Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Regina

EWB Regina will be hosting a Panel for Black History Month with a focus on Engineering. It will take place Thursday February 24th at 5:30pm on Zoom! There is a special presentation from the Dean of Education, Dr. Cranston, and five panelists to speak about their experiences in Engineering as well as Academia and where they see potential for improvements within diversity and inclusion.

All attendees will receive Black Lives Matter patches provided by the RESS. The RESS and EWB will be matching a donation to an organization that supports Diversity and Equity.

You can join the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85729364090?pwd=Nm0veU4zTkRicmN2WHZmeHh4SnpaQT09
Meeting ID: 857 2936 4090
Passcode: 496952

The EWB Canada-Africa Innovation Fellowship is an Innovation Accelerator providing an opportunity for Canadian and African students to work together on innovative solutions to real world climate problems.

2022 THEME: Climate change, renewable energy, green innovation
WHEN: May – August 2022 (part-time commitment)

This 16 week program features a training series, as well as mentorship and coaching from sector experts. It also provides Fellows with an international and cross-cultural platform to engage in innovation design challenges for creating equitable, sustainable, scalable, and viable solutions.

Are you:
- A student attending a Canadian University
- A (emerging) leader in your school or community
- Interested in working collaboratively with other students from different regions in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa
- Interested in finding solutions to the climate crisis
- Open to a part-time fellowship
- Entrepreneurial minded and interested in an innovative design challenge to create solutions for complex global problems

The Innovation Fellowship is ready to start accepting applications. Are you ready for the challenge?

Applications are open for students at Canadian Universities. Follow this link (https://www.members.ewb.ca/caif) to apply or contact your local EWB University Chapter for more information.

Check out what last year's cohort accomplished here: https://www.members.ewb.ca/post/a-brief-of-canada-africa-innovation-fellowship-looking-back-and-forward?utm_campaign=60bc068c-f81d-4cc8-a8eb-d413c56111db&utm_source=so&utm_medium=lp

CANADA-AFRICA INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP | EWB Membership Providing systems change leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs with opportunities to innovate solutions to complex environmental challenges

Check out the link below to get involved with EWB!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4fDCYV9xlwbrAA4P975oVtfGx4v750avMx0Xjglvi4FvrEg/viewform?usp=sf_link

The EWB Canada-Africa Innovation Fellowship is an Innovation Accelerator providing an opportunity for students to work on innovative solutions to real world problems.

Are you:
- A student attending a Canadian University
- A (emerging) leader in your school or community
- Interested in working collaboratively with other students from different regions in Canada and sub-Saharan Africa
- Open to a part-time fellowship
- Entrepreneurial minded and interested in an innovative design challenge to create solutions for complex global problems

The Canada-Africa Innovation Fellowship (CAIF) program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students based in Canada and Africa to work together and develop innovative and viable solutions to complex global challenges.

CAIF will build skills students need to be leaders at work and in their communities with the ability to navigate and solve complex challenges.

The Innovation Fellowship is ready to start accepting applications. Are you ready for the challenge?

Applications close on February 28, at 12:00pm EST for students at Canadian Universities. Follow this link (ewb.ca/innovation-fellowship) to apply or contact your local EWB University Chapter for more information.

5:30pm tomorrow! Mark your calendars!
Fast fashion is a growing industry that produces cheap trendy clothing. It produces 92 million tons of waste every year and has unsafe working conditions for the majority of its employees. Join our discussion to learn what you can do to help combat this issue.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97330136544?pwd=TVNVbElremduYkZxb2JRbU9XN3hpZz09

Meeting ID: 973 3013 6544
Passcode: 650610

To learn more about fair trade visit www.EWB.ca

Some study tips to start off the new semester 📖

I hope you all had a chance to look at the article on the Cape Town Water Crisis. The article club meeting, to discuss it, will be TONIGHT at 6:30pm.

Follow this zoom link to attend:

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Our Article Club is meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 3) at 6:30pm to discuss the attached article. Read it and stay posted for our zoom link to join the discussion if you are interested!

A summary of the article will be done and questions will be asked so don't feel like you need to take notes or anything. Just read the article and we can discuss thoughts and opinions!

Cape Town water crisis - Wikipedia The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a period of severe water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the City of Cape Town. While dam water levels had been declining since 2015, the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered bet...

Tonight we are hosting a Kahoot Trivia Night over zoom! There will be Fair Trade Prizes available for the winners! Find the event on our page, it starts at 6:00pm.

Happy Fair Trade Campus Week! Fair Trade Canada has a daily Speaker Series available through this link: https://ftcw.fairtrade.ca/2020
We will be hosting a Kahoot Trivia Night on Tuesday and a Fair Trade Film Night on Friday!