Engineering change

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is seeking adventurous volunteers ready to spend at least one year lending their expertise to a variety of projects in Africa.

A placement with EWB’s African Programs Staff (APS) offers new graduates and professionals of any educational background the chance to use their skills to help change the way development is done — as an individual and as a part of a movement committed to sustainable solutions to poverty.

Engineers Without Borders volunteer and validictorian Megan Putnam developed rural agriculture projects in Ghana with local women’s groups after earning her civil engineering degree at Concordia.

These positions provide volunteers with opportunities for professional growth as social change leaders while creating lasting impact in rural Africa.

The positions available range from support for sustainable rural agriculture projects in Zambia, to helping improve water and sanitation conditions in Malawi, to improving development capacity and governance in Ghana.

Applications should be sent to ewb.ca/volunteer before April 8, 2011 for positions in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania or Zambia.

All costs for training, travel and living are provided by EWB. Since recent graduates may have debts from student loans or other responsibilities, EWB can help find alternative solutions for committed volunteers.

Send any questions you have to Sarah Grant at sarahgrant@ewb.ca.

Related links:
•  More about the positions available
•  What skills EWB is looking for
•  Engineers Without Borders
•  “Studies Without Borders” — Faculty of Engineering  and Computer Science, June 15, 2009