Beep Beep: The sounds of Accra
The use of the car-horn is multi-purposed, and the reason it has become so is something I’ve been thinking about – why has such a car-ho...
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EWB invests in pioneering Kenyan informal settlement housing provider
Engineers Without Borders Canada, an early-stage investor in Africa-based social enterprises, announced today its support for Kwangu-Kwako, ...
LishaBora: Winning the fight against mold
While it may seem extreme, for March and April, mold, specifically white Aspergillus, has been turning our beautiful, lush fodder into stink...
What’s it like to live and work in Lusaka?
This post is by Brian Putre, a recently returned Professional Fellow from our partner WSP. Brian spent six months working with Rent-to-Own i...
We’re supporting Engineers Canada’s “30 by 30” goal – here’s why
As National Engineering Month (NEM) 2016 comes to a successful close, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is pleased to announce its support for...
Celebrating two of our most inspiring partners
At EWB, we are privileged and excited to have within our community amazing Canadian corporate leaders. They are passionate business leaders ...
2015: A fork in the road for Canada on foreign aid
With 2015 marking the next Canadian federal election and the end of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals—and, with that, the...
Short-term vs. Long-term Development
EWB is more focused on systemic development that will ideally be more sustainable and make more progress in the long run. But at the same ti...
If you have water supply problems and no water department, who do you call?
The water department destination defines the outcome; building the components are the tasks. Following close behind is monitoring the life c...