Engineers Without Borders

What is EwB?

Engineers Without Borders Technion is a nonprofit, non-government, volunteer-based organization that aims to take part in community’s development through partnership between the community and the volunteer’s group. We believe that the partnership benefits both sides, it empowers the community members to continue working towards a better life. And for our volunteers, who are mainly students from the Technion they gain tools and a “hands on” experience on real world issues. This encourage personal and professional development, broaden their responsibilities and abilities and they leave as more socially responsible engineers, leaders and citizens.

EwB Technion chapter was established in 2008 by Prof. Mark Talesnick from civil and environmental engineering faculty at the Technion. With a great help from prof. Bernard Amadei who established EwB organization in 2002. Today the chapter is part of EwB Israel and EwB international.

How we work?

We hope to encourage development, in an holistic and sustainable way. We wish to help the community handle root cause issues, without causing others and with great respect for the nature and cultural of the place and people living in it. We consider both the positive and negative potential impact we might have and with the community we try to create the most appropriate design that is suitable for them.

The Chapter’s Groups

Each of the chapter’s groups is working with a different community on the issue they identify and choose with their partners. The chapter support five ongoing partnerships local; Abu Ashiba in the Negev, Afak School in East Jerusalem and Neve Paz neighborhood in Haifa and global; Meskele Kristos and Amdi Woyane villages in Ethiopia and a previous partnership in Namsaling village in Nepal.

Want to follow the chapter and groups activities? you should follow us on Facebook @TechnionEWB

What our volunteers have to say?

In the video you can hear from Mark Talesnick and Bernard Amadei about EwB, EDC course and the Nepal partnership;

Lalibela Group The group was established in 2012 through Sheila and Yossi Shalhevet from “save a child’s heart” organization who came back from the village looking for help with WASH issues (see Lalibel’s Rain harvesting system). As the partnership continued the community mapped with the group another needs, those we wish to help the community address with our…
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Neve Paz The group was established in 2018 as an outcome of EDC course. During the course Israeli, Ethiopian and International students started the process of appraisal and analysis with the community of Neve Paz neighborhood. Those students continued the work as they become Neve Paz group. This is EwB’s first urban partnership that brought new opportunities…
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Wind Group The group was established in 2011 after EDC course where the students had a Wind Turbine workshop with Comet-ME. At first the group worked within the Technion. At 2013 they started the work with Afak school on Sustainability and Technological education.
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Negev Group The group was established after visits done with Ajeec in the area. They met Amer and Raida, who are the responsibles and the teachers of the kindergarten in Abu Ashiba. The kindergarten building is kind of a tin shack that and is not connected to the electricity grid. Those two facts make the…
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Mekelle Group The group was established in 2016 as an outcome of EDC course. During the course Israeli, Ethiopian and International students started the process of appraisal and analysis with the community of Amdi Woyane. Those students continued the work with the partners back in Israel, at the Technion and in MU as they become Mekelle…
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Lalibela Group The group was established in 2012 through Sheila and Yossi Shalhevet from “save a child’s heart” organization who came back from the village looking for help with WASH issues. As the partnership continued the community mapped with the group another needs, those we wish to help the community address with our direct help or by giving…
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Nepal Group The partnership in Nepal was established in 2008. The group was EwB’s Technion first partnership and project. The partnership with the community of Namsaling was a learning experience for all involved. Both sides came out with tools and knowledge to continue the project and further sustainable community development and technological projects in both…
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Lalibela Group The group was established in 2012 through Sheila and Yossi Shalhevet from “save a child’s heart” organization who came back from the village looking for help with WASH issues (see Lalibel’s Rain harvesting system). As the partnership continued the community mapped with the group another needs, those we wish to help the community address with our…
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Mekelle Group The group was established in 2016 as an outcome of EDC course. During the course Israeli, Ethiopian and International students started the process of appraisal and analysis with the community of Amdi Woyane. Those students continued the work with the partners back in Israel, at the Technion and in MU as they become Mekelle…
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Lalibela Group The group was established in 2012 through Sheila and Yossi Shalhevet from “save a child’s heart” organization who came back from the village looking for help with WASH issues. As the partnership continued the community mapped with the group another needs, those we wish to help the community address with our direct help or by giving…
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Neve Paz The group was established in 2018 as an outcome of EDC course. During the course Israeli, Ethiopian and International students started the process of appraisal and analysis with the community of Neve Paz neighborhood. Those students continued the work as they become Neve Paz group. This is EwB’s first urban partnership that brought new opportunities…
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Wind Group The group was established in 2011 after EDC course where the students had a Wind Turbine workshop with Comet-ME. At first the group worked within the Technion. At 2013 they started the work with Afak school on Sustainability and Technological education.
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Negev Group The group was established after visits done with Ajeec in the area. They met Amer and Raida, who are the responsibles and the teachers of the kindergarten in Abu Ashiba. The kindergarten building is kind of a tin shack that and is not connected to the electricity grid. Those two facts make the…
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Nepal Group The partnership in Nepal was established in 2008. The group was EwB’s Technion first partnership and project. The partnership with the community of Namsaling was a learning experience for all involved. Both sides came out with tools and knowledge to continue the project and further sustainable community development and technological projects in both…
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