Thirty-one Volunteers set to make a Difference
This summer 31 enthusiastic EWB-UK volunteers will be working around the world on placements designed to help relieve poverty through engineering means, on issues as diverse as improved cooking stoves in India to small-scale water supplies in Ecuador. Find out who and why, and what difference they aim to make over the coming months.
Barclays Capital becomes a Primary Sponsor of EWB-UK
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC, has become a primary sponsor of EWB-UK with a sponsorship agreement to support its work with young engineers. The sponsorship will fund placements and bursaries – two vital areas of activity for the EWB-UK community.
The role of blogging in reporting on development issues
At the G20 London Summit, EWB-UK writer Joe Rowley had the opportunity to discuss the role of blogging in development with people such as Bob Geldof and Obama's chief campaign blogger. Here he comments on the potential of blogging to help bring a human perspective to events