About PennEWB

Who Are We?

Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life through sustainable projects. We work to enable sustainable development, both through awareness locally and implementation globally. Our vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs, and that our members have enriched global perspectives through the innovative professional educational opportunities that the EWB-USA program provides.

No Borders? We don’t have any either. With over 100 active members in our chapter, students have the opportunity to participate in various development projects in Guatemala, Cameroon, and the Philadelphia communities through our International and Local committees. International trips through EWB are open to Penn students of all years. Generally, students of freshman through junior standing (at the time of the application process) participate. Trips and involvement are not closed to only engineers and we welcome applications from students in Wharton, Nursing, and the College.



What does PennEWB do?

EWB works to enable sustainable development, both through awareness locally and implementation globally.To learn more about our projects, please use the navigation bar above.



Our Vision

Our vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs, and that our members have enriched global perspectives through the innovative professional educational opportunities that the EWB-USA program provides.



Our Mission

EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders.