Engineers Without Borders Sweden celebrates 15 years of impact!

It's official - EWB-SWE has turned 15! As we reach this important milestone for our organization, we couldn't think of a better way to mark the occasion than to gather our amazing community for two days of celebration, throwback, inspiration, learning and networking.

It all started in 2007 when a handful of students and a retired engineer initiated Engineers Without Borders in Sweden. A lot has happened since. And there is so much more to look forward to. 

On November 11th, we had the pleasure to invite our members, volunteers, partners and stakeholders to a celebration evening at Ingenjörshuset in Stockholm, honoring our 15 years of engineering for humanity and social impact for the communities we engage with. Following two years of digital events, we are grateful to be able to meet again with our fabulous community of like-minded people standing behind our vision and supporting our ambitions to use humanitarian engineering to engage, inspire and unite people to build sustainable communities.

A growing community 

After a quick walk down memory lane featuring how our organization and its impact have grown over the years, we took a chance to honor our volunteers who play a pivotal role in our work. Together, they form a network of passionate and experienced people bringing their skills and experiences to our projects, activities and organization, carrying out most of the important work of EWB-SWE. 

Our work is also powered by the commitment of corporate partners and supporting companies and we are thrilled that so many joined us. We are incredibly happy to see our community of partners growing year after year and grateful for the funding and knowledge-sharing they offer to increase our impact and develop our activities further.

Engineering for a sustainable future

EWB-SWE mobilizes its engineering expertise to power innovative solutions and solve challenges related to poverty and global development. We believe that engineering is a critical enabler of change for communities in need - a vision also shared among the global community of Engineers Without Borders organizations.

 We are grateful to our keynote speaker Joe Mulligan, “Change Maker” at our sister organization EWB-UK, for joining us on stage and sharing spot-on thoughts on globally responsible engineering. Based on his extensive engineering experience in different contexts, Joe emphasized the role and the importance of engineering in the development of our societies and our globe, as well as the four principles of globally responsible engineering: purpose, inclusivity, regeneration, and responsibility. We see many synergies in our approach, putting global responsible engineering on the map for a sustainable future for all, and look forward to a stronger collaboration with EWB-UK. 

Member Day 

The second day of our weekend was dedicated to Members Day - an important arena for our organization to build our community and also share new ideas and thoughts on how we can improve our work. Over 60 members joined on this sunny Saturday to network, get inspired, shape the future of the organization, and have fun! 

Throughout the day, we focused on social impact through humanitarian engineering and the important role of our members in achieving this. First, we deep dived into the concept of social impact and how it links to our work at EWB-SWE. We then had the privilege to hear more on humanitarian engineering and the engineers' role from Keven Passino, Director of the Humanitarian Engineering Center - Ohio, and writer of the book: Humanitarian Engineering: Advancing Technology for Sustainable Development Research. The last part of the day was dedicated to workshops based on some of our ongoing projects to invite our members to think beyond the technical solution and share perspectives on our work. 

Until we meet again

This fall's events were truly inspirational and we are very much looking forward to the next time we all meet again soon. There is quite an exciting journey ahead of us and we will rely on our community to reach our ambitions. Thank you for your continuous support and commitment toward Engineering for Humanity!