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
Engineers Without Borders' Tenth Anniversary National Conference, Kumvana, is occurring January 14 - 15, 2011 at the Allstream Center in Toronto. With more than 1400 people in attendance, an array of inspiring speakers, and workshops set to stimulate your learning, this is a conference experience you do not want to miss.
Speaker highlights include:
In mid August, our chapter sent two professional fellows, Mark Abbott and Pam Rogalski, to Northern Ghana to join EWB’s Agriculture and Government & Rural Infrastructure teams. In mid December, we welcome them back to the chapter. Book your Lunch & Learn presentation with one of them now!
The second annual BC Hydro Workplace Campaign will be taking place from November 3rd to 19th at more than three offices across the Metro Vancouver region.
We can't wait to engage with a range of employees to discuss more about EWB's work. Get ready for some high energy volunteers, fascinating lunch and learn presentations, and the opportunity to connect with current BC Hydro Volunteer, Pam Rogalski!
Twenty-seven EWB leaders from across Western Canada gathered in Whistler for our annual Regional Retreat from October 15th to 17th. Filled with late night discussions, early morning runs, and fantastic workshops throughout the day, the skills building, learning, and social change planning were pretty incredible.
While the magnitude of energy and motivation of the weekend can't quite be captured here, we wanted to share some photo highlights of the weekend.
Look forward to seeing you out at our next events to join the energy and excitement!
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.
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Last week, an article by Dr. Diana Cammack ran in the Guardian arguing that Malawi is at risk of becoming a fragile state. Indeed, Malawi’s economic woes continue as a shortage of bottled drinks sweeps the country, and fuel, now available, has jumped in price by 40%. President Bingu wa Mutharika ...
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The water pump at Matunkha Primary School has been broken for seven years. Here, in the ...
A few weeks ago, the chronic fuel crisis in Malawi reached new heights. Shortages of foreign exchange continue to make imports of any kind difficult, and fuel is the hardest hit. I emerged from the campus at Mzuzu University to be confronted by line of vehicles – probably nearly 2km long – queuing...
This post is part of a worldwide celebration of blogging brought to you by Blog Action Day. The topic this year is food which is, admittedly, not my main area of focus, but as a frequent food consumer and someone embroiled in a field of work where food issues are inescapable, there are lots of big ...
In the past five years since I originally started looking into the renewable energy sector, things have changed a lot. Five years ago, as part of our final engineering design project, my team worked with a small start-up solar energy company operating out of Southern Ontario. It was an interesting...
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