Engineers Without Borders UK

I'm off to India for 3 months with an organisation called Engineers Without Borders UK ( http://www.ewb-uk.org/). They send young engineering graduates to developing countries to work on exciting projects which aim to tackle poverty. The central idea of the organisation is that some of the barriers to development can be removed using engineering skills.  In addition to setting up placements from between 3 and 12 months, EWB-UK supports research projects which contribute to similar aims, provides training for students and young professionals, as well as funding outreach and education programmes to give more people an idea of the global issues it seeks to tackle.

EWB runs placements all over the world, supported by a bunch volunteers in the UK who make things happen. They are based in Cambridge, although my interviews for the placement were held in ARUP's head office in London (who are a supporter of EWB-UK). 

I first got involved with EWB at Loughborough Uni - although that branch of the network only really started up in my final year. I have always wanted a chance to combine two of my great passions- engineering and international development- and EWB give me a fantastic chance to do that!

EWB-UK have plenty going on across the country, so do check out their website.