Marianne Grauers Appointed Secretary General of EWB-SWE

Marianne Grauers - new secretary general - volunteered for ewb-swe in tanzania together with mavuno project in 2018-2019.

Engineers Without Borders Sweden (EWB-SWE) has appointed Marianne Grauers as its new Secretary General. She has served as Acting Secretary General since July 2025, while the recruitment committee conducted a comprehensive selection process.

Nearly 50 qualified candidates applied for the position, reflecting a high level of interest in contributing to the organization’s mission. The recruitment committee extends its appreciation to all applicants for their engagement and professionalism throughout the process.

A Committed Leader with a Strong Connection to EWB-SWE

With an extensive career in engineering and leadership, Marianne Grauers brings valuable experience and a strong dedication to impact-driven humanitarian engineering and sustainable development. 

Clara timothy, engineer and project leader in tanzania, together with marianne grauers, ewb-swe.

Marianne has also demonstrated her commitment to EWB-SWE’s mission through several years of volunteer work. She first joined EWB-SWE as a member in 2016 and as a volunteer in 2018, collaborating with the Mavuno Project in Tanzania. Since then, she has served as a board member and vice chairperson. 

Building on her long involvement, the board is pleased to welcome Marianne Grauers as the organisation’s full-time Secretary General:

- Marianne Grauers’ leadership, vision, and strong connection to EWB-SWE make her the right person to continue our path of growth and impact. The organization has already made important progress with limited means, and we look forward to building on this foundation together, says Jan Burenius, Chairperson of EWB-SWE.

Looking Ahead to Continued Development

Marianne Grauers welcomes the appointment and looks forward to continuing leading EWB-SWE’s growth and impact.

- It is a great honor to continue leading EWB-SWE in this role. My focus will be on strengthening our capacity to deliver sustainable engineering solutions, expanding our collaborations to support underserved communities and growing our operations so that we can amplify our impact and drive even more positive change, says Marianne Grauers, who assumes the permanent position from November 19th.

Marianne Grauers

Secretary General
marianne.grauers@ewb-swe.org
Tel. +46 (0)70 632 18 20

Jan Burenius

Chairperson
jan.burenius@ewb-swe.org
Tel. +46 (0)705- 47 93 68