WHAT WE DO

Since 2006 in our Bridge Program, thousands of volunteers from 50+ universities and companies across the globe have designed and built 125+ footbridges alongside rural communities in 12 countries, effectively connecting over 200,000 previously isolated people to essential resources. 

 

Our Mission

Engineers in Action's (EIA) mission is to support development of sustainable systems and infrastructure with underserved communities, local expertise, and global partners.

EIA's Bridge Program empowers today's students to become tomorrow's global leaders by building bridges with underserved communities.

 

Our VISION

EIA envisions a world where everyone can live healthy and dignified lives with access to essential services.

EIA's Bridge Program envisions a world in which global citizens connect across cultures to improve quality of life and ensure geography doesn’t determine access to opportunity.


We are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.
— United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Learn about what Engineers in Action does in Bolivia through this video about our Palca Suspended Pedestrian Bridge Project.

See how Engineers in Action forged a new path through the West Virginia Vehicular Bridges Program thanks to our partnership with West Virginia VOAD, Mennonite Disaster Service, JZ Engineering, and our University chapters.

Learn about who we are and what our program looks like in Eswatini.

A glimpse into life on an EIA Bridge Program construction site, plus some beautiful bridges that have been constructed in Bolivia by our team.

The story of Eswatini’s first suspended bridge project, built in 2017 by our team.