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EWB-USA's Commitment to DEI

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Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is partnering with communities around the world to meet their basic human needs. We’re building footbridges to provide pathways to opportunities. We’re installing solar panels to bring light where it is dark. We’re digging for water so hope can spring from the ground. Each project builds the foundation for a community to thrive for years to come. Communities are the center, partnerships are the pathway.

EWB-USA’s Vision for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

In support of EWB-USA’s mission and vision, EWB-USA believes in the utmost importance of creating a safe space for all staff, volunteers, and partners to learn, grow, reflect, and feel free to be their authentic selves. We envision an EWB-USA that is a champion of DEI in the engineering industry and sets a positive example of true commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We want to challenge ourselves and be challenged by others to become a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible organization.

EWB-USA’s Mission for DEI

The Intersectionality Committee at EWB-USA has developed three strategic goals for the next five years (2024-2028):

  • Enhance diversity and inclusion at EWB-USA.
  • Create a more equitable and accessible EWB-USA. 
  • Expand DEI initiatives across EWB-USA’s organizational structure, including volunteer chapters and our board of directors.

 

We understand that a vision without action is performative and does not equate to true allyship. Therefore, we are committed to making public the actions we are taking to advance our progress on these goals using this page as a medium.

Our organizational commitment to DEI requires ongoing learning and action, and we will continue to work on these strategic goals, request feedback from all stakeholders, and publish new activities on this page as we continue our work.

“If you have come to help me you, are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”

Aboriginal Activists Group | Queensland, 1970s

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CREED Coalition for Racial & Ethnic Equity in Development

Why we signed the CREED pledge

EWB-USA strives to be a leader in the international development space, and as such we understand the critical importance of building racial and ethnic equality. By joining this initiative, we aim to publicly endorse and uphold these values, aligning our organization with a global community of like-minded stakeholders dedicated to responsible and impactful practices in engineering and community development.

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We commit ourselves to embed these values and practices into our operating model and recognize this as a guiding principle that serves as a point of reflection and accountability for EWB-USA.

EWB-USA staff and partners from around the world all together in a group photo in Reno during the 2023 EWB-USA conference.

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If you or someone you know has experienced harassment, discrimination, or another incident related to EWB-USA, please submit a report at the link below. Each report will be investigated and handled according to our Code of Conduct. Your report will be submitted confidentially.

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