Engineers Without Borders will celebrate a decade of bringing clean water, sanitation and energy to needy communities worldwide as the City of Sydney’s official charity partner for 2013 Sydney New Year’s Eve.
The humanitarian organisation has spent 10 years sharing its engineering skills to alleviate poverty in developing communities, from Nepal, Sri Lanka and East Timor, to Far North Queensland and remote Western Australia.
As the official charity partner, the group’s work will be promoted through the City of Sydney’s media and marketing programs, as well as opportunities through the event’s radio, print and television partners.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the City was proud to celebrate Engineers Without Borders’ first 10 years and looked forward to its life-changing efforts over the next decade.
“These inspiring men and women volunteer their time and skills working closely with local organisations to improve the quality of life in these communities,” the Lord Mayor said.
“Their clear vision and robust strategies have helped improve the health and wellbeing of thousands of people and have had a lasting impact on many communities.”
“The City is proud to celebrate the first 10 years of Engineers Without Borders Australia through this charity partnership and I look forward to seeing this organisation continue its life-changing efforts over the next decade.”
Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB Australia) Chief Executive, Lizzie Brown, said it was a great honour to be working with the City of Sydney as part of its 2013 Sydney New Year's Eve festivities.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to share our story and communicate the importance of engineering and technology in community development and poverty alleviation,” Ms Brown said.
“EWB Australia has strong support from the engineering and design community in Sydney. We would like to encourage everyone in Sydney to support our work both in Australia and overseas.”
“By choosing EWB Australia as its 2013 Sydney New Year's Eve partner, the City of Sydney is helping us deliver humanitarian engineering solutions around the globe.”
Past Sydney New Year’s Eve charity partners have included The Fred Hollows Foundation (2012), CARE Australia (2011) and WWF (2010).
Sydney New Year’s Eve is the biggest public event in Australia, with the 9PM Family Fireworks and Midnight Fireworks seen by about 2.7 million people across Australia. Images of the fireworks over Sydney Harbour are estimated to reach about two billion people worldwide.
