EWB-SWE's half year review

We are already halfway through 2020 and EWB-SWE has been quite active!

Here comes a review of what we have been up to until June 2020. As an effect of the current pandemic situation, most of our activities have been reshaped, conceived through digital channels and/or re-prioritized within Sweden and internationally. We are proud of our accomplishments and will strive to keep increasing our impact and our work towards engineering for humanity in the months to come.

Join us! There are many ways to get involved and contribute

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Online guidance café: How to prepare yourself to find a job.

Are you a newly arrived engineer in Sweden?
In these challenging times, it can be hard to find a job and navigate through the Swedish job market. 
Engineers Without Borders Sweden is happy to invite you to the online guidance café: How to prepare yourself to find a job.

Where: google meet (https://meet.google.com/wce-ojxb-rie)
When: 13th of August 18:30

We will discuss topics such as Applying for a job and Where to apply, Mentorship Programmes and Online Education.

The event is organised by EWB-SWEs initiative Engineer to Engineer (E2E) that aims to create a labour market with equal opportunities for everyone. 

The speakers are volunteers from E2E who will share their experiences. The event is intended for newly arrived in Sweden and people who need advice when looking for a job. The event is open to anyone! 

On the agenda: 

- Online Education: By Malin

- Short-term learning By Arianda

- Validate your educational diploma: By Landing

- Long-term learning and Student-Guide By Landing

- Applying for a job and Where to apply By Sheeba

- Mentorship Programmes: By Arianda and Vanesa

- CV and cover letter templates  

- Q&A  

EWB-SWE has received additional funds from H M Queen Silvia’s foundation - Care About the Children for three water tanks

Together with H M Queen Silvia’s Foundation - Care About the Children and our partner organization in Tanzania, Mavuno Project, EWB-SWE has completed the construction of two water tanks at two different primary-schools in Tanzania.

Rainwater from the roof of the schools is collected during the rainy season. The water is stored in the 90m3 tanks that will be used during the rest of the year. The tanks support 1330 students and teachers with drinking water and water to culture and cleaning.

We are now happy to announce that EWB-SWE has received additional funds from H M Queen Silvia’s foundation to construct another three tanks in three new schools. 

Welcome to EWB-SWE webinar - Networking Online: Adapting To A Virtual World

Carina Löfström, with UU careers will share, in detail, how to communicate and make connections through LinkedIn, different methods of networking, and how to build and maintain a professional relationship online.

There will be a Q&A following the presentation. Come prepared with questions as this will be a great opportunity to get answers, and possibly make some new connections!

We'll see you there!

EWB-SWE's initiative Engineer to Engineer holds this event.

Bengt Dahlgren contributes with specialist competence in a water supply system that is being expanded in Chonyonyo, Tanzania.

Bengt Dahlgren is not only EWB-SWE's gold sponsor, but they also share their competence and human resources to support our activities.

Since April, three engineers from Bengt Dahlgren are working on an EWB-SWE water supply project in Chonyonyo, Tanzania. The goal is to get the water from Chonyonyo to a health station in Rukole, which is urgently needed to expand into a hospital.

"...We consult in every thinkable purchasing inquiries, from material selection to logistical challenges. With the ambition to get this in place as soon as possible, we are discussing a pipeline that, with the help of gravity, drives the water supply without affecting other water system infrastructure" says Hamse Hassan, sprinkler and energy engineer at Bengt Dahlgren

"We appreciate our long-term cooperation with EWB-SWE and that we can contribute with our specialist competences in various projects. It gives great value for us as a company and for our employees." Agneta Lundén-Hjält, HR manager at Bengt Dahlgren AB