Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
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Engineers Without Borders — Ingénieurs sans frontières (Canada) (abbreviated EWB-ISF Canada or, more commonly, EWB in English or ISF in French) is a Non-governmental organization devoted to international development. (See also Engineers Without Borders for similar organizations worldwide.)
Engineers Without Borders was founded in 2000 by George Roter and Parker Mitchell. It is a registered Canadian Charity.
Its mission is "to promote human development through access to technology".
It is a quickly-growing organization. As of 2004 there are more than 20 chapters and more than 8000 members across the country. The members are primarily engineering students.
It has prominent people on its advisory board, including James Orbinski: Past President of Médecins Sans Frontières, His Excellency John Ralston Saul: Novelist and essayist, and Sakiko Fukuda-Parr: Director, Human Development Report, UNDP.
External links
- Engineers Without Borders - Official Site (http://www.ewb.ca)