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t h e i r l i ves . W e b e l i e ve t h at te ch n o lo g y , w h e n a p p ro p ri ate l y
i n c o rpo rate d i n to e a ch c o m m u n i t y ’ s s o c i a l , c u l t u ra l ,
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4 W H AT M A K E S E W B U N I QU E
6 ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITIONS
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22 H OW E W B I S H AV I N G I M P A C T
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Au d i te d F i n a n c i a l S t ate m e n t s
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S po n s o rs
U n i ve rs i t i es
En g i n e e ri n g A ss o c i at i o n s
Vo l u n te e rs
B o a r d M e m b e rs
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IMPACT
W e u n d e rst a n d t h at i n o r d e r to e n d e x t r e m e po ve r t y , g o o d
i n te n t i o n s m u st b e c o m b i n e d w i t h a f o c u s o n i m p a c t . W e j u d g e o u r
w o rk b y t h e lo n g - te rm r es u l t s w e a ch i e ve f o r o u r u l t i m ate st a k e h o l d e rs — t h e p e o p le i n t h e d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es i n w h i ch w e w o rk . Ou r
v o l u n te e rs c o n d u c t i m p a c t a ss ess m e n t s a n d s e e k to i d e n t i f y a n d
o ve rc o m e o b st a cles t h at p r e ve n t g o o d o u t p u t s f ro m le a d i n g to lo n g te rm po s i t i ve i m p a c t .
LEVERAGE
W e j u d g e o u r c o n t ri b u t i o n b y h o w e f f e c t i ve l y a n d e f f i c i e n t l y w e a r e a b le
to u s e o u r m o d est r es o u rc es . W e s e e o u r ro le a s h e l p i n g lo c a l p e o p le
a n d o r g a n i s at i o n s b u i l d t h e s k i l l s n e e d e d to i d e n t i f y lo c a l p ro b le m s ,
d e ve lo p a p p ro p ri ate s o l u t i o n s a n d i m p le m e n t t h e m a c c o r d i n g l y — rat h e r
t h a n j u st b u i l d i n g a w e l l , w e s e e k to le ave b e h i n d t ra i n e d te ch n i c i a n s .
B e c a u s e w e w o rk w i t h e x i st i n g o r g a n i s at i o n s a n d h ave a n e x c ep t i o n a l l y c o m m i t te d a n d d e d i c ate d v o l u n te e r b a s e , o u r c o st s r e m a i n lo w b u t
o u r i m p a c t i s g r e at .
ENGINEERS
P ri o r to E W B ’ s i n c ep t i o n i n 20 0 0 , t h e r e w e r e f e w ave n u es f o r
C a n a d i a n p rof ess i o n a l e n g i n e e rs a n d e n g i n e e ri n g st u d e n t s to c o n t ri b u te
t h e i r u n i q u e s k i l l s , k n o w le d g e a n d p ro b le m - s o l v i n g a b i l i t i es to h u m a n
d e ve lo p m e n t . Th ro u g h E W B , t h e w o rk of C a n a d i a n e n g i n e e rs h a s h e l p e d
t h o u s a n d s of p e o p le i n d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es s e i ze o p po r t u n i t i es to
w o rk t h e i r wa y o u t of po ve r t y .
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
In to d a y ’ s i n te rc o n n e c te d w o rl d , o u r d a i l y ch o i c es a n d t h o s e of o u r
g o ve rn m e n t a n d c o rpo rat i o n s d i r e c t l y a f f e c t t h o s e l i v i n g i n d e ve l o p i n g c o m m u n i t i es . Th o u g h t h es e l i n k s m a y n ot b e o b v i o u s at f i rst
g l a n c e , w e n e e d o n l y lo o k at o u r c u p of c of f e e o r n e w s h e a d l i n es
to s e e h o w o u r l i ves a r e i n e x t ri c a b l y c o n n e c te d w i t h p e o p le l i v i n g i n
d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es . Ou r 1 5 , 0 0 0 m e m b e rs a n d n e a rl y 30 ch a p te rs
a c ro ss C a n a d a a r e ra i s i n g a wa r e n ess a b o u t w h at w e c a n do to m a k e
C a n a d a a m o d e l g lo b a l c i t i ze n — k n o w le d g e t h at w i l l u l t i m ate l y p ro v i d e
t h e f o u n d at i o n f o r ch a n g e .
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ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITIONS
What started as a “PIE IN THE SKY IDEA WITH NO MONEY, NO PEOPLE
AND NO RESOURCES” in 2000, has now become one of Canada’s most
respected development organisations, embraced by the country’s engineering
community.
To date we have been recognized with a number of prestigious international and national awards for our contributions to human development.
C C I C ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O - O P E R AT I O N AW A R D
r e c o g n i ze d E W B ’ s e x te n s i ve ro le i n
e d u c at i n g C a n a d i a n s a b o u t i n te rn at i o n a l
d e ve lo p m e n t .
C I D A / C M E ’ S I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O - O P E R AT I O N
AW A R D
i s o n e of C a n a d a ’ s m o st p r est i g i o u s
i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t a wa r d s , c e l eb rat i n g e x c e l le n c e i n d e ve lo p m e n t
p ro g ra m s .
T H E U N I T E D N AT I O N S W O R L D S U M M I T O N
I N F O R M AT I O N S O C I E T Y I C T 4 D AW A R D
r e c o g n i ze d t h e i m po r t a n t c o n t ri b u t i o n s
of o u r C o m p u te r a n d L i ve l i h o o d Tra i n i n g
C e n t r e P ro j e c t i n t h e P h i l i p p i n es .
T H E T E C H M U S E U M ’ S T E C H N O LO G Y B E N E F I T I N G
H U M A N I T Y AW A R D
r e c o g n i ze d E W B a m o n g 230 a p p l i c a n t s
f ro m 32 c o u n t ri es f o r i t s w o rk .
C A N A D A ’ S TO P 4 0 U N D E R 4 0 AW A R D
r e c o g n i ze d P a rk e r M i t ch e l l a n d G e o r g e
R ote r , t h e f o u n d e rs a n d c o - C E Os of E W B ,
a s y o u n g a c c o m p l i s h e d C a n a d i a n le a d e rs .
T H E F O R C E S AV E N I R G R A N D P R I Z E
wa s a wa r d e d to E W B ’ s É c o le P o l y te ch n i q u e d e M o n t r é a l , M c G i l l U n i ve rs i t y a n d
C o n c o r d i a U n i ve rs i t y ch a p te rs f o r t h e i r
d e d i c at i o n to e d u c at i n g h i g h s ch o o l st u d e n t s a b o u t i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t .
T H E G LO BA L J U N I O R C H A L L E N G E AW A R D
r e c o g n i ze d E W B ’ s S c a l a p ro g ra m f o r i t s
ro le i n p ro v i d i n g c o m p u te r a n d l i ve l i h o o d
t ra i n i n g to F i l i p i n o y o u t h .
L e a d e rs of E W B h ave a l s o b e e n t h e r e c i p i e n t s of n u m e ro u s p r est i g i o u s a wa r d s
i n cl u d i n g t h e C A N A D I A N C O U N C I L F O R
P RO F E S S I O N A L E N G I N E E R S G O L D M E D A L
AW A R D , t h e Y W C A W O M E N O F D I S T I N C T I O N
AW A R D , t h e R H O D E S S C H O L A R S H I P a n d t h e
C O M M O N W E A LT H S C H O L A R S H I P .
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EWB has also received high profile recognition nationwide.
“ E W B i s a n o r g a n i s at i o n t h at d a r e d to
d r e a m a n d i s n o w c o n st ru c t i n g a b ri g h t n e w
f u t u r e f o r p e o p le p l a g u e d b y po ve r t y . ”
— L LOY D RO B E RT S O N
C T V E ve n i n g N e w s “ S u c c ess S to ri es ”
“ Th e b est - p ra c t i c e i m p le m e n t at i o n of t h i s
r e m a rk a b le o r g a n i s at i o n , h o w e ve r , i s w h at
m a k es i t t ru l y st a n d o u t a s a m o d e l f o r o r g a n i s i n g t h e t ra n s f e r of te ch n o lo g i es a n d
skills.”
— T E C H M U S E U M AW A R D S M AG A Z I N E
“ Th i s i s t h e u n d e rl y i n g p h i lo s o p h y of
o r g a n i s at i o n s l i k e En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t
B o r d e rs . R at h e r t h a n t ra n s p l a n t i n g o u r
m o d e l i n to ot h e r c o u n t ri es , w e c a n s e e k to
h e l p p e o p le h e l p t h e m s e l ves . ”
—JENNIFER WELSH
At Ho m e In Th e W o rl d
“ En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t B o r d e rs c o m b i n es a
s o c i a l c o n s c i e n c e w i t h e n t r ep r e n e u ri a l
ze a l . ”
—JUDITH TIMSON
Th e G lo b e a n d M a i l
“ I a m t r e m e n do u s l y i m p r ess e d w i t h En g i n e e rs
W i t h o u t B o r d e rs . I a c t u a l l y c a n ’ t g et o ve r i t .
Th e g ro w t h of t h i s o r g a n i s at i o n i s po s i t i ve l y
s u p e rn at u ra l . A n d I c a n ’ t h e l p b u t f e e l t h at
t h e c o m m i t m e n t a n d s o p h i st i c at i o n a n d c a p a c i t y of w h at i s h a p p e n i n g w i t h a l l of y o u i n t h i s
ro o m i s r e a l l y q u i te r e m a rk a b le . ”
Th e v i d e o f o r S A R A H M C L A C H L A N ’ S
s o n g “ W o rl d On F i r e ” wa s i n s p i r e d
b y E W B v o l u n te e r M i k e Qu i n n ’ s
let te rs f ro m G h a n a . Th e v i d e o
f e at u r es f o ot a g e t a k e n b y M i k e a n d
p ro m otes t h e n e e d f o r i n te rn at i o n a l
d e ve lo p m e n t .
—STEPHEN LEWIS
s p e a k i n g to d e le g ates at a n
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W H AT W E D O | O V E R S E A S
THREE BILLION PEOPLE ALL SHARE ONE CONDITION: POVERTY
Y E T P OV E RT Y I S C O M P L E X . E a ch p e rs o n
e x p e ri e n c es po ve r t y d i f f e r e n t l y a n d t h e
r e a s o n s w h y t h e y a r e po o r a r e n ot a l wa y s
the same.
Th e h u n g r y ch i l d y o u s e e o n te le v i s i o n
i s po o r . He m a y n ot h ave e n o u g h to e at
b e c a u s e h i s p a r e n t s ’ c ro p s w e r e d est ro y e d
b y a d ro u g h t t h i s p a st y e a r o r b e c a u s e
i n te rn at i o n a l f o o d d u m p i n g h a s d ep r ess e d
t h e i r fa rm i n c o m e .
Th e y o u n g g i rl f o rc e d i n to p ro st i t u t i o n i s
a l s o po o r . A f te r b e i n g o rp h a n e d b y A I D S
a n d le f t to c a r e f o r h e r s i b l i n g s , s h e h a s
f e w o p po r t u n i t i es to e a rn a n i n c o m e a n d
p ro v i d e f o r h e r fa m i l y .
A n d s o to o i s t h e w o m a n w h o c a n n ot r e a d .
S i n c e h e r p a r e n t s c o u l d n ot a f f o r d to s e n d
h e r to s ch o o l , s h e n e ve r h a d t h e o p po r t u n i t y to le a rn h o w to r e a d a n d w ri te . N o w
t h at s h e i s a m ot h e r h e rs e l f w i t h a fa m i l y
to lo o k a f te r , h e r d a y s a r e to o f u l l .
“ In S e n e g a l , I s a w t h e p ri d e o n a n o l d m a n ’ s fa c e a s h e p u r ch a s e d t h e f i rst ro p e p u m p i n h i s to w n , p ro v i d i n g cle a n e r wate r
f o r h u n d r e d s of h i s n e i g h b o u rs . ”
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HOW EWB RESPONDS
R E D U C I N G P OV E RT Y I S A L S O C O M P L E X .
G i v i n g t h e ch i l d f o o d , t h e y o u n g g i rl
m o n e y o r a c o m m u n i t y a s ch o o l do es n ot
a dd r ess t h e ro ot c a u s es of po ve r t y b u t
p ro v i d es o n l y b a n d - a i d s o l u t i o n s . R at h e r ,
r e d u c i n g po ve r t y i s a b o u t p e o p le , c r e at i n g
o p po r t u n i t i es f o r i n d i v i d u a l s to le a d t h e i r
l i ves a s t h e y d es i r e .
P a r t of t h i s s o l u t i o n i n v o l ves a c c ess to a p p ro p ri ate te ch n o lo g y . Ad a p t i n g te ch n o lo g i es s u ch a s s m a l l - s c a le i rri g at i o n s y ste m s ,
wate r a n d s a n i t at i o n fa c i l i t i es , a n d m e ch a n i ze d f o o d p ro c ess i n g e q u i p m e n t to m e et
a c o m m u n i t y ’ s n e e d s c a n p ro v i d e u s e f u l
to o l s i n t h e st ru g g le o u t of po ve r t y .
To fa c i l i t ate t h i s p ro c ess , E W B v o l u n te e rs
l i ve i n a d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t y f o r 8 - 36
m o n t h s a n d w o rk i n p a r t n e rs h i p w i t h lo c a l
e n g i n e e rs , e n t r ep r e n e u rs a n d te ch n i c i a n s .
W e u n d e rst a n d t h at d e ve lo p m e n t s h o u l d
b e d ri ve n b y lo c a l p e o p le . Ou r ro le i s to
e n s u r e t h at t h e y h ave t h e n e e d e d s k i l l s
a n d k n o w le d g e to d e ve lo p a p p ro p ri ate
te ch n i c a l s o l u t i o n s to t h e u n i q u e p ro b le m s
of t h e i r c o m m u n i t i es .
E W B s e n t 5 5 v o l u n te e rs o ve rs e a s i n 20 0 5
f o r a tot a l of 29 9 m o n t h s .
— B R E N D A N BA K E R , f o rm e r o ve rs e a s v o l u n te e r & Va n c o u ve r P rof ess i o n a l C h a p te r m e m b e r
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A G R I C U LT U R E & F O O D P R O D U C T I O N
B E C AU S E 8 0 0 M I L L I O N P E O P L E G O H U N G RY
E V E RY D AY Dav i d Da m b e r g e r i s w o rk i n g to
i m p ro ve f o o d s e c u ri t y i n Za m b i a .
Th i s p a st s e a s o n , t h e c o u n t r y ’ s S o u t h e rn P ro v i n c e wa s h i t b y a s e ve r e d ro u g h t
c a u s i n g a n a c u te f o o d s h o r t a g e f o r n e a rl y
e ve r y ru ra l h o u s e h o l d . S h o r t a g es h ave
b e c o m e a ch ro n i c p ro b le m i n d ro u g h t - p ro n e
Za m b i a , d e va st at i n g t h e 6 5 % of t h e po p u l at i o n w h o w o rk a s s m a l l - s c a le fa rm e rs a n d
c o n t i n u o u s l y st ru g g le to d e f e at po ve r t y .
In p a r t n e rs h i p w i t h In te rn at i o n a l De ve lo p m e n t En te rp ri s es , Dav i d i s r e d u c i n g t h e
v u l n e ra b i l i t y of t h es e fa rm e rs w i t h t h e
t r e a d le p u m p , a s i m p le a n d a f f o r d a b le i r ri g at i o n te ch n o lo g y t h at lo o k s l i k e a st a i r m a ste r a n d i s o p e rate d m a n u a l l y . Th e
t r e a d le p u m p e n a b les fa rm e rs to i n c r e a s e
their yields and income by pumping out
wate r at a rate of 1 L p e r s e c o n d , le a d i n g
to d ra m at i c i m p ro ve m e n t s i n t h e i r f o o d
s e c u ri t y a n d q u a l i t y of l i f e . Dav i d i s
h e l p i n g fa rm e rs u n d e rst a n d t h e b e n e f i t s
of t h e p u m p s a n d t ra i n i n g p u m p o w n e rs
h o w to m a i n t a i n a n d r ep a i r t h e m . He i s
a l s o w o rk i n g w i t h lo c a l m a n u fa c t u r e rs to
e n s u r e a s u f f i c i e n t s u p p l y of a f f o r d a b le
a n d lo c a l l y - m a d e t r e a d le p u m p s i s p ro duced.
“ Th e y a r e e x p e r t s i n t h e a r e a of p a r t i c i p ato r y d e ve lo p m e n t . I
h ave n e ve r w i t n ess e d s u ch k n o w le d g e of h o w to do d e ve lo p m e n t w e l l i n d e ve lo p m e n t w o rk e rs w h o a r e s o y o u n g . ”
— L A R RY RU D G E R S , C o u n t r y Di r e c to r ,
In te rn at i o n a l De ve lo p m e n t
En te rp ri s es , Za m b i a
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AGRO-PROCESSING & RURAL ENERGY
I N R E S P O N S E TO T H E 4 0 0 M I L L I O N H O U S E HOLDS WORLDWIDE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY,
L e v i G o e r t z i s i n M a l i c r e at i n g o p po r t u n i t i es
w i t h a n e n e r g y s o u rc e a p p ro p ri ate f o r ru ra l
c o m m u n i t i es .
In M a l i , f e w ru ra l h o u s e h o l d s h ave a c c ess
to e le c t ri c i t y . W h i le i t a f f e c t s t h e e n t i r e
M a l i a n po p u l at i o n , e n e r g y po ve r t y h a s
a n es p e c i a l l y a c u te i m p a c t o n w o m e n ’ s
d a i l y l i ves . E a ch d a y t h e y s p e n d h o u rs
p ro c ess i n g f o o d m a n u a l l y f o r t h e i r
fa m i l i es ’ c o n s u m p t i o n , le av i n g l i t t le t i m e
to c a r e f o r ch i l d r e n a n d g e n e rate m u ch
needed income.
L e v i a i m s to r e d u c e t h i s b u r d e n b y h e l p i n g
w o m e n ’ s c o o p e rat i ves g a i n a c c ess to
t h e m u l t i f u n c t i o n a l p l at f o rm ( M F P ) . Th i s
s i m p le d i es e l e n g i n e m o u n te d o n a ste e l
ch a ss i s c a n po w e r a va ri et y of e q u i p m e n t
s u ch a s g ri n d i n g m i l l s , wate r p u m p s a n d
b at te r y ch a r g e rs . S i n c e t h e w o m e n o w n
a n d o p e rate t h e M F P , n ot o n l y a r e t h e y
a b le to less e n t h e d a i l y b u r d e n of p ro c ess i n g f o o d m a n u a l l y , b u t t h e y a l s o ch a r g e
ot h e r c o m m u n i t y m e m b e rs a f e e f o r u s i n g
t h e te ch n o lo g y . Th e i n c o m e g e n e rate d f o r
t h e g ro u p i s s h a r e d a m o n g t h e w o m e n o r
i n veste d i n to t h e c o m m u n i t y to a dd r ess t h e
po p u l at i o n ’ s n e e d s , h e l p i n g t h es e w o m e n
t a k e c o n t ro l of t h e i r c o m m u n i t y ’ s f u t u r e .
“ [ L e v i ] a d a p te d w e l l to w o rk i n g w i t h u s .
W e h ave b e e n a m a ze d at h o w q u i ck l y h e
b e c a m e c o m p lete l y A f ri c a n ! ”
—MR. ALMANY KOREISSI,
Te ch n i c i a n , M a l i
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W AT E R & S A N I TAT I O N
OV E R O N E B I L L I O N P E O P L E D O N OT H AV E
A C C E S S TO C L E A N W AT E R . A n n i e P et t i g r e w
a n d J e a n - Lu c R i ve ri n a r e i n Ha i t i st ri v i n g
to ch a n g e t h i s r e a l i t y .
In Ha i t i , t h e po o r est c o u n t r y i n t h e w este rn
h e m i s p h e r e , o n l y h a l f of t h e c o u n t r y ’ s
e i g h t m i l l i o n p e o p le h ave a c c ess to cle a n
wate r a n d e ve n f e w e r to s a n i t at i o n fa c i l i t i es . Th at i s w h y A n n i e a n d J e a n - Lu c a r e
a dd r ess i n g t h e u r g e n t n e e d f o r cle a n wate r
a n d s a n i t at i o n fa c i l i t i es i n ru ra l c o m m u n i t i es . In p a r t n e rs h i p w i t h t h e S e r v i c e N a t i o n a l d ’ E a u P ot a b le ( S N E P ) , Ha i t i ’ s n at i o n a l
wate r d i r e c to rate , A n n i e a n d J e a n - Lu c a r e
h e l p i n g i m p le m e n t a c o m m u n i t y - m a n a g e d
ru ra l wate r s u p p l y a n d s a n i t at i o n p ro j e c t .
Th i s p i lot p ro j e c t t a k es a n i n te g rate d a p p ro a ch to a dd r ess i n g h e a l t h p ro b le m s
i n ru ra l a r e a s b y f o c u s i n g o n i m p ro ve d
h y g i e n e , s a n i t at i o n fa c i l i t i es a n d d ri n k i n g
wate r . Cu rr e n t l y t h e i r w o rk c e n te rs a ro u n d
i m p ro v i n g wate r q u a l i t y a n d a c c ess . In
w o rk i n g w i t h lo c a l p e o p le a n d c o m m u n i t y
g ro u p s , t h e y a r e d e ve lo p i n g a n d test i n g
s u st a i n a b le wate r p ro j e c t s t h at w i l l p ro v i d e
s o u rc es of cle a n wate r f o r d e c a d es .
“ Th e S e r v i c e N at i o n a l d ’ E a u P ot a b le a p p r e c i ates t h e p a r t i c i p at i o n of
E W B C a n a d a . W e w e r e m o st i m p r ess e d b y t h e ra p i d i n te g rat i o n of
t h e E W B v o l u n te e rs i n to ru ra l Ha i t i a n l i f e . It to o k J e a n - Lu c R i ve ri n
less t h a n 3 m o n t h s to s p e a k Cr é o le , t h e lo c a l l a n g u a g e i n Ha i t i . ”
—JEAN PIERRE
P H I L I P P E , Di r e c to r
G e n e ra l , S N E P , Ha i t i
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I N F O R M AT I O N & C O M M U N I C AT I O N T E C H N O L O G Y ( I C T )
SARAH GRANT IS IN THE PHILIPPINES
b e c a u s e s h e a g r e es w i t h K of i A n n a n ’ s
a ss e r t i o n t h at “ b e i n g c u t of f f ro m b a s i c
te le c o m m u n i c at i o n s s e r v i c es i s a h a r d s h i p
a l m o st a s a c u te a s ot h e r d ep ri vat i o n s . ”
A s t h e C o o r d i n ato r of E W B ’ s S c a l a P ro g ra m ,
S a ra h i s r es po n d i n g to t h e 1 2 m i l l i o n F i l i p i n o y o u t h w h o a r e b ot h u n e m p lo y e d a n d
o u t of s ch o o l . In p a r t n e rs h i p w i t h t h e
n at i o n a l Dep a r t m e n t of S o c i a l W e l fa r e a n d
De ve lo p m e n t ( D S W D ) , 2 1 C o m p u te r L i ve l i h o o d Tra i n i n g C e n t r es h ave b e e n est a b l i s h e d t h ro u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y . Th es e
c e n te rs p ro v i d e e n ro l le d y o u t h w i t h t h e
s k i l l s a n d t ra i n i n g n e e d e d to jo i n t h e w o rk -
f o rc e o r c o n t i n u e t h e i r e d u c at i o n , u s i n g
i n f o rm at i o n a n d c o m m u n i c at i o n te ch n o l o g y a s a to o l .
Th e t ru e s u c c ess of E W B ’ s ro le i n t h e
p ro j e c t l i es i n i t s s u st a i n a b i l i t y . S a ra h i s
p ro v i d i n g D S W D st a f f w i t h t h e n e c ess a r y
to o l s a n d k n o w le d g e to est a b l i s h n e w
c e n t r es i n d ep e n d e n t of E W B . In s o do i n g ,
S a ra h i s e n s u ri n g t h at t h e D S W D h a s t h e
c a p a c i t y a n d k n o w le d g e to c o n t i n u e p ro v i d i n g F i l i p i n o y o u t h w i t h t h e o p po r t u n i t y
to i m p ro ve t h e i r o w n l i ves lo n g a f te r E W B
c e a s es to p a r t i c i p ate i n t h e p ro g ra m . W e
a r e t ru l y w o rk i n g o u rs e l ves o u t of a jo b .
“ It wa s m y d r e a m to f i n i s h m y st u d i es b u t b e c a u s e
of po ve r t y I wa s n ’ t a b le to . N o w I [ h ave b e e n ] g i ve n
a ch a n c e to st u d y . Th a n k y o u . ”
— F R A N I L I N E BA I S , Tra i n e e at a C LT C
i n S a g a y C i t y , t h e P h i l i p p i n es
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32 MILLION PEOPLE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AT F I R S T G L A N C E , o u r l i ves h e r e i n C a n a d a
m a y a p p e a r to h ave l i t t le i n c o m m o n w i t h
t h at of a s m a l l - s c a le fa rm e r i n Za m b i a . B u t
p e r h a p s t h at fa rm e r i s n ot s o fa r a wa y :
f ro m t h e f i rst c u p of c of f e e w e d ri n k i n
t h e m o rn i n g to t h e s u p p l i e r w e ch o o s e f o r
o u r c o m p a n y ’ s n e x t p ro j e c t , w e a r e h av i n g
a n i m p a c t o n d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es
t h ro u g h o u t e a ch d a y . Th e g o o d s w e b u y
a n d w h e r e w e b u y t h e m , t h e o p e rat i o n s
of o u r c o rpo rat i o n s i n te rn at i o n a l l y a n d t h e
po l i c i es of o u r g o ve rn m e n t , a l l a f f e c t p e o p le ’ s l i ves i n d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es .
P o ve r t y i s n ot i n e v i t a b le . A n d 32 m i l l i o n
C a n a d i a n s w h o b e l i e ve i t i s u n j u st c a n
ch o o s e to m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e l i ves of
t h r e e b i l l i o n p e o p le , i n cl u d i n g t h at s m a l l s c a le fa rm e r i n Za m b i a .
“EWB impacts people in the global north by challenging the way we
think about technology and the role of engineering in our societies.
Through the chapters, EWB is creating thoughtful leaders in Canada
who are knowledgeable and excited about engaging others in working
for a better world.”
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C H O O S I N G TO R E D U C E P OV E RT Y w i l l o n l y
h a p p e n w h e n p e o p le u n d e rst a n d t h e
d y n a m i c b et w e e n t h e i r d e c i s i o n s a n d t h e
l i ves of ot h e r p e o p le . Th at i s w h y E W B
i s ra i s i n g a wa r e n ess a m o n g h i g h s ch o o l
a n d u n i ve rs i t y st u d e n t s , t h e e n g i n e e ri n g
p rof ess i o n a n d t h e g e n e ra l p u b l i c . W e
b e l i e ve t h at C a n a d i a n s a r e c o m m i t te d to
a n d p a ss i o n ate a b o u t a ch i e v i n g a w o rl d
f r e e f ro m po ve r t y — w e a i m to p ro v i d e t h e m
w i t h t h e k n o w le d g e n e e d e d to m a k e a
c o n t ri b u t i o n .
W e a l s o st ri ve to i n f l u e n c e t h e e n g i n e e ri n g p rof ess i o n . To m o rro w ’ s e n g i n e e ri n g ch a l le n g es w i l l r e q u i r e m u l t i -
d i s c i p l i n a r y p ro b le m - s o l v i n g s k i l l s t h at
e x te n d b e y o n d te ch n i c a l e x c e l le n c e . En g i n e e rs w i t h t h es e s k i l l s w i l l h e l p to
t a ck le s o m e of t h e w o rl d ’ s m o st c o m p le x
p ro b le m s , i n cl u d i n g po ve r t y .
O ve r 1 5 , 0 0 0 E W B m e m b e rs a r e ra i s i n g
a wa r e n ess a m o n g C a n a d i a n s a b o u t
i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t . At 27 E W B
ch a p te rs a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y t h es e st u d e n t
le a d e rs a n d p rof ess i o n a l s a r e e n c o u ra g i n g
C a n a d i a n s to t a k e a c t i o n , u l t i m ate l y
h e l p i n g C a n a d a b e c o m e a m o d e l g lo b a l
c i t i ze n .
— K E L S E Y C H E G U S , U n i ve rs i t y of A l b e r t a C h a p te r m e m b e r & f o rm e r o ve rs e a s v o l u n te e r
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ENGAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
S H A P I N G C A N A D A A S A M O D E L G LO BA L
C I T I Z E N c a n b e do n e o n l y i f o u r f u t u r e
le a d e rs u n d e rst a n d t h e c o m p le x n at u r e of
t h e i n te rn at i o n a l c o m m u n i t y a n d g lo b a l
i n e q u i t i es . It i s t h e st u d e n t s of to d a y , i f
p a ss i o n ate , k n o w le d g e a b le a n d c o m m i t te d ,
w h o w i l l e n s u r e a s u st a i n a b le to m o rro w .
Th at i s w h y E W B ch a p te r v o l u n te e rs a r e
v i s i t i n g h i g h s ch o o l s a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y
to d e l i ve r i n te ra c t i ve w o rk s h o p s , ra i s i n g
a wa r e n ess a b o u t wate r i ss u es a n d f o o d
s e c u ri t y . S i n c e o u r h i g h s ch o o l o u t r e a ch
p ro g ra m wa s i n i t i ate d i n 20 0 3 , E W B v o l u n te e rs h ave v i s i te d o ve r 20 , 0 0 0 h i g h
s ch o o l st u d e n t s . Th ro u g h o u r ‘ W ate r f o r
t h e W o rl d ’ a n d ‘ F o o d f o r Th o u g h t ’ i n te ra c t i ve w o rk s h o p s , st u d e n t s a r e e n c o u ra g e d
to b e c o m e p a ss i o n ate a b o u t t h e n e e d f o r
ch a n g e a n d w e l l - e q u i p p e d to t u rn t h e i r
g o o d i n te n t i o n s i n to i m p a c t .
“ Th e p r es e n te rs w e r e y o u n g , c o m m i t te d , e n t h u s i a st i c a n d e x p e ri e n c e d ;
t h e wate r f i l te r b u i l d i n g wa s s o h a n d s o n ; a n d t h e c o n c ep t of s c i e n c e
a s a s o l u t i o n f o r d e ve lo p m e n t i ss u es wa s i n s p i ri n g . ”
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I N 20 0 5 , E W B ’ S P U B L I C E N G AG E M E N T
c a m p a i g n r e a ch e d m o r e t h a n 1 0 0 , 0 0 0
Canadians.
On t h e t h i r d a n n u a l E W B Da y , w h i ch to o k
p l a c e d u ri n g t h e 20 0 5 N at i o n a l En g i n e e r i n g W e e k , E W B m e m b e rs f ro m c o a st - to c o a st t a l k e d to C a n a d i a n s a b o u t i n te rn a t i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t a n d ch a l le n g e d t h e m
to c o n s i d e r h o w t h e y c a n i m p ro ve t h e l i ves
of p e o p le i n t h e d e ve lo p i n g w o rl d .
C a m p a i g n , a n i n te rn at i o n a l c a m p a i g n e n c o u ra g i n g p e o p le to d e m a n d t h e i r g o ve rn m e n t c o m m i t to e n d i n g po ve r t y b y d e l i v e ri n g m o r e a n d b et te r a i d , m a k i n g t ra d e
fa i r a n d c a n c e l l i n g t h e d eb t . At L i ve 8 , U 2
a n d S a ra h M c L a ch l a n c o n c e r t s , u n i ve rs i t y
o ri e n t at i o n w e e k s a n d o n In te rn at i o n a l
W h i te B a n d Da y , E W B m e m b e rs s i g n e d - o n
te n s of t h o u s a n d s of p e o p le to t h e c a m p a i g n a n d d i st ri b u te d o ve r 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 w h i te
w ri st b a n d s .
Th ro u g h o u t 20 0 5 , E W B wa s a l s o a d ri v i n g
f o rc e i n t h e C a n a d i a n M a k e P o ve r t y Hi sto r y
— C AT H E R I N E C U S H , te a ch e r at B i s h o p C a rro l l Hi g h S ch o o l , C a l g a r y
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ENCOURAGING OUR 15,000 MEMBERS
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r es p e c t i ve ch a p te rs , E W B m e m b e rs a r e
i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r s k i l l s a n d k n o w le d g e ,
b e c o m i n g e f f e c t i ve i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve l o p m e n t s po k es p e o p le i n C a n a d a a n d
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E W B m e m b e rs h ave t h e o p po r t u n i t y to
le a rn a b o u t d e ve lo p m e n t a n d e n h a n c e
t h e i r s k i l l s t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r at ch a p te r
e d u c at i o n m e et i n g s , r e g i o n a l le a d e rs h i p
c o n f e r e n c es , a n d o n l i n e , t h ro u g h d i s c u s s i o n s o n m y E W B . c a a n d at e w b . c a / le a rn ,
a c o m p r e h e n s i ve d e ve lo p m e n t le a rn i n g
r es o u rc e . E W B a l s o b o a st s t h e l a r g est
annual
i n te rn at i o n a l
d e ve lo p m e n t
c o n f e r e n c e i n C a n a d a , at w h i ch o u r
m e m b e rs s p e n d f o u r d a y s p a r t i c i p at i n g i n
w o rk s h o p s a n d i n te ra c t i n g w i t h le a d i n g
d e ve lo p m e n t t h i n k e rs a n d p ra c t i t i o n e rs .
“ W e wa n te d a n o p e n - e n d e d s o c i a l l y r e le va n t d es i g n p ro j e c t . Th i s m e a n s
st u d e n t s a r e n ot j u st d es i g n i n g a m a ch i n e . Th e y ’ r e u n d e rst a n d i n g t h e i r
pote n t i a l f o r g lo b a l i m p a c t . ”
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i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t to p i c s i n to
t h e i r c u rri c u l u m , s h o w i n g f u t u r e e n g i n e e rs
t h at t h e i r s k i l l s , k n o w le d g e a n d p ro b le m s o l v i n g a b i l i t i es c a n m a k e i m po r t a n t
c o n t ri b u t i o n s to i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t .
A n d w h i le t h e n ot i o n t h at e n g i n e e ri n g i s
a b o u t p ro b le m - s o l v i n g — u s i n g i n g e n u i t y to
d e ve lo p s o l u t i o n s to s o m e of t h e w o rl d ’ s
m o st c o m p le x p ro b le m s — i s n ot n e w ,
te a ch i n g h o w to a p p ro a ch s i t u at i o n s i n a
d e ve lo p i n g w o rl d c o n te x t c e r t a i n l y i s . S t u d e n t s a r e b e i n g ch a l le n g e d to e x a m i n e
p ro b le m s t h at a r e e n c o u n te r e d i n i m po v e ri s h e d c o m m u n i t i es a n d d e ve lo p wa y s to
c r e ate o p po r t u n i t i es .
M a n y ot h e r u n i ve rs i t i es a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y
a r e po i s e d to i n cl u d e d e ve lo p m e n t to p i c s
o r r e l ate d p ro j e c t s to e n h a n c e t h e i r c o r e
c u rri c u l u m .
— D R . A M A R J E E T BA S S I , C o u rs e C o o r d i n ato r , U n i ve rs i t y of W este rn On t a ri o
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AT E W B , W E A R E F O C U S E D O N O U R I M P A C T —
I N C A N A D A , I N D E V E LO P I N G C O M M U N I T I E S
A N D O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L D E V E LO P M E N T A S
A WHOLE.
In o u r A n n u a l R epo r t l a st y e a r ( A R 20 0 4 ) w e s h a r e d o u r a p p ro a ch , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e q u est i o n “ W h at do c o m m u n i t i es
n e e d? ” a n d e n d i n g w i t h a f o c u s o n i m p a c t .
W e w o u l d l i k e to s h a r e i n m o r e d et a i l h o w w e h ave i m p a c t .
A s e n g i n e e rs w e k n o w t h e m o st i m po r t a n t f i rst step i s to
d e f i n e t h e p ro b le m . Th e n w e d ete rm i n e t h e u n i q u e wa y t h at
E W B c o n t ri b u tes — O U R “ S W E E T S P OT ” F O R I M P A C T .
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OV E R S E A S
Te ch n o lo g y i s i n t ri n s i c to d e ve lo p m e n t . To
r e d u c e t h e v u l n e ra b i l i t y of a c o m m u n i t y to
fa c to rs o u t s i d e t h e i r c o n t ro l , p e o p le n e e d
to h a rn ess a p p ro p ri ate te ch n o lo g i es , b e i t
to g ro w m o r e f o o d , g a i n a c c ess to cle a n
wate r o r m e ch a n i ze f o o d p ro c ess i n g .
M a n y o r g a n i s at i o n s a r e a l r e a d y h e l p i n g
c o m m u n i t i es g a i n a c c ess to t h es e te ch n o lo g i es ; t h e p ro b le m i s h o w to st r e n g t h e n t h e e x te n t a n d e f f e c t i ve n ess of t h e i r
r es po n s e . E W B w o rk s i n p a r t n e rs h i p w i t h
t h es e o r g a n i s at i o n s , h e l p i n g t h e m b e c o m e
b et te r at h e l p i n g c o m m u n i t i es .
P o s i t i ve ch a n g e w i l l a l wa y s h a p p e n at
t h e c o m m u n i t y le ve l — p r e ve n t i n g a f i ve y e a r - o l d ch i l d f ro m d y i n g of d i a rr h e a ,
i m p ro v i n g t h e q u a l i t y a n d q u a n t i t y of t h e
m a i ze h a r vest , i n c r e a s i n g t h e o p po r t u n i t y
f o r a te e n a g e d g i rl to g et h e r h i g h s ch o o l
d i p lo m a .
S o m e of t h es e ch a n g es a r e c r e ate d b y o r g a n i s at i o n s t h at w o rk d i r e c t l y w i t h c o m m u n i t i es — b y i n st a l l i n g a wate r p u m p , f o r
e x a m p le — l i te ra l l y o n e c o m m u n i t y at a
time.
S o m e of t h es e ch a n g es a r e c r e ate d b y s h i f t s
i n c o u n t r y - le ve l po l i c i es a n d a c t i o n s — b y
c o m m i t t i n g to a n at i o n a l ru ra l wate r st rat e g y , f o r e x a m p le — a f f e c t i n g m a n y c o m m u n i t i es at o n c e .
OUR SWEET SPOT FOR IMPACT:
W e i n c r e a s e t h e b r e a d t h of ch a n g e at t h e c o m m u n i t y le ve l b y
s h a ri n g a n d r ep l i c at i n g b est - p ra c t i c es b et w e e n o r g a n i s at i o n s . A n d
w e i n c r e a s e t h e l i k e l i h o o d of po s i t i ve ch a n g e t h ro u g h r e g i o n a l ,
n at i o n a l , a n d i n te rn at i o n a l po l i c i es b y c o n n e c t i n g o n - t h e - g ro u n d
r e a l i t i es to h i g h e r le ve l po l i c y d e c i s i o n s .
CONNECTING ON-THE-GROUND
REALITIES TO HIGHER LEVEL
POLICY DECISIONS
SHARING AND REPLICATING BEST
PRACTICES BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
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IN CANADA
W e l i ve i n a n i n c r e a s i n g l y i n te rc o n n e c te d
w o rl d i n w h i ch t h e a c t i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s
of p e o p le i n C a n a d a c a n h ave a p rof o u n d
e f f e c t o n d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es . M o r e o ve r , C a n a d i a n s a r e p ro u d of o u r c o u n t r y ’ s
t ra d i t i o n of le a d e rs h i p o n i n te rn at i o n a l
i ss u es — f ro m p e a c e k e ep i n g , to t h e In te rn a t i o n a l C a m p a i g n to B a n L a n d m i n es , to t h e
In te rn at i o n a l Cri m i n a l C o u r t .
p e o p le e n m a ss e , p a r t i c u l a rl y e n g i n e e rs ,
to f o c u s t h e i r d a i l y a c t i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s
i n a wa y t h at w i l l m a k e C a n a d a a m o d e l
g lo b a l c i t i ze n .
A l t h o u g h e ve r y i n d i v i d u a l c a n m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e , c o l le c t i ve a c t i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s
a r e m u ch m o r e po w e r f u l t h a n a lo n e v o i c e .
F o r o u r c o u n t r y to b e c o m e a m o d e l g lo b a l
c i t i ze n , t h e a c t i o n s a n d d e c i s i o n s t h at
d ri ve po s i t i ve ch a n g e m u st b e c o m e w i d e s p r e a d a m o n g C a n a d a ’ s 32 m i l l i o n c i t i ze n s .
Th i s w i l l r e q u i r e a c a d r e of i n te rn at i o n a l
d e ve lo p m e n t “ ch a m p i o n s ” a c ro ss C a n a d a .
W e b e l i e ve t h at C a n a d i a n s wa n t to c o n t i n u e t h i s t ra d i t i o n ; t h e y wa n t C a n a d a to
b e c o m e a b e a c o n — a m o d e l g lo b a l c i t i ze n —
f o r h o w t h e w o rl d r es po n d s to t h e ch a l le n g e of g lo b a l po ve r t y . E W B e n g a g es
OUR SWEET SPOT FOR IMPACT:
U N E N G AGE D/
UN C ON CE R N ED
W e c r e ate , e n g a g e a n d e n a b le a c a d r e of i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t
ch a m p i o n s w i t h o u r Awa r e - C a r e - P r ep a r e - Da r e - S h a r e c o n t i n u u m f o r
i n f o rm e d a c t i o n .
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CARE
PREPARE
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SHARE
INFORMED ACTION
Supportive for
Canada and
Canadians to
be leaders in
international
development
Interested in
learning about
development
issues
Follow development education
program and
understand
complexities of
issues
Feel spark to
make a difference and willing
to make a
commitment to
have development impact
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FINANCIALS | FINANCIAL SUMMARIES
H OW D I D W E R A I S E $ 1 , 1 8 7 , 8 32 I N 20 0 5 ?
W e a r e c o m m i t te d to b e i n g f u l l y t ra n s p a r e n t w i t h r es p e c t to t h e wa y w e ra i s e a n d s p e n d
o u r do n o rs ’ m o n e y . W e e n s u r e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y t h ro u g h st ro n g g o ve rn a n c e a n d f i n a n c i a l
o p e rat i o n s :
• De lo i t te & To u ch e L L P , o n e of C a n a d a ’ s l a r g est a n d m o st w e l l r es p e c te d a c c o u n t i n g f i rm s ,
a n n u a l l y a u d i t o u r f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s .
• Ou r F i n a n c e a n d Au d i t C o m m i t te e r epo r t s to t h e B o a r d of Di r e c to rs . Th i s c o m m i t te e i s
ch a i r e d b y o u r Tr e a s u r e r , a s e n i o r e x e c u t i ve at o n e of C a n a d a ’ s l a r g est c o rpo rat i o n s .
• W e h ave d et a i le d f i n a n c i a l c o n t ro l s a n d t ra ck i n g s y ste m s t h at a r e r e v i e w e d b y o u r
a u d i to rs a s p a r t of t h e a n n u a l a u d i t of o u r f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s .
• W e a r e a r e g i ste r e d a d h e r e n t to t h e Im a g i n e C a n a d a E t h i c a l F u n d ra i s i n g & Ac c o u n t a b i l i t y
Code.
• W e a r e a R e g i ste r e d C a n a d i a n C h a ri t y ( 8 9 98 0 - 1 8 1 5 - R R 0 0 0 1 ) w i t h t h e C a n a d a R e ve n u e
Agency.
… a n d w e h ave m a i n t a i n e d b a l a n c e d a n d d i ve rs e r e ve n u e g ro w t h :
In d i v i d u a l do n at i o n s
$ 1 27 , 7 93 ( 1 1 % )
C o rpo rate s u p po r t
$ 1 4 1 , 20 3 ( 1 2 % )
F o u n d at i o n s u p po r t
$210,858 (18%)
G o ve rn m e n t s u p po r t
$ 20 9 , 5 8 0 ( 1 8 % )
N at i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e
$ 8 8 , 337 ( 7 % )
Ot h e r i n c o m e
$50,806 (4%)
C h a p te r f u n d ra i s i n g
$ 35 9 , 25 5 ( 30 % )
“ I s e e m y i n v o l ve m e n t w i t h E W B a s a n i n vest m e n t i n C a n a d i a n le a d e rs h i p — i t i s a n
i n vest m e n t of t i m e a n d of r es o u rc es . It i s a n i n vest m e n t to s u p po r t a n i d e a a n d a
c a u s e ( s u st a i n a b le d e ve lo p m e n t i n a g lo b a l m i n d - s et ) , b u t m o r e i m po r t a n t l y i t i s a n
i n vest m e n t i n r es u l t s . I c o n t i n u e to b e s o h e av i l y i n v o l ve d i n E W B b e c a u s e i t c o m b i n es
t h e f o c u s e d p u rs u i t of a t ru e w i n - w i n b et w e e n i d e a l s of a b et te r w o rl d , a n d r e a l d a y to - d a y , w e e k - to - w e e k i m p a c t . ”
— P AT R I C K P I C H E T T E , P r es i d e n t – Op e rat i o n s , B e l l C a n a d a
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H OW D I D W E S P E N D $ 1 , 1 35 , 6 0 9 I N 20 0 5 ?
W h e n y o u m a k e a do n at i o n to E W B , w e
s p e n d $ 7 2 o u t of e ve r y $ 1 0 0 o n o u r o ve r s e a s p ro g ra m s …
… b e c a u s e w e r e c e i ve g ra n t s ( f ro m
o r g a n i s at i o n s l i k e C I D A a n d p ri vate
f o u n d at i o n s ) t h at f u n d m u ch of o u r
C a n a d i a n p ro g ra m s a n d o ve r h e a d c o st s .
Canadian
p ro g ra m s
19%
O ve rs e a s
p ro g ra m s
72%
Va ri o u s o ve r h e a d
$87,608
Va ri o u s o ve r h e a d
9%
Funds spent
c o n t ri b u t i o n s :
f ro m
do n o rs ’
u n d i r e c te d
$ 6 7 5 , 36 5
Canadian
p ro g ra m s
$ 29 4 , 8 1 7
O ve rs e a s
p ro g ra m s
$77,819
F u n d s s p e n t f ro m d i r e c te d c o n t ri b u t i o n s :
$460,243
W e m a i n t a i n a lo w c o st m o d e l f o r s e n d i n g v o l u n te e rs o ve rs e a s , w i t h e x p e n s es of o n l y
$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 p e r 1 y e a r p ro j e c t .
Ou r v o l u n te e rs f o r g o a n
ave ra g e a n n u a l s a l a r y of
$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , h e l p i n g to k e ep
o u r c o st s lo w . In 20 0 5
w e s e n t 5 5 v o l u n te e rs
o ve rs e a s w h o c o n t ri b u te d
a tot a l of 29 9 p e rs o n months.
E q u i va le n t va l u e of v o l u n te e r
t i m e ( B a s e d o n t h e ave ra g e
st a r t i n g e n g i n e e ri n g s a l a r y )
$40,000
E x p e n s es
$15,000
L i v i n g c o st s ( $ 1 0 / d a y p l u s a n
i n te g rat i o n st i p e n d )
$5,100
He a l t h i n s u ra n c e
$1,600
O ve rs e a s t rave l
$2,500
P ro j e c t m a n a g e m e n t & a d m i n i st rat i o n
$1,500
M e d i c a l e x p e n s es a n d V i s a
$2,000
Do m est i c
t rave l
$800
Tra i n i n g
$1,500
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AUDITORS’ REPORT
To t h e M e m b e rs of En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t B o r d e rs ( C a n a d a ) / In g é n i e u rs S a n s F ro n t i è r es ( C a n a d a )
W e h ave a u d i te d t h e b a l a n c e s h e et of En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t B o r d e rs ( C a n a d a ) / In g é n i e u rs S a n s
F ro n t i è r es ( C a n a d a ) a s at Oc to b e r 3 1 , 20 0 5 a n d t h e st ate m e n t s of o p e rat i o n s a n d ch a n g es i n
f u n d b a l a n c es f o r t h e y e a r t h e n e n d e d . Th es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s a r e t h e r es po n s i b i l i t y of
t h e Or g a n i z at i o n ’ s m a n a g e m e n t . Ou r r es po n s i b i l i t y i s to e x p r ess a n o p i n i o n o n t h es e f i n a n c i a l
st ate m e n t s b a s e d o n o u r a u d i t .
E x c ep t a s e x p l a i n e d i n t h e f o l lo w i n g p a ra g ra p h , w e c o n d u c te d o u r a u d i t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h C a n a d i a n
g e n e ra l l y a c c ep te d a u d i t i n g st a n d a r d s . Th o s e st a n d a r d s r e q u i r e t h at w e p l a n a n d p e r f o rm a n a u d i t
to o b t a i n r e a s o n a b le a ss u ra n c e w h et h e r t h e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s a r e f r e e of m ate ri a l m i sst ate m e n t .
A n a u d i t i n cl u d es e x a m i n i n g , o n a test b a s i s , e v i d e n c e s u p po r t i n g t h e a m o u n t s a n d d i s clo s u r es
i n t h e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s . A n a u d i t a l s o i n cl u d es a ss ess i n g t h e a c c o u n t i n g p ri n c i p les u s e d a n d
s i g n i f i c a n t est i m ates m a d e b y m a n a g e m e n t , a s w e l l a s e va l u at i n g t h e o ve ra l l f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t
p r es e n t at i o n .
In c o m m o n w i t h m a n y ch a ri t a b le o r g a n i z at i o n s , t h e Or g a n i z at i o n d e ri ves r e ve n u e f ro m do n at i o n s ,
t h e c o m p lete n ess of w h i ch i s n ot s u s c ep t i b le to s at i s fa c to r y a u d i t ve ri f i c at i o n . Ac c o r d i n g l y , o u r
ve ri f i c at i o n of r e ve n u e f ro m t h i s s o u rc e wa s l i m i te d to t h e a m o u n t s r e c o r d e d i n t h e r e c o r d s of t h e
Or g a n i z at i o n a n d w e w e r e n ot a b le to d ete rm i n e w h et h e r a n y a d j u st m e n t s m i g h t b e n e c ess a r y to
do n at i o n r e ve n u e , e x c ess of r e ve n u es o ve r e x p e n s es , a ss et s a n d u n r est ri c te d f u n d b a l a n c e .
In o u r o p i n i o n , e x c ep t f o r t h e e f f e c t s of a d j u st m e n t s , i f a n y , w h i ch w e m i g h t h ave d ete rm i n e d to
b e n e c ess a r y h a d w e b e e n a b le to s at i s f y o u rs e l ves c o n c e rn i n g t h e c o m p lete n ess of t h e do n at i o n s
r e f e rr e d to i n t h e p r e c e d i n g p a ra g ra p h , t h es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s p r es e n t fa i rl y , i n a l l m ate ri a l
r es p e c t s , t h e f i n a n c i a l po s i t i o n of t h e Or g a n i z at i o n a s at Oc to b e r 3 1 , 20 0 5 a n d t h e r es u l t s of i t s
o p e rat i o n s a n d i t s c a s h f lo w s f o r t h e y e a r t h e n e n d e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h C a n a d i a n g e n e ra l l y
a c c ep te d a c c o u n t i n g p ri n c i p les .
C h a r te r e d Ac c o u n t a n t s
To ro n to , On t a ri o
De c e m b e r 1 6 , 20 0 5
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BALANCE SHEET
O C TO B E R 3 1 , 20 0 5
2005
2004
ASSETS
CURRENT
Cash
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
$ 118,719
17,544
10,021
$
136,091
20,797
410
146,284
157,298
CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 4)
7,011
4,138
ORGANIZATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS (Note 5)
6,125
11,375
159,420
172,811
15,790
29,860
—
22,282
70,855
18,127
45,650
111,264
7,011
106,759
4,138
57,409
113,770
61,547
159,420
172,811
LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue (Note 6)
Advances from directors and officers
FUND BALANCES
INVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETS
UNRESTRICTED
A P P ROV E D BY T H E B OA R D
G E O RG E ROT E R
D I R E C TO R
P AT R I C K P I C H E T T E
D I R E C TO R
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Y E A R E N D E D O C TO B E R 3 1 , 20 0 5
2005
2004
REVENUES
Foundation support
Government support
Corporate contributions
Individual donations
National conference
Other income
Membership fees
$
210,858
209,580
141,203
127,793
88,337
38,616
12,190
Chapter fundraising
Donations
Canadian University support
Other chapter income
$
200,605
130,840
82,627
154,318
93,879
24,855
10,540
188,246
156,423
14,586
109,843
115,160
9,544
1,187,832
932,211
565,377
322,712
97,929
427,785
207,375
87,819
986,018
722,979
99,462
50,129
110,916
41,516
1,135,609
875,411
DIRECT PROJECT COSTS
Overseas programs (Note 8)
Canadian programs (Note 9)
National conference
O P E R AT I N G E X P E N S E S
Management and general
Fundraising
E X C E S S O F R E V E N U E S OV E R E X P E N S E S
$
52,223
$
56,800
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S TAT E M E N T O F C H A N G E S I N F U N D B A L A N C E S
Y E A R E N D E D O C TO B E R 3 1 , 20 0 5
2005
2004
Invested in
Capital Assets
Unrestricted
Total
Total
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF YEAR
$ 4,138
$ 57,409
$ 61,547
$ 4,747
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES
(EXPENSES OVER REVENUES)
(2,827)
55,050
52,223
56,800
CAPITAL ADDITIONS DURING THE YEAR
5,700
(5,700)
—
—
BALANCE, END OF YEAR
$ 7,011
$ 106,759
$ 113,770
$ 61,547
N O T E S T O F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T S
Y E A R E N D E D O C TO B E R 3 1 , 20 0 5
1 . D E S C R I P T I O N O F BU S I N E S S
En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t B o r d e rs ( C a n a d a ) / In g é n i e u rs S a n s F ro n t i è r es ( C a n a d a ) ( “ t h e Or g a n i z at i o n ” )
c o m m e n c e d o p e rat i o n s i n 1 9 9 9 . S u b s e q u e n t l y , t h e Or g a n i z at i o n wa s i n c o rpo rate d w i t h o u t s h a r e
c a p i t a l u n d e r t h e C a n a d a C o rpo rat i o n s Ac t o n De c e m b e r 2 8 , 20 0 0 . Th e Or g a n i z at i o n wa s r e g i ste r e d
a s a C h a ri t y o n N o ve m b e r 23 , 20 0 1 u n d e r t h e In c o m e Ta x Ac t . W h i le r e g i ste r e d , t h e Or g a n i z at i o n i s
e x e m p t f ro m i n c o m e t a x es , a n d m a y i ss u e t a x d e d u c t i b le r e c e i p t s to do n o rs .
Th e Or g a n i z at i o n wa s est a b l i s h e d to i m p ro ve t h e q u a l i t y of l i f e of p e o p le i n d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es
b y h e l p i n g t h e m g a i n a c c ess to a p p ro p ri ate te ch n o lo g y . Th i s w o rk i n v o l ves b u i l d i n g c a p a c i t y
a m o n g lo c a l o r g a n i z at i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s s o t h at s o l u t i o n s a r e lo c a l l y g e n e rate d a n d ava i l a b le . It
a l s o i n v o l ves w o rk i n g i n C a n a d a o n po l i c y a n d at t i t u d i n a l ch a n g e to b e n e f i t h u m a n d e ve lo p m e n t
o ve rs e a s .
Th es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s i n cl u d e t h e a ss et s a n d l i a b i l i t i es a n d r e ve n u es a n d e x p e n s es of t h e
o r g a n i z at i o n ’ s 2 4 u n i ve rs i t y - b a s e d a n d 3 p rof ess i o n a l ch a p te rs a c ro ss C a n a d a . Th es e ch a p te rs
u n d e r t a k e f u n d ra i s i n g a c t i v i t i es i n o r d e r to ru n lo c a l e d u c at i o n a n d o u t r e a ch p ro g ra m s , a n d to
c o n t ri b u te to o ve rs e a s p ro g ra m s .
2 . S U M M A RY O F S I G N I F I C A N T A C C O U N T I N G P O L I C I E S
Th es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s h ave b e e n p r ep a r e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h C a n a d i a n g e n e ra l l y a c c ep te d
a c c o u n t i n g p ri n c i p les a n d r e f le c t t h e f o l lo w i n g s i g n i f i c a n t a c c o u n t i n g po l i c i es :
R e ve n u e r e c o g n i t i o n
Th e Or g a n i z at i o n f o l lo w s t h e d e f e rra l m et h o d of a c c o u n t i n g f o r c o n t ri b u t i o n s . R est ri c te d c o n t ri b u t i o n s
a r e r e c o g n i ze d a s r e ve n u e i n t h e y e a r i n w h i ch t h e r e l ate d e x p e n s es a r e i n c u rr e d . U n r est ri c te d
c o n t ri b u t i o n s a r e r e c o g n i ze d a s r e ve n u e w h e n r e c e i ve d o r r e c e i va b le i f t h e a m o u n t to b e r e c e i ve d
c a n b e r e a s o n a b l y est i m ate d a n d c o l le c t i o n i s r e a s o n a b l y a ss u r e d .
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F I N A N C I A L S | A U D I T E D F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T S
C a p i t a l a ss et s
C o m p u te r e q u i p m e n t i s st ate d at c o st less a c c u m u l ate d a m o r t i z at i o n a n d i s a m o r t i ze d o n a st ra i g h t l i n e b a s i s o ve r t h r e e y e a rs .
Do n at i o n s - i n - k i n d
Th e w o rk of t h e Or g a n i z at i o n i s d ep e n d e n t o n t h e s e r v i c es of m a n y v o l u n te e rs . B e c a u s e t h es e
s e r v i c es a r e n ot n o rm a l l y p u rch a s e d b y t h e Or g a n i z at i o n a n d b e c a u s e of t h e d i f f i c u l t y of d ete rm i n i n g
t h e i r fa i r va l u e , do n ate d s e r v i c es a r e n ot r e c o g n i ze d i n t h es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s .
Ot h e r do n at i o n s - i n - k i n d a r e r e c o g n i ze d i n t h e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s i f t h e y a r e n o rm a l l y p u rch a s e d a n d
t h e i r fa i r va l u e c a n b e est a b l i s h e d . Th e a m o u n t r e c o g n i ze d f o r 20 0 5 i s $ 20 , 0 7 8 ( 20 0 4 - $ 1 6 , 27 5 ) .
Or g a n i z at i o n a l a n d d e ve lo p m e n t c o st s
Or g a n i z at i o n a l a n d d e ve lo p m e n t c o st s a r e a m o r t i ze d o n a st ra i g h t - l i n e b a s i s o ve r f o u r y e a rs ,
c o m m e n c i n g i n 20 0 3 .
3 . OV E R S E A S P RO G R A M S
Du ri n g t h e c u rr e n t f i s c a l y e a r , t h e o r g a n i z at i o n h a s u n d e r t a k e n w o rk i n B e n i n , B u rk i n a F a s o ,
C a m b o d i a , G h a n a , Ha i t i , K e n ya , M a l i , P h i l i p p i n es , S e n e g a l , Ta n z a n i a a n d Za m b i a , i n a ss o c i at i o n w i t h
t h e f o l lo w i n g o r g a n i z at i o n s :
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Elephant Pepper Development Trust
EnterpriseWorks VITA (EWW) Senegal
Family Alliance for Development and Co-operation
Intermediate Technology Development Group
International Development Enterprises (IDE) Cambodia
Kumasi Institute of Technology and Environment (KITE)
Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) Ghana
Philippines Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD)
TechnoServe Ghana
Tin Tua
WaterAid Zambia
Community Water and Sanitation Authority (CWSA) Ghana
EnterpriseWorks VITA (EWW) Ghana
EnterpriseWorks VITA (EWW) Tanzania
Friends of Rural Development Ghana
International Center for Research in Agroforestry
International Development Enterprises (IDE) Zambia
Malian Ministry of Employment
National Technology and Business Centre (NTBC) Zambia
Songhai Centre Benin
Service National d’Eau Potable (SNEP) Haiti
Technology Development and Advisory Unit (TDAU) Zambia
WaterAid Mali
4 . C A P I TA L A S S E T S
Computer equipment
Cost
Accumulated
Amortization
2005
Net Book
Value
2004
Net Book
Value
$ 13,856
$ 6,845
$ 7,011
$ 4,138
C a p i t a l a ss et a dd i t i o n s d u ri n g t h e p e ri o d a m o u n te d to $ 5 , 7 0 0 ( 20 0 4 - $ 3 , 9 9 9 ) , w h i le a m o r t i z at i o n
a m o u n te d to $ 2 , 8 27 ( 20 0 4 - $ 2 , 5 0 0 ) .
5 . O RG A N I Z AT I O N A L A N D D E V E LO P M E N T C O S T S
Or g a n i z at i o n a l a n d d e ve lo p m e n t c o st s w e r e i n c u rr e d i n c r e at i n g , r e g i ste ri n g , a n d d e ve lo p i n g t h e
o r g a n i z at i o n .
2005
2004
Accumulated
Net Book
Net Book
Cost
Amortization
Value
Value
Organizational and development costs
$ 21,000
$ 14,875
$6,125
$ 11,375
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A m o r t i z at i o n f o r t h e p e ri o d a m o u n te d to $ 5 , 25 0 ( 20 0 4 – $ 5 , 25 0 ) .
6. DEFERRED REVENUE
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Other
2005
2004
$ 21,333
8,527
$ 70,855
—
$ 29,860
$ 70,855
C I D A a m o u n t s i n cl u d e f u n d s f o r s p e c i f i c g ra n t s : In te rn at i o n a l Y o u t h In te rn s h i p P ro g ra m a n d S t a n d
A lo n e P u b l i c En g a g e m e n t F u n d .
7. LEASE COMMITMENTS
Th e Or g a n i z at i o n i s c o m m i t te d u n d e r a n o p e rat i n g le a s e f o r t h e r e n t a l of p r e m i s es . Th e le a s e e x p i r es
o n M a y 3 1 , 20 0 6 a n d r e q u i r es a m o n t h l y r e n t of $ 3 , 6 6 4 .
8 . OV E R S E A S P RO G R A M S
Th e Or g a n i z at i o n h a d 5 6 v o l u n te e rs o ve rs e a s d u ri n g 20 0 5 .
f o l lo w s :
Overseas volunteer costs
Project costs
Program support and development, and common expenses
O ve rs e a s p ro g ra m e x p e n s es w e r e a s
2005
2004
$ 411,930
45,866
107,581
$ 309,473
38,065
80.247
$ 565,377
$ 427,785
9 . C A N A D I A N P RO G R A M S
C a n a d i a n p ro g ra m e x p e n s e s r e l ate t o i n te rn at i o n a l d e ve lo p m e n t e d u c at i o n p ro g ra m s at t h e
Or g a n i z at i o n ’ s 27 ch a p te rs a c ro ss C a n a d a . C a n a d i a n p ro g ra m e x p e n s es w e r e a s f o l lo w s :
Education
Outreach
Program support and development, and common expenses
2005
2004
$ 149,501
52,831
120,380
$ 75,680
20,594
111,101
$ 322,712
$ 207,375
1 0 . G UA R A N T E E
In d e m n i t y h a s b e e n p ro v i d e d to a l l d i r e c to rs a n d of f i c e rs of t h e Or g a n i z at i o n f o r va ri o u s i te m s
i n cl u d i n g , b u t n ot l i m i te d to , a l l c o st s to s et t le s u i t s o r a c t i o n s d u e to t h e i r i n v o l ve m e n t w i t h t h e
Or g a n i z at i o n , s u b j e c t to c e r t a i n r est ri c t i o n s . Th e Or g a n i z at i o n h a s p u rch a s e d d i r e c to rs ’ a n d of f i c e rs ’
l i a b i l i t y i n s u ra n c e to m i t i g ate t h e c o st of a n y pote n t i a l f u t u r e s u i t s o r a c t i o n s . Th e m a x i m u m a m o u n t
of a n y pote n t i a l f u t u r e p a y m e n t s c a n n ot b e r e a s o n a b l y est i m ate d .
1 1 . S TAT E M E N T O F C A S H F LOW S
A st ate m e n t of c a s h f lo w s h a s n ot b e e n p r es e n te d s i n c e t h e i n f o rm at i o n i t w o u l d c o n t a i n i s r e a d i l y
ava i l a b le f ro m t h es e f i n a n c i a l st ate m e n t s .
1 2 . C O M P A R AT I V E A M O U N T S
C e r t a i n of t h e p ri o r y e a r ’ s a m o u n t s h ave b e e n r e cl a ss i f i e d to c o n f o rm to t h e c u rr e n t y e a r ’ s f i n a n c i a l
st ate m e n t p r es e n t at i o n .
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A C K N OW L E D G M E N T S
S P O N S O R S | U N I V E R S I T I E S | E N G I N E E R I N G A S S O C I AT I O N S
VOLUNTEERS | BOARD MEMBERS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SPONSORS
W e w o u l d l i k e to t h a n k t h e o r g a n i s at i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s b e lo w f o r t h e i r f i n a n c i a l s u p po r t
i n 20 0 5 . W e a l s o t h a n k e ve r y o n e w h o h a s i n veste d i n E W B a n d w e l c o m e t h o s e w h o jo i n e d
u s i n 20 0 5 . Y o u r g e n e ro s i t y h a s e n a b le d En g i n e e rs W i t h o u t B o r d e rs to r e a ch m o r e p e o p le
t h a n e ve r b e f o r e — i n a w o rl d i n w h i ch 1 . 2 b i l l i o n p e o p le l i ve o n less t h a n $ 1 a d a y , e ve r y
do l l a r c o u n t s .
$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 A N D A B OV E
Aeroplan
Canadian International Development
Agency
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
$ 25 , 0 0 0 TO $ 4 9 , 9 9 9
Bell Canada Enterprises
J. Edward Brockhouse
Patrick and Tamar Pichette
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 TO $ 2 4 , 9 9 9
Digital Rapids Corporation
The Hatch Group
Omidyar Network Fund, LLC
R. Howard Webster Foundation
Rocky Mountaineer Vacations
Donald and Norma Thurston
W. Brett Wilson Family Foundation
Wild Rose Foundation
$ 5 , 0 0 0 TO $ 9 , 9 9 9
Birks Family Foundation
F. Ross Clark
Duncan Dee
Enermodal Engineering Limited
General Electric Company
Halsall Associates Ltd.
Microsoft Giving
Million Dollar Roundtable Foundation
Gerald Owen
Placer Dome Inc.
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Brian Schofield
Toole Peet & Company
$ 1 , 0 0 0 TO $ 4 , 9 9 9
Zafer and Anne Achi
The Alma Mater Society – UBC
Associated Engineering
Stephane Aucoin
Autodesk Canada Inc.
Blaney McMurtry LLP
Bower Damberger Rolseth
Engineering Ltd.
British Columbia Transmission
Corporation
Richard Brockhouse
Elise Brydon
Peter Brydon
Ken Damberger
Dana Corporation Long Mfg.
J-ARR Excavating Ltd.
Jacques Gérin
Golder Associates Ltd.
Gordon Nixon Foundation
Robert Jones and Johanne Lavoie
Kaiser Foundation for Higher
Education
Alex Klopfer
Knight Piésold Ltd.
Lee Global Education Award
Vernon Lobo
Lockhart Foundation
Lycklama Family Fund
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
Ltd.
Manitoba Hydro
James McCormack
Katharine Morrison
Morrow Environmental Consultants
Frederick and Helen Otto
Yvonne and Charles Pelley
Mary Roach
Russell Lane & Associates Ltd.
Stantec Inc.
Donna Stockdale
Janeen Tang
Kevin Tauber
Valdor Engineering Inc.
Ali Valli
Velan Foundation
Webtrain Communications
Mac van Wielingen
$ 20 0 TO $ 9 9 9
2Keys Corporation
Brandie Allison
Maureen Angen
Brian Arbogast
Sharon Aylsworth
Clint Bachelder
Brendan Baker
Charlene Baker
S U S TA I N I N G S P O N S O R S
The following organisations
have made a long-term
comittment to EWB.
Aeroplan
AMEC
Birks Family Foundation
Bell Canada Enterprises
Canadian International Development
Agency
Enermodal Engineering Limited
Halsall Associates Ltd.
The Hatch Group
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Rocky Mountaineer Vacations
Webtrain Communications
Geza Banfai
Jeremy Barretto
John Barrie
Ann Bernard
Daniel Bernard
Susan Best
JoAnne Blais
Felix-Antoine Boudreault
A.C. Brewer
Brews Inc.
Catherine Brydon
Laurene Buchanan
Norman Buchignani
Business Objects Corp.
Murray Campbell
Canadian Unity Council
Jonathan Chan
Frederick Charette
André Charlebois
Bill Chisolm
CJB Environnemental Inc.
Vic Close
Community Foundation of Silicon
Valley
Consulting Engineers of the Northwest
Territories
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Cooksville Steel Limited
Lyla Couzens
CPES Student Council
CSCE Edmonton & Northern Alberta
David Cummings Insurance Services
Ltd.
M. Arnaud Despierre
Divine Infant Knights of Columbus
Ian and Magda Doris
Paul and Mary Doyle
Agnes and Ron Driediger
Betty Duplessis
Brett Dyregrov
Elodie Properties Ltd.
EnCana Corporation
Falcon Engineering Ltd.
Beverly Farley
Basil Favis
Linda and Arnold van Gastel
Stephen George
Monika Go
Richard Goulet
David Haigh
Berhanselass G. Haile
Mary Hart
Kee Lam
Ting Chuen Lam
Wendy Lam
Tom Lambert
Pierre Lariviere
Shing-Kwong Lee
Janice Levangie
Richard Lindsay
Dave Lovekin
M&M Meat Shops
Kenneth Ma
Mark MacLachlan
Anna Maclean Jamieson
M. MacMahon
Jeanne Manchee
James McCubbin
Beth Ann McFadden
Peter Medley
Lisa Mendes-Lapka
Messier-Dowty
Gabriella Mitchel
Christine Mitchell
David and Daphne Mitchell
Jennifer Mitchell
J.A. Moir
Kabir Ravindra
Raymond’s Hair Care Centre
RCM Technologies
Jean and David Rebello
Jerry Rolls
Pierre-Georges Roy
Nosratollah Sabet
Dianne Sabourin
Saikou Saho
Richard Schell
Dan Seale
Ian Semle
Daniel Senecal
Elza Seregelyi
Eric Shelton
David Simms
Joel Singer
Sleegers Machining and Fabricating
Inc.
Les Soeurs de Saint-Joseph
Soeurs de St. Paul de Chartres
Les Soeurs del la Congregation NotreDame
Peter Spurr
Ellen Stevenson
“ I m et P a rk e r a n d G e o r g e s h o r t l y a f te r t h e y f o u n d e d E W B a n d wa s m i g h t i l y
i m p r ess e d w i t h t h e i r c o n c ep t a n d i d e a l s . I h a d n o h es i t at i o n i n f i n a n c i a l l y
b a ck i n g t h e i r p ro j e c t at i t s b i r t h a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e to s o i n t h e f u t u r e . Th i s
fa i t h i n t h e m a n d t h e y o u n g p e o p le t h at t h e y h ave at t ra c te d to E W B wa s
ve r y w e l l p l a c e d a n d c o n t i n u es to p ro d u c e e x t ra o r d i n a r y r es u l t s , a l l t h e
t i m e at ve r y lo w c o st . E W B i s a t ru l y e f f e c t i ve o r g a n i s at i o n . I w i s h t h e i r
were more like them.”
Dorian Hausman
Henry Wise Wood H.S.
Nicholas Hesse
Tim Hoey
Brigid Isenor
Stephen Jack
Kent Jarvie
Susan Judge
Kamtech Services Inc.
James S. Kelly
Claire Kennedy
Pat Kenney
Damien Kent
Richard Kirsh
Elizabeth Kirwin
Melvin Klassen
Robin Hutchinson and Paula Klink
Alice Ko
Helene Kommel
Derrick Korto
Montcap Financial Corporation
Andrew J. Moore
Flavia Morden
Mgr. Dorylas Moreau
Diane Morris
George Nasiakos
Jonathan Naugle
Larry Nelson
Sumit Oberai
Les Oeuvres de L’Évêque
Papa Lou’s
Steve Patitsas
David Pawson
Les Petites Souers de la SainteFamilie
Haley van Poorten
Ron and Barb Pope
prairieFyre Software Inc.
Jane Prescot
Procter & Gamble Inc.
— J . E . B RO C K H O U S E ,
Founder,
Bro ck h o u s e a n d C o o p e r
Lindsay Stevenson
Al Strang
Mehran and Sakineh Mahnaz
Tabatabai
Lynn Tajcnar
Richard Tay
Andrew Taylor Graham
Erin and Jason Teixeira
Teshmont Consultants LP
Peter A. Tillich
Valdor Engineering Inc.
Jacques Vézina
Pam Weber
Adrian Wildsmith
Rich Williams
Janet Wortel
Don Woychyshyn
Gary Young
Zone Université Laval
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
N AT I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E S P O N S O R S
Th a n k y o u to t h e i n d i v i d u a l s a n d o r g a n i s at i o n s w h o s po n s o r e d o u r 20 0 6 N at i o n a l
C o n f e r e n c e i n Ot t a wa w h i ch b ro u g h t to g et h e r 5 0 0 E W B m e m b e rs f ro m a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y .
Bee Trading
Canadian Forces
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Carleton University – Faculty of
Engineering and Design
Carleton University – Office of the
President
Digital Rapids
General Electric Canada
The Hatch Group
Claude C. Haw
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
InGenius Engineering Inc.
Knight Piésold Ltd.
Mahshad Koohgoli
Shing-Kwong Lee
Lang Michener
Georges Mickael
Nixen
James Smith
UNIVERSITIES
Ou r w o rk w o u l d n ot b e po ss i b le w i t h o u t t h e s u p po r t of fa c u l t y , st a f f a n d a d m i n i st rat i o n
f ro m t h e f o l lo w i n g u n i ve rs i t i es a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y .
Carleton University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
École Polytechnique de Montréal
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Simon Fraser University
Université de Sherbrooke
Université Laval
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Guelph
University of Manitoba
University of New Brunswick
University of Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor
York University
E N G I N E E R I N G A S S O C I AT I O N S
Th a n k y o u to t h e f o l lo w i n g p rof ess i o n a l e n g i n e e ri n g a ss o c i at i o n s a c ro ss t h e c o u n t r y w h o
c o n t i n u e d to d e m o n st rate i n 20 0 5 t h at C a n a d i a n p rof ess i o n a l e n g i n e e rs a r e c o m m i t te d to
h u m a n d e ve lo p m e n t .
Association of Professional
British Columbia
Association of Professional
New Brunswick
Association of Professional
Saskatchewan
Association of Professional
the Province of Manitoba
Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of
Engineers and Geoscientists of
Engineers and Geoscientists of
Engineers and Geoscientists of
Engineers of Nova Scotia
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta
Canadian Council for Professional Engineers
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec
Professional Engineer and Geoscientists of Newfoundland
and Labrador
Professional Engineers Ontario
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OV E R S E A S VO LU N T E E R S
Th a n k y o u to o u r o ve rs e a s v o l u n te e rs . Th e i r w o rk h a s h e l p e d t h o u s a n d s of p e o p le i n
d e ve lo p i n g c o m m u n i t i es s e i ze o p po r t u n i t i es to w o rk t h e i r wa y o u t of po ve r t y .
Eli Angen
Neha Bangar
Simon Bédard-Goulet
Martin Bérubé
Robbie Brydon
Allison Carruthers
Tara Collins
Diane Cousineau
David Damberger
Jean-Francois Desilets
Louis Dorval
Jennifer Dysart
Robin Farnworth
Martin Fogl
Kathryn Galvin
Levi Goertz
Alejandro Gomez-Juliao
Holly Goulding
Sarah Grant
Chad Hamre
Danny Higginson
Danny Howard
Andrew Jansen
Jack Jensen
Adam Kaufman
Melissa Lefas
Emmeline Legare-Archambault
Ginny Li
Stephanie Liddle
Alyssa Lindsay
Tracey Mann
Isabelle Marotte
Lindsay Mitchell
Amy Montgomery
Dinesha Naidoo
Tom Owen
Krista Palen
Annie Pettigrew
Jane Polak Scowcroft
Mike Quinn
Jean-Luc Riverin
Nikolas Schruder
Sumanpal Sidhu
Guillaume Simard
Kristopher Skiba
Paul Slomp
Andrea Spector
Don Stevenson
Navid Tabatabai
Nomusa Talyor-Dube
Jason Teixeira
Lisa White
Tyler Woychyshyn
Stephen Young
Kathleen Yung
GENERAL THANKS
Th e E W B N at i o n a l Of f i c e w o u l d a l s o l i k e to e x te n d o u r g rat i t u d e to t h o s e w h o h ave
v o l u n te e r e d t h e i r t i m e a n d of f e r e d t h e i r s u p po r t to h e l p b u i l d E W B t h ro u g h o u t t h i s p a st
year.
Brendan Baker
Stefania Bartucci
Liz Bernstein, Gerry Barr and the
Make Poverty History team
Colette Bourgogne
Kate Bowers
David Buccino
Bernice Chan
Monika Go
Mimmi Goodman
Alden Hadwen
Stephen Jack
Don Kibblewhite
Nicolas Kruchten
Francis Kung
Davin Lengyel
Sarah Lewis
Iris Lui
Be-Hai Nguyen
Latif Nurani
The Ontario Professional Engineers
Foundation for Education
Jim Oziel
Sam Persaud
Jean-Luc Ratté-Boulianne, Marc-André
Prud’homme and the translation team
Jean Rebello
Judy Saurette
Bruno Soucy
Michel Tapiero
Ali Valli
Mike Volker
David Wilson
Dr. Mark Wise
Steph Wolfe
A special thank you to Colin Skrapek for contributing his design expertise to the construction of this annual report.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR
D AV I D D A M B E RG E R
A s t h e f o rm e r P r es i d e n t of
t h e U n i ve rs i t y of C a l g a r y
C h a p te r a n d c u rr e n t l y o n
his second EWB placem e n t , Dav i d c o n t i n u es to
d e m o n st rate h i s c o m m i t m e n t to h u m a n d e ve lo p m e n t . U n d e r h i s le a d e rs h i p , t h e U n i ve rs i t y of C a l g a r y C h a p te r wa s t h e 20 0 4
C h a p te r of t h e Y e a r .
L e a rn m o r e a b o u t Dav i d ’ s c u rr e n t w o rk i n
Za m b i a o n p a g e 1 2 .
SAMINA HASHMI
Samina is known for her
e n e r g y , p a ss i o n a n d c o m m i t m e n t to ra i s i n g a wa r e n ess i n C a n a d a a b o u t t h e
u r g e n t n e e d f o r d e ve l o p m e n t . In 20 0 4 s h e s p e n t f o u r m o n t h s
w o rk i n g w i t h s m a l l - s c a le fa rm e rs to i m p ro ve
ri c e y i e l d s i n n o r t h e rn G h a n a . Upo n h e r
r et u rn , S a m i n a wa s d e v ote d to s h a ri n g
h e r e x p e ri e n c es a n d e d u c at i n g C a n a d i a n s
a b o u t t h e i r ro le i n d e ve lo p m e n t . S h e a l s o
c a p t u r e d t h e at te n t i o n of h e r f e l lo w C a r leto n st u d e n t s b y b ri n g i n g a do n k e y a n d
t ra c to r to t h e c e n t r e of c a m p u s to d e m o n st rate t h e c o n c ep t of a p p ro p ri ate te ch n o l o g y . S a m i n a i s c o - C h a i r of t h e 20 0 6 E W B
N at i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e h o ste d b y C a rleto n
U n i ve rs i t y . He r d es i r e to a f f e c t ch a n g e a n d
i m p ro ve t h e l i ves of ot h e rs wa s r e c o g n i ze d
i n 20 0 5 b y t h e Y W C A Y o u n g Tra i l B u i l d e rs
Awa r d .
SARAH GRANT
S a ra h ’ s e x c ep t i o n a l w o rk
i n t h e P h i l i p p i n es o n
E W B ’ s S c a l a P ro j e c t h a s
r es u l te d i n a s u st a i n a b le
p ro j e c t t h at w i l l c o n t i n u e
to p ro v i d e C o m p u te r a n d L i ve l i h o o d Tra i n i n g to t h o u s a n d s of y o u t h f o r m a n y y e a rs
in the future.
L e a rn m o r e a b o u t S a ra h ’ s w o rk i n t h e P h i l i p p i n es o n p a g e 1 5 .
SARAH LEWIS
A s P r es i d e n t of t h e U n i ve r s i t y of W ate rlo o C h a p te r ,
S a ra h h a s h e l p e d h e r
ch a p te r t ra n s f o rm i n to o n e
of E W B ’ s st ro n g est , m o st
i n n o vat i ve a n d s u st a i n a b le . S a ra h f r e q u e n t l y s p e a k s to h e r p e e rs , R ot a r y C l u b
m e m b e rs a n d E W B v o l u n te e rs a b o u t h e r
e x p e ri e n c es g a i n e d a n d less o n s le a rn e d
d u ri n g h e r f o u r m o n t h p l a c e m e n t i n C a m e ro o n . Du ri n g t h at t i m e s h e w o rk e d o n a
wate r , s a n i t at i o n a n d h y g i e n e p ro j e c t to
i m p ro ve h e a l t h i n ru ra l c o m m u n i t i es . S a ra h
a l s o s p e n t a w o rk - te rm at t h e E W B N at i o n a l Of f i c e d e ve lo p i n g w o rk p l a c e c a m p a i g n
m ate ri a l s a n d f u n d ra i s i n g st rate g i es . M o st
r e c e n t l y s h e wa s a m e m b e r of t h e 20 0 6
N at i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e Or g a n i z i n g C o m m i t te e
r es po n s i b le f o r c o n f e r e n c e s po n s o rs h i p .
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Ec o He a l t h In te rn , Th e In te rn at i o n a l
De ve lo p m e n t R es e a rch C e n t r e
J . E D W A R D B RO C K H O U S E
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D ATO ’ I R . L E E Y E E C H E O N G
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En g i n e e ri n g Or g a n i s at i o n s
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Ac c o u n t M a n a g e r , C a n a d i a n B u s i n ess f o r
S o c i a l R es po n s i b i l i t y
PARKER MITCHELL
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, EWB
RU P E RT D U C H E S N E
P r es i d e n t a n d C E O , A e ro p l a n
P AT R I C K P I C H E T T E ( T R E A S U R E R )
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SAKIKO FUKUDA-PARR
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De ve lo p m e n t
G E O RG E ROT E R
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BRIAN SCHOFIELD
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R AV I S E E T H A P AT H Y ( C H A I R )
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DR. JAMES ORBINSKI
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