WHAT WE DO
Engineers Without Borders - Université de Sherbrooke Chapter aims to provide lasting solutions to systemic problems. It tackles these issues in two ways: by supporting EWB Canada in its national endeavors and by bringing initiatives to its own community. Discover how active our group is!
LOCAL ACTIONS
Here's a brief summary of our current projects to give you an idea of how you could make a difference in your community by joining EWB Sherbrooke!
RESPONSABLE CITIZEN WORKSHOP
ISF Sherbrooke offers teachers all our Quebec the opportunity to book an interactive and educational activity in their school!
The SES project aims to make the younger generation aware of global issues to which they are not regularly exposed, in particular access to drinking water and international cooperation.
ECOSIA
Ecosia is a search engine that uses its advertising revenue to plant trees!
ISF Sherbrooke has replaced Google by Ecosia as the default search engine on all computers in the UdeS faculty of engineering and now aims to extend its project to the rest of the university. We encourage you to do this on your own computer!
EWB's actions
In addition to its local projects, EWB Université de Sherbrooke Chapter contributes to projects initiated by EWB Canada. Discover the actions taken by our parent organization on a national and international scale!
ADVOCACY
The accumulation of small individual actions generates an incredible result, which is the best way to have an impact as citizens. This is exactly what EWB Canada does in its national advocacy campaigns addressed to the Canadian government.
Each EWB chapter advocates to their local MPs for a common goal, which enables us to have a significant impact on the administration in place and bring change in the issues we have at heart.
JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
EWB's in-country Fellowship program recruits outstanding leaders-typically post-graduate students and professionals-to pair with innovating African ventures in a 12-month placement. Through providing expert support and collaboration, EWB Fellows equip ventures with the essential talent required to accelerate and sustain their growth while also growing their professional portfolio in a new location.
VIRTUAL TALENT XCHANGE (VTX)
The Virtual Talent xChange provides an opportunity to hone volunteers’ professional and practical skills in a completely remote setting. The platform works to support innovative seed-stage social ventures in sub-Saharan Africa succeed by meeting their diverse talent needs in the areas of business modeling, marketing, UX/UI design, fundraising and more.
CANADA-AFRICA INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The Canada-Africa Innovation Fellowship partners young leaders from Canada and Africa to learn, create, and accelerate ideas as a way to build a sustainable and inclusive future. A unique chance for university students to grow their leadership, entrepreneurial and innovation capacity while engaging in cultural, academic and professional exchange.
EWB FELLOWSHIP
The EWB Fellowship program recruits outstanding leaders - typically post-graduate students and professionals - to pair with innovative African ventures in a 12-month placement. Through providing expert support and collaboration, EWB Fellows equip ventures with the essential talent required to accelerate and sustain their growth.
