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Cambridge Street Collection raises nearly £500

As part of EWB-UK's new package of street collections a 'raid' was held in Cambridge on Saturday 3rd May. The collection raised £470.81 - an outstanding effort!

Building a better world - EWB-UK member Alice Piggott featured in the Independent

EWB-UK member and former EWB-UK placement volunteer with ShelterCentre has been featured in an article in the Independent's student careers pages.

See the article (links to the Independent's website).

Dublin Hitchhike - Success!!

The hitchers!Hitchhikes are exactly what they say on the tin. On the Friday, set off towards a far flung city, have a great weekend and meet a whole new bunch of people. Come back on the Sunday and tell all your friends of your adventures - all in the name of charity!

Nepal Project

An exciting opportunity has come our way from Aiden Marchand, a graduate of Durham University now working for Grontmij in Bristol. He and a small group have been organising projects in Nepal since 2003 and this year would like to offer the opportunity to a few willing students.

Tough Guy - Success!!

As part of EWB-UK's new package of sponsorship events, Tough Guy© - "the safest most dangerous sport in the world" - was advertised. On January 27th 2008, after just two months of training and fundraising, two EWB-UK members entered the assault course that

UNICEF Director to speak on Millennium Development Goals

The Humanitarian Centre would like to invite you to their Annual Lecture in the Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College at 7pm on 6th February. The host will be Lord Wilson of Dinton, Master of Emmanuel College.

EWB-UK collaboration with RedR UK

Engineers Without Borders UK and RedR UK have forged a voluntary partnership in order to better achieve the strategic aims of each organisation. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently drawn up by the two organisations, both parties have agreed to adhere to a set of objectives designed to foster close collaboration in a range of areas.

RAEng 'Ingenia' magazine article on EWB-UK

The September issue of Ingenia featured an article by Tom Newby (EWB-UK Trustee) on the ups and downs of our river crossing project in Nakruda in rural Nigeria.

EWB Glasgow win £350 at Dragons' Den event

EWB Glasgow took second place in a Dragons' Den event organised by Proctor and Gamble. The competition was open to all societies and sports clubs at Strathclyde University. Four students completed a ten minute presentation on why the branch should get money and were then thoroughly grilled by the Dragons for ten minutes.