world. Read more