Welcome to the Vancouver Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders!
You are joining a movement of nearly 50,000 dedicated members across Canada who share a common drive to promote human development. EWB is NOT just for engineers. Our focus is to create opportunities for rural Africans to access clean water, generate an income from small farms, and have improved access to the services and infrastructure they need to improve their lives
On Sunday, June 27th, at Vancouver’s Scotiabank half-marathon and 5km runs, a sea of orange Run to End Poverty runners took over!
The Fair Trade Pavilion at this year's EPIC sustainable living exposition was a success! Over three days, thousands of people learned about Fair Trade through knowledgeable vendors and a colossal and effective volunteer team!
Fair Trade is a tangible way that Canadians can engage with producers in developing nations. It promotes reflection on where products we consume on a daily basis come from.
We'd like to thank a Richmond-based organization (who requested to remain anonymous) for their generous donation of $5,000! The funds will be used to support our overseas projects and the upcoming placements of our volunteers, Mark Abbott and Pam Rogalski.
EWB strives to maximize the impact of donation dollars by maintaining an extremely low overhead. For more information on the breakdown of donations, please click here.
Vancouver City Council today (May 6, 2010) approved the Fair Trade Town motion, and Vancouver is now the first major Fair Trade City in Canada!
The application for Fair Trade Town status was put together by Fair Trade Vancouver, with input and support from EWB Vancouver, UBC and SFU. The long and laborious process has finally come to fruitition thanks to everyone's hard work!
To learn more about the motion, click here.
EWBers braved an early morning downpour to take part in the annual Earth Run at Jericho beach. Showcasing their support for the fair trade movement by dressing up as Fair Trade Bananas, they symbolically conquered the poverty gorilla!
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