Throughout the autumn semester, students from DTU took part in the Innovation Pilot course, working on real-world cases. In collaboration with Engineers Without Borders, this year’s theme focused on optimizing, rehabilitating, and sustainably operating water towers in Sierra Leone. The

Life for a person with a disability in Sierra Leone often means living on the margins of society. For many, it is either a life on the streets or one of extreme dependence on others—with little to no opportunity to

It’s not every day you receive mail from Amalienborg… That’s why we at Engineers Without Borders Denmark were both surprised and incredibly happy when a letter arrived with an honorary donation from the Nikolai and Felix Foundation – H.E. Count

When you’re in the middle of a village in Sierra Leone or Ukraine, getting help can be challenging. That’s why we use remote support equipment on our missions! With support from Virsabi, our deployed teams can receive real-time technical guidance

“I dream of expanding our efforts to even more countries. There is a huge need for impartial Danish advice and our technical expertise, especially when combined with the implementation of sustainable technologies. This can create long-term solutions that help far

Minister of Education and Research Visits Mykolaiv: Strengthening Danish-Ukrainian University Partnership Recently, Minister of Education and Research Christina Egelund visited Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding (NUoS) in Mykolaiv. Accompanying her were Rector Jens Ringsmose from the University of Southern

“We couldn’t have been luckier,” says Secretary General Peter Zartsdahl, who happened to be in Ukraine when a test drilling in the town of Sofiivka successfully reached water on the very first attempt. This successful drilling marks an important step

An Important Step Toward Clean Water in Sierra Leone Our volunteers Claus Slavensky, Jens Erik Treldal, Sebastian Preston-Jensen, and Kristian Nissen have just returned from Sierra Leone, where they worked in the initial phase of a new project focused on

🇺🇦 For our amazing volunteer engineer, Birgitte Juncher Andersen, witnessing the reality of war gives her work a very special meaning: Seeing a school destroyed by Russian missiles, while having her own children at home in Denmark, is “scary.” ❤️

Hundreds of vulnerable Ukrainian children at a summer camp near the frontlines urgently need access to clean drinking water. We are helping to solve the problem—now with entirely new, simple, and revolutionary technology. “It’s a revolution in technical-humanitarian aid,” says

Paving the Way for Bright Minds https://iug.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Portraet-af-en-frivillig-Aleksander-Birk-Andersen.mp4 He is 32 years old, yet already something of a veteran as a volunteer with us, with several years of missions behind him—most recently in Ukraine. And the calm East Jutlander with the

“HELP MUST GO WHERE IT MATTERS” https://iug.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Portraet-af-en-frivillig-Thomas-Friis.mp4 For some, it may feel like a difficult decision—to leave a secure leadership position at Ramboll to help civilians in war-torn Ukraine. For our volunteer engineer, Thomas Friis Jensen, it’s simply the obvious

“Tearful Men Hug You Because You’re There” https://iug.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Portraet-af-en-frivillig-Simon-Groenne.mp4 Many Ukrainians lack the most basic necessities, such as heating and electricity—areas where volunteer engineer Simon Grønne Nielsen can help. That’s why he is always ready to travel to Ukraine: “It’s a

I SEE IT AS A CALLING TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE IN UKRAINE🇺🇦🤝 https://iug.dk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Portraet-af-en-frivillig-Erik-Jens-Treldal.mp4 Jens Erik, an engineer at GRUNDFOS, doesn’t hesitate to address what may be a sensitive point for many who, after more than three years of war

“YOU ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT PARTNER” 🇺🇦❤️🇩🇰 Right now, we are featured in the professional magazine Ingeniøren about our technical-humanitarian missions in Ukraine. We even made the front page. The magazine’s reporter, Mats Magnussen, followed our volunteer engineers as they

This is what EWB’s Secretary General, Peter Horne Zartsdahl, said in an interview with TV2 Bornholm on the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. He discussed EWB’s targeted response efforts in Ukraine, designed to quickly address acute technical-humanitarian needs.

A group of our volunteer engineers has been on the ground in Ukraine providing technical advice. The team was ready to assess damage to a destroyed apartment building and explore opportunities for Danish-supported reconstruction, at the request of the Embassy

We Have a Winner at DTU! To kick off 2025, we launched the course “Innovation in Engineering” at DTU – Technical University of Denmark – with an exciting challenge for the students! In record time, 200 enthusiastic students signed up

Together with our local partners, World Hope International and Skill Pool Sierra Leone, we are currently implementing a major climate project in Freetown. The project is led by a team of volunteer engineers, runs over 2.5 years, and aims to

On Friday, October 22, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Ukrainian Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast, Vitalii Kim, along with a delegation of five mayors from the region’s largest cities. The visit was part of their official program in Copenhagen,

In November, IUG held a five-day partner seminar in Freetown, bringing together our partners from Sierra Leone and Togo. The seminar marked an important milestone in our work to strengthen partnerships, share experiences, and develop a strategy that is rooted

Innovation i verdensklasse på SDU In November 2024, we had the pleasure of being part of the jury for the conclusion of the autumn session of “Experts in Teams” at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark. The students

The First Mission Has Landed in Ukraine 10 EWB volunteers, two taxis, and off to Copenhagen Airport. First stop: Vienna for a layover, then onward to Chișinău in Moldova. From there, a minibus took us to the Ukrainian border, followed

EWB-DK Partners with Wakeup Copenhagen and Wakeup Aarhus for Members Engineers Without Borders Denmark (EWB-DK) has entered into a partnership with Wakeup Copenhagen and Wakeup Aarhus, offering all EWB-DK members the opportunity to stay at these hotels at a fixed,

We Have the Skills, Knowledge, and Experience – and That Comes with Responsibility At Engineers Without Borders Denmark (EWB-DK), we believe that capability creates obligation. That’s why it was a natural choice for us to contribute to the reconstruction of

Engineers Without Borders leads the way past this year’s Climate People’s Meeting in Middelfart. On Thursday 29 August, there is both the opportunity to learn more about IUG’s work with Climate Adaptation in Sierra Leone in the Assembly House and