Engineers Without Borders (EWB) UK (or EWB-UK) is operated primarily by UK-based university students.

EWB-UK does not undertake its own projects, but supports those of other organizations. It maintains links with other Engineers Without Borders organizations, from other countries.^[1]

Mission & Aims

EWB-UK's mission is to "Facilitate Human Development through Engineering."^[2]

Its aims are to:

• educate, and raise the awareness about issues in human development;
• promote research on and contribute towards engineering solutions for human development;
• provide an competent and knowledgeable professional development workers, and;
• become a mark of excellence for those intending to participate in development work.

Approach

To achieve its mission and its aims, EWB-UK:

• trains and educates students and recent graduates
• uses student volunteers and academics to undertake research;
• relies on the effort of professional volunteers
• provides suitable students and recent graduates on placements to help developing communities with their engineering needs, and;
• raises funding from ethical sources.

Connection with Appropedia

The current CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK is Andrew Lamb, who is also a director of the Appropedia Foundation.

Notes

External links

• Wikipedia:Engineers Without Borders UK
• Official site