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Engineers Without Borders UK

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Habitat
  • Science and Technology
  • Sustainable Development
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Water

  • Social Development:
  • Technical cooperation

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Capacity-building
  • Partnerships
  • Rural Development
  • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Malawi
  • Philippines
  • El Salvador
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Peru
  • Kenya
  • South Africa
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2001
    Organizational structure: Chief Executive with a Board of Trustees. The structure of the organization is divided into 6 main programs based on activities. Placements, Training, Research, Bursaries, Outreach, and Education. Each unit has a leader. The main international presence is in our Placements which are 3-12months for British engineering students with partner NGOs in-country.
    Number and type of members: 4 paid staff. 250 day-to-day volunteers. 34 branches across the UK with some 4,500 student members. Each year there are 30-50 students on placements throughout the world with partner organizations.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Links with other Engineers Without Borders organizations around the world
    Funding structure:
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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