Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) invests in leaders and innovations to create a world free from poverty and inequitable development: a world of dignity and equal opportunity where everyone is able to realize their full potential. We are leading a movement with thousands of passionate volunteers and members in Canada.

Systems-thinking is at the core of our approach. Many existing systems—economic, political, and social—reinforce cycles of poverty and prevent people from realizing their full potential. Over the past 20 years, we've learned that using appropriate technology alone does not address the root causes of poverty, which is why we focus on innovations that affect larger systems to address poverty’s underlying causes. We support bold ideas that positively transform the way people, organizations, and governments behave.

This systems-thinking approach has led us to invest in systemic innovations and Systems Change Leadership as means for creating lasting change. Innovation and leadership are mutually reinforcing aspects of creating change: every investment in innovation provides more people with opportunities to lead, and every investment in leadership gives people more tools to develop innovations that will have social impact.

EWB has over 35 Chapters for university students and professionals across Canada, and invests in a number of innovative ventures, based mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more at ewb.ca.