How is engineering addressing SDG 1?
Irshaad Vawda is the CEO of Engineers Without Borders in South Africa. Here he explains why engineers are essential in tackling SDG 1, No Poverty.
Through its vast educational programmes, Engineers Without Borders gives students the opportunity to gain key skills required to design solutions for real-world challenges. Over the last few years, the Academy's Africa Prize programme has shortlisted 15 innovations that focus on addressing this Sustainable Development Goal.
Interactive map: explore the Africa Prize innovations tackling SDGs
What is SDG 1?
More than 700 million people still live in extreme poverty today, struggling to fulfil the most basic needs like health, education, and access to water and sanitation.
This goal involves targeting the most vulnerable, increasing basic resources and services, and supporting communities affected by conflict and climate-related disasters, to end poverty in all forms by 2030.
The Royal Academy of Engineering supports the Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG information taken from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) website.
