About EWB

Poverty is not about weakness. For the 800 million people who go hungry each day and the one billion who lack access to clean water, poverty is an absence of opportunity. Engineers Without Borders is responding to this urgent need, helping people in developing communities gain access to technologies that will improve their lives. We believe that technology, when appropriately incorporated into each community's social, cultural, economic and political context, can drive extraordinary change.

What We Do

Engineers Without Borders responds to these challenges through the following actions:
1.) Partnering with developing communities to help build the capacity of their technical sector
2.) Raising awareness among Canadians about how they can make decisions that positively impact communities overseas
3.) Encouraging the Canadian government to become a model global citizen by taking on a leadership role in poverty alleviation

Bridging The Gap Contacts

For more information about the EWB Bridging the Gap 2010 Conference, please contact:
Holynde Smiechowski - Conference Chair
Rogayeh Tabrizi - Co-Chair, Team Leader of Conference Content
Michael Dorsey - Content Coordinator
Alice Kruchten - Team Leader of Volunteers
Colleen O'Toole - Team Leader of Logistics
Ryan Kilpatrick - Team Leader of Promotions
Stephanie McNeely - Team Leader of Fundraising
Greg Dong - Promotions & Fundraising

EWB Chapters

For inquiries about Engineers Without Borders not directly related to the conference, please contact:
UBC EWB Chapter
Email: ubc@ewb.ca
Vancouver Professional EWB Chapter
Email: vancouver@ewb.ca
National Office
Email: info@ewb.ca
Phone: 1-866-481-3696