Engineers Without Borders at Berkeley
Engineering·Community Service/Nonprofit·Environmental/Sustainability
Engineers Without Borders at Berkeley designs and builds sustainable engineering solutions for communities lacking access to clean water and sanitation. Members work on active international projects (currently in Nepal and Peru) and local service events, meeting weekly on Thursdays. General and committee membership is open to all majors with no application required. Project team spots are selected by interest. The club describes itself as a tight-knit community built through innovating, traveling, and learning together.
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Weekly general meeting
1
Weekly project meeting
2009
Year founded
2011
First project obtained (Peru Project)
300
Students and staff at Shree Roshi Secondary School (Nepal project community size)
1,100
People in El Valle de San Francisco, Panama (Panama project community size)
Events They Host
2025 EWB National Conference
Held in Charlotte, NC
2025 EWB West Coast Conference
Held in San Luis Obispo, CA
Spring '25 Richmond Greening
Community greening/environmental event in Richmond
Fall '25 Habitat for Humanity Volunteering
Members volunteered with Habitat for Humanity
2026 First Annual Spring Gala
Inaugural spring gala event
Member Experiences
Fall '24 Fundraising
Fall '25 Bake Sale Fundraising
Spring '25 SF Chapter Dinner
Dinner exchange with the San Francisco EWB professional chapter