EWB@WSU partners with BWB@WSU in assisting disadvantaged communities across Northwestern America and around the world to improve quality of life through sustainable, environmental, and economically sound engineering projects, all the while developing an internationally responsible student body. As a member of EWB-USA, we are a non-profit registered student organization at Washington State University and operate solely on a volunteer-base.
         
At present there are more than 6 billion people on planet Earth, in 25 years there will be 8 billion, and 97% of the growth will be in developing countries.

• Over 80% live in poverty
• One-third have no electricity
• Over a third die yearly from famine
• Over 3 billion (half the world's population) have inadequate access to clean water and sanitation
• 6,000, mostly children, die each day due to unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene
  
  statistics from http://www.un.org/

The scale of this problem requires a new way of thinking, and a long-term approach. As important as aid programs are, many community problems cannot be solved with short-term solutions. These problems require the dedication of a new generation of engineers, architects, and construction managers; working hand-in-hand with communities, students of all studies, social scientists, economists, businesses, human rights organizations, other non-governmental organizations, and development agencies. Engineers and Builders Without Borders chapters at Washington State University assist in training this new generation of students and professionals through hands-on involvement in new and ongoing national and international development projects.