This year’s Christmas gift goes to Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a non-profit organization that contributes technology and engineering expertise to humanitarian projects worldwide, and in recent years has collaborated with Heidelberg Materials in Sweden and Norway.

• • In Norway the gift will be distributed among three different projects: Youth Empowerment -TRAX Ghana, Waste for warmth and STEM without borders.
• • In Sweden the gift goes to Support for Mkula Hospital in Tanzania, which is a part of the Healthy Hospitals project a long-term programme run by Engineers Without Borders Sweden (EWB-SWE). The aim is to support hospitals facing infrastructural challenges that limit their capacity to provide safe healthcare. Read more about the project here.

About our partnership with Engineers Without Borders

In 2020, Heidelberg Materials Sweden and Norway, which includes the subsidiaries, initiated a partnership with the organisation Engineers Without Borders in both Sweden and Norway.

The aim of this partnership is to create a better existence for people in vulnerable communities through the development of infrastructure.
Employees at Heidelberg Materials Sweden and Norway, including its subsidiaries, can participate as experts in sustainable construction projects in developing countries.

In addition to these ongoing initiatives, the Swedish and Norwegian companies within Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe want to give this year’s Christmas gift to Engineers Without Borders. This is a way for us to strengthen our partnership for sustainable community building around the world.