Engineers Without Borders (Palestine)
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Palestine (or EWB-Palestine) is a Palestine
-based registered charity
and NGO. Its mission is to "partner with Palestinian disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineers and engineering students."
EWB-Palestine is the Palestinian national representative within the Engineers Without Borders
International Group.
with the Ministry of the Interior in Palestine. In September 2008, EWB-Palestine was represented on the EWB-International board of directors.
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
-based registered charity
Charitable organization
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and NGO. Its mission is to "partner with Palestinian disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineers and engineering students."
EWB-Palestine is the Palestinian national representative within the Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders – International is an international association of some 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...
International Group.
EWB-Palestine History
In August 2005, EWB-Palestine was created as a provisional member of EWB-International. In July 2006, it was registered as a nonprofit organizationNonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
with the Ministry of the Interior in Palestine. In September 2008, EWB-Palestine was represented on the EWB-International board of directors.
Mission & Aims
EWB-Palestine's mission is to facilitate human development through engineering. Its goals are to:- educate, and raise the awareness of, students and others about issues in human development;
- promote research related to, and actively contribute towards, engineering solutions for human development;
- provide an ongoing supply of competent and knowledgeable professional development workers, and;
- become a mark of excellence for those looking to become involved with development work.