UC Berkeley Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders - University of California, Berkeley (EWB-UCB) envisions a future where basic human needs are met across the world on a daily basis. We engage and empower developing communities through projects which implement sustainable solutions on matters of water storage, sanitation, agriculture, and infrastructure.

EWB-UCB is a chapter of the national organization Engineers Without Borders - USA, and is composed of UC Berkeley undergraduate students and professional engineering mentors. For each project, a team of students and mentors is assembled to work alongside a developing community abroad and find sustainable solutions to a given problem. Projects require many travel trips to the partner community for field research, community outreach, and implementation of our designs. While we won’t be able to travel in the foreseeable future, our teams are still hard at work planning remote trips and preparing for when we will be able to travel again. Below is a budget description of what a normal year for EWB-UCB would typically look like, and these projects can last anywhere from five to ten years. Currently, we have three ongoing projects in Panama and Nicaragua, and are in the process of starting two additional projects working in the US. Please support our projects by making a gift today!