Members

"The beginning of wisdom is the admission of one's own lack of knowledge. As long as we think we know, when in fact we do not, we shall continue to go to the poor and demonstrate to them all the marvelous things they could do if they were already rich...Find out what people do and help them do it better." (E.F. Schumacher)

Membership

Engineers Without Borders - International (EWB-I) is an international association of national EWB/ISF groups whose mission is to facilitate collaboration, exchange of information, and assistance among its member groups that have applied to become part of the association.

The main office of EWB-I resides in the USA with regional offices in Mexico, India, Belgium, and Egypt. The regional offices serve as the first point of entry for those national EWB/ISF groups that wish to apply for membership of EWB-I and represent the EWB/ISF groups that are part of the association.

Engineers Without Borders - International consists of member groups and start-up groups. All groups function autonomously. Membership requires that all members adhere to high professional and ethical standards as stated in the EWB-I By-Laws. It is a matter of policy that prior to taking on projects, EWB-I member groups make sure that they are not competing with private engineering firms.

Groups interested in joining EWB-I as member or start-up groups must submit an application and send it electronically to the Membership Committee AMER RABAYAH. with copy to Cathy Leslie Cathy Leslie . Upon receipt, the application will be reviewed by the EWB-I membership committee.  A reply regarding the disposition of the application will be sent back to the applicant within one month of being received. Note that membership to EWB-I is reserved only to organizations that have been approved by the EWB-I membership committee.  No individual applications are accepted.

EWB‐I Membership Categories

(i) Member: To qualify for Member status, a EWB group must be incorporated in its country as a non‐profit voluntary organization. It must be well‐established and have a verifiable track record of active projects and a body of members. It must show good project management and accounting. The group must have an active interest in participating in the EWB‐I platform of coordination, collaboration, and mutual partnerships. It must share the vision and mission of EWB‐I. The group must be in position to show that it is the only EWB group incorporated with a national status in its region or that it is part of a coalition of EWB groups in its region having a similar status.

(ii) Start‐Up Organization. This category covers groups who want to start a EWB organization within their country but are in the early stages of development. Start‐Up organizations shall submit a letter to EWB‐I expressing an interest in forming a country EWB. EWB‐I will note their interest and provide written guidance on what they must do in order to become a EWB‐I member. A Start‐Up organization will receive assistance and mentoring from Member groups of EWB‐I, subject to available resources. All start‐up groups must share the vision and mission of EWB‐I. A Start-up group has no voting rights at the Annual General Meeting of EWB - I.