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Sydney Region President wins Young Water Professional of the Year
On May th, EWB Sydney Regional President and International Volunteer Alumni, Gabrielle McGill, won Young Water Professional of the Year at the National Water Awards.The ceremony, hosted by the Australian Water Association (AWA), acknowledges significant achievements...
EWB receives grant from Alcoa Foundation
EWB Australia will receive funding alongside other EWB international affiliates to create a ‘Global Engineer' program, which aims to inspire and educate young people about global issues and to help them on their path to making a positive impact. By providing...
Orica and EWB Australia announce three year partnership
The partnership was officially launched on st April by Gavin Jackman, Orica&#;s Executive Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility, and Lizzie Brown, EWB&#;s CEO, at a networking event for Orica's senior leaders and graduates in Melbourne.The...
EWB contributes to Cambodia’s First Science and Engineering Festival
University students participating in an Urban Planning workshop run by EWB and partner organisations STT and CEDT at Cambodia&#;s Science and Engineering Festival ; with Longhan Choeun (CEDT), Sovann My (STT) and Katrina Bukauskas (EWB)Report from Katrina...
International Women’s Day Timor Leste
“Viva Feto Enginhera” our group leader shouted.“Viva!” We all shouted back with a smile.Walking along Beach Road in Dili, Timor Leste, the small group of ‘Women in Engineering' (Feto Enginhira) were part of hundreds of people marching for...
Link Festival Designers Converge on Federation Square to Discuss Technology and Social Change
Link Festival starts with Angus Hervey and Tane Hunter, Co-founders of Future Crunch, taking participants on a journey into the future. They will look at how advances in science and technology today will shape the world of tomorrow. From there Link kicks into...
EWB Challenge – National Showcase Winning Teams
EWB Challenge Champion TeamPhoto by Matheesha GunaaratnamSeven top student teams from Australia and New Zealand showcased their clever solutions to problems affecting people in the village of Sandikhola in Nepal, at the EWB Challenge National Finalists Showcase...
EWB Challenge – Regional Finalists
Congratulations to the outstanding regional student teams recently selected by the judges in the EWB Challenge Regional Showcases. The outstanding regional teams will participate in the National Finalists Showcase on Monday December in Melbourne at :...
Providing the toilets people want will help Clean India’s campaign
Since his election in May, Prime Minister Modi has passionately pledged his support to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Mission, stating that his country will be “open defecation free” by . He even took the opportunity to highlight the importance of sanitation...
Meet a Timorese Changemaker- Simão Barreto
CNEFP has had a friendly relationship with EWB volunteers since and has recently become EWB's newest international partner. Luke Phillips, the first EWB Field Volunteer to work with CNEFP, arrived in Timor in October to work as a Vocational Curriculum and Teaching...
New Community Renewable Energy Partnership between EWB and Embark Australia
Commissioning a turbine at Hepburn, Victoria.Photo by Hepburn WindWhat is Community Renewable Energy?Community energy projects empower communities to play a constructive role in the response to climate change. They create environmental ‘leadership by example'...
Designing Affordable Handcycles- Part 2
Design of the second prototype took place almost concurrently with the first, with initial ideas paving the way for a “mark .” prototype, which was then further refined using computer simulations, input from my supervisors, and further testing.Design of...
Asian Humanitarian Design Summit in Cambodia
Applications are open for the Asian Humanitarian Design Summit in Cambodia. The Humanitarian Design Summit provides an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the role engineering and technology play in creating positive change within communities. You will...
EWB wins Google Impact Challenge
EWB Australia was shortlisted as of Australian non-profit finalists – three non-profits were selected by a panel of judges and one selected by popular public online voting completed over a two week period.‘The finalists in the Google Impact Challenge stood...
EWB Australia’s CEO Lizzie Brown named one of Australia’s most influential women
The awards run by The Australian Financial Review and Westpac and chosen by a nine-member judging panel, recognises and showcases influential women across Australia. Lizzie Brown said she is incredibly honoured to be chosen in the social...
Humanitarian Engineering Beyond the Millenium Developmental Goals
The landscape of international development is rapidly changing and we are constantly adapting our work to ensure it is relevant to community and global needs. Going forward, our international program will pay specific attention to creating sector wide change with the...
Sourcing Local Building Materials in Timor
Bashing and bumping down a rugged track, the car stalls at the bottom of a rocky creek bed. The dry landscape that surrounds the car belies the fact that for months a year, this tiny creek pulses from a meager trickle to a raging torrent within a matter of hours....
EWB Challenge Scholars 2014
New EWB Challenge Scholars .Photos provided by scholarsAustralian & New Zealand scholars Rebecca Forgesson (University of Canterbury, New Zealand); Olivia McCombe (RMIT); Austin Shen (University of Western Australia); Emily Chung and Sophie Ung (University...
Dili Institute of Technology Career Day
With so much construction occurring within Timor-Leste many foreign engineers are currently working with Timor-Leste. With the growing demand for skilled people, education within Timor- Leste is also developing. Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) currently has...
Working Together: WorleyParsons Support for EWB’s Timor-Leste Program
EWB-Australia's Timor-Leste program seeks to improve local access to education, clean water, shelter, and job opportunities. These focus areas are vital for reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and increasing economic growth in Timor-Leste. Yet in tackling these...