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Empower the next generation of engineers through vital field experience programs.

Billions lack access to basic needs like clean water, sanitation, hygiene, education, markets, and more.

We build the essential infrastructure to solve that.

Our Purpose

EIA builds essential infrastructure: supported by local governments, orchestrated by professional staff, amplified by global volunteers, and always rooted in the communities we partner with. This model breaks the barriers that perpetuate poverty by ensuring safe access to water, sanitation, healthcare, education, markets, and more – while developing the local capacity to sustain and expand that access for generations to come.

Our Solutions

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Bridges program builds pedestrian footbridges for isolated communities

Bridges

Impassable rivers cut communities off from opportunity, trapping them in cycles of poverty. We partner with isolated communities to build footbridges that ensure safe, year-round access to education, healthcare, markets, and more.

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WASH

WASH

Billions of people, especially in rural areas, still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). We partner with communities to build the essential WASH infrastructure that protects health, strengthens livelihoods, and transforms futures.

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Our Model

Supported by Governments

Orchestrated by Staff

Amplified by Volunteers

Rooted in Communities

Engage your employees in hands-on projects that deliver measurable community impact.

Our Programs

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) done right.

University Program

Turn your engineering education into real-world impact by designing and building bridges and water systems that transform lives alongside the communities you serve.

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We offer purpose-driven partnerships for engineering firms committed to global change.

Free Agent Program

No team? No problem. We’ll find one for you. For individuals who don’t have a student or professional team but still want to make a difference, our Free Agent Program is for you.

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Contribute your civil, mechanical, or electrical skills to improve public livelihoods.

Industry Program

Join a partnership with purpose - where companies use their expertise to build essential infrastructure, strengthen teams, and create lasting global impact.

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Meaningful volunteer opportunities for engineers.

Share your professional expertise to guide students and communities in building safe, sustainable infrastructure while inspiring the next generation of global changemakers.

Mentor Program

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Our projects focus on long-term maintenance and local capacity building for success.

Matchmaker Program

Connect your company with exceptional students who’ve proven their skill, heart, and global competence through life-changing EIA projects. Ready to meet your match?

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University collaborations integrate ethical engineering into vital service-learning curriculums.

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EIA is built on collaboration and creativity. If you have a question or idea for supporting our mission beyond these programs, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out and help us build connections and impact together.

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Our Impact

From bridges that connect communities to opportunity, to WASH systems that protect health and dignity, our impact is built on partnership. Together with thousands of volunteers from dozens of universities and companies, we’ve joined forces with hundreds of communities and local governments to build essential infrastructure and better futures. Take a look at what we’ve done so far. 

Trusted by partners. Proven by impact.

Discover tangible social and environmental impact from your corporate volunteer investment.
Our University Partners
Engineering for global health and welfare.
Our Industry + Matchmaker Partners
Gain invaluable real-world experience solving complex challenges alongside expert mentors.
Our Publishing Partners

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