• The Columbia University Chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA supports international community-driven development programs by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. In this way, the program seeks to empower communities to meet their basic human needs and help solve the world’s most pressing challenges in places that would often be overlooked by large scale philanthropic efforts.

  • CU-EWB takes on a wide variety of infrastructure and development projects that address major global issues.

    Our current projects range from solar electrification in Uganda to borehole drilling for potable water distribution in Ghana to a well-supplied pipeline water distribution system in Morocco.

  • Columbia Engineering lays out its vision as one of Engineering for Humanity. Through pioneering research and work by students and faculty alike, Columbia Engineering aspires to advance a more sustainable, healthy, secure, connected, and creative humanity.

    Engineering for Humanity is at the heart of our chapter's mission. From improving access to electricity in Uganda to connecting communities in Morocco and developing water distribution systems in Ghana, we empower communities to meet their basic needs, making the world more healthy, secure, and connected in the process.

  • Morocco

    Thursdays at 6:30pm, Lerner 302

    Ghana/Yuba County

    Mondays at 7:30pm, Hamilton 607

    Uganda

    Mondays at 9:00pm, Hamilton 317 and 318

  • Chapter Presidents

    Samarth Agrawal (ssa2206@columbia.edu)

    Gwen Seto (gas2164@columbia.edu)

    Program Managers

    Uganda: Sophia Guizzo, Youngseo Lee

    Ghana: Sophia Olmeda, Aaliyah Benjamin-Roach

    Morocco: Ananya Natchukuri, Ismail Ennibi

    Executive Board

    Secretary: Ethan Richardson

    Treasurer: Julie Aleiner

    Education and Training: Will Fu

    Fundraising: Aissatou Doll

    Public Relations: Manuella Kwawu

    Events and Programming: Vacant

    Website Architect: Akshat Yaparla

  • Robert D. Lilley Award for Sustainable Engineering

    Columbia's Engineers Without Borders Chapter is the recipient of the third annual Robert D. Lilley Prize for Socially Responsible Engineering, in recognition of the group’s “commitment to pursuing engineering projects in the developing world through the unique perspective of the Columbia student.”.

    Alcoa Foundation Grant Recipient

    The Morocco program within Columbia's EWB Chapter was selected to receive grant funding as part of the Creation of a Global Engineer Program. The program is designed to create and replicate the best practices of “learning through service programs” that develop skills in leadership, project management, communication, systems thinking and community and personal engagement.