There are organizations in several countries that have the name Engineers Without Borders. Each is a non-governmental organization involved in international development work. They are not formally affiliated with each other, although some of them have together created an international network, to unite their actions. However these organizations rarely collaborate, as each of them act independently. As most of their development projects are generally small scale grass-roots partnerships, this reduces the red tape and various bureaucratic overhead costs associated with large organisations. A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. ... The goal of international development is to alleviate poverty among citizens of developing countries. ... Grassroots democracy is the political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies. ...

EWB Canada is currently the largest out of these organizations.

Some of the organizations are:

• Engineers Without Borders (Australia)
• Ingénieurs Sans Frontières (Belgium)
• Engineers Without Borders (Canada)
• Ingeniører uden Grænser (Denmark)
• Ingenieure ohne Grenzen (Germany)
• Engineers Without Borders (India)
• Ingegneria Senza Frontiere (Italy)
• Ingeniería Sin Fronteras (Spain)
• Ingenjörer och Naturvetare utan Gränser (Sweden)
• Engineers Without Borders (UK)
• Engineers Without Borders (USA)

For a complete list, see: their website's "Members" list. Engineers Without Borders Australia is an not-for-profit organisation established in 2003. ... Ingénieurs sans Frontières - Ingénieurs Assistance Internationale (ISF-IAI, more commonly known as ISF, Belgium) is a Belgian NGO assisting developing areas of the world with their engineering needs and whose fundamental purpose is to adapt technological development to the needs of those living in underprivileged areas. ... Engineers Without Borders — Ingénieurs sans frontières (Canada) (abbreviated EWB-ISF Canada or, more commonly, EWB in English or ISF in French) is a Non-governmental organisation devoted to international development. ... External links Engineers Without Borders – India Categories: | | | | ... Engineers Without Borders (EWB) UK (or EWB-UK) is a UK-based registered charity and NGO, operated primarily by UK-based university students. ... Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to help developing areas worldwide with their engineering needs, while involving and training a new kind of internationally responsible engineering student. ...

Similar charities include

• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
• Design that Matters (DtM) http://DesignThatMatters.org/

Médecins Sans Frontières ( (help· info)) is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic disease. ...

External links

• The Engineers Without Borders - International Network