In a bid to create a more conducive learning environment, Engineers Without Borders (EWB-KNUST) embarked on a whiteboard cleaning exercise across the College of Engineering on March 1, 2025. This initiative, driven by the student-led organisation's commitment to service and sustainable solutions, aimed to enhance classroom experiences by ensuring clearer and cleaner whiteboards for both students and lecturers.
EWB-KNUST is known for its dedication to community service and engineering-driven solutions that make a tangible impact. This whiteboard cleaning exercise, though simple, reflected the organisation's core mission—leveraging engineering knowledge and teamwork to improve everyday learning conditions. Over time, the accumulation of marker stains and dust on whiteboards can make lectures less effective. By addressing this issue, EWB-KNUST demonstrated that even small efforts can create significant improvements in academic settings.
The exercise saw members actively scrubbing and restoring whiteboards across lecture halls, reaffirming the organisation's ethos of using engineering not just for innovation but also for social good. The initiative was well received by students and faculty, who appreciated the effort in maintaining a cleaner and more efficient learning space.
As EWB-KNUST continues its journey of community impact, this exercise serves as a reminder that making a difference doesn’t always require grand gestures—sometimes, it’s the small, thoughtful actions that leave the biggest mark.
