Engineers Without Borders

Here at Engineers Without Borders, we’re all about creating sustainable change to the systems that cause and perpetuate poverty. A lot of people think that means sending people overseas to directly perform engineering work, such as digging wells or building bridges. Well, believe us when we say that doesn’t work on its own, at least not in terms of sustainability. Instead, we focus on working with local communities and ventures in the areas of the world that we want to help. We provide them with support and guidance, helping them solve problems while they remain fully independent. At the same time, we also do a lot of work here in Waterloo. We, with the help of other on campus groups, have been pushing to get more Fairtrade certified goods on campus. Of course, it’s not all hard work and no play. We participate in the yearly Run to End Poverty, host our Gala night, and much more. For more information, and if you have any questions, come out to our first general meetings of the term on September 22nd and 24th; be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to these dates.