D-LabFall 2003

Haiti

D-Lab Haiti Project Sites

• Primary Site• Petit Anse

• Secondary Site• Marmelade

• Additional Site• Camp Perrin

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D-Lab Haiti Projects

Charcoal Briquette Projects

D-Lab Haiti Projects

Artisan Skill Preservation/Promotion

Technology Demonstrations

E-Commerce Setups

Computer Training/Usage

D-Lab Haiti Projects

Latrine Design/Planning

Solar Panel Installation

Micro Hydro-Electric Power Plant

D-Lab Haiti Projects

Bamboo Usage, Farming & Business Ventures

Coffee Parchment Usage

Grain Milling Projects

Factory Resource Usage

D-Lab Haiti Community Partners

• Friends of Petit Anse• ??? Marmelade ???• Aid To Artisans• ORE• Light-Up the World• John D. O’Bryant High School

D-Lab Haiti Project Involvement

If you’ve got any of the skills listed below or others, then consider D-Lab-Haiti:

Commitment, creativity, curiosity, simplicity, participatory development, home improvement, basic/expert computer skills (basic usage/servers/networks/e-commerce/database), electronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, machining, cooking, chemistry, botany, materials synthesis, organizational skills, data collection/analysis, test planning, business savy, entrepreneurship, resourcefulness (like where to find information), etc…

Honduras

Honduras TripD-Lab, 2004

Elizabeth BashaMarta Fernandez Suarez

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Community Partner:Centro Técnico San Alonso Rodríguez

Honduran NGO based

in Tocoa

Technical focus

Contacts in all projects sites

MCA

500 families relocated after Hurricane

Rural Setting

MCA: projects

Spanish helps!! CEE/Biology/Chemistry… anything! Skills

• Water quality analysis • Composting latrines

• Grey water recycling• Natural fertilizers

• Water collection for the cattle: wind-powered pumps

• Alternative cooking fuel• Mud tiles for adobe houses

Early Warning SystemIssue:

Communities Destroyed due to

Flooding

Location:Rio Aguan Basin

Project: -Design System to:

• Measure River Level• Transmit Information• Determine Risk• Sound Alarm

- D-lab:• Sensor Design• Satellite Communication

Computer/Electrical: Basic Electronics, Programming, Communication SystemsMechanical: Shop/Building Skills, Corrosion/Water Knowledge

Skills

India

India, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IETIndia, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IET

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•• Population: 1,065,070,607Population: 1,065,070,607•• Average purchasing power: $8 / dayAverage purchasing power: $8 / day•• Economy 24% agriculture, 28% industry, Economy 24% agriculture, 28% industry,

48% services48% services•• Politically stable (no current active conflicts)Politically stable (no current active conflicts)•• Treat drinking waterTreat drinking water•• Take antiTake anti--malarialsmalarials

India, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IET

•India’s “bread basket,” “green revolution”

•Government subsidized (intermittent) electricity

•January: “cold” season: day 50°F, night 40°F, fog, little rain (bring sweaters, light jackets)

•Languages: Punjabi, Hindi, English

India, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IET

India, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IET

•• Language: PunjabiLanguage: Punjabi•• Rural farmers: rice paddies Rural farmers: rice paddies

and wheatand wheat•• Skilled artisans: Skilled artisans:

metalworking, pottersmetalworking, potters

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•• Language: EnglishLanguage: English•• PrayasPrayas: student run club for technology transfer: student run club for technology transfer•• Workshop for appropriate technologyWorkshop for appropriate technology•• Rural innovation center, machine shop, foundryRural innovation center, machine shop, foundry•• Internet, cell phone coverageInternet, cell phone coverage•• Communicating with buddies throughout the semesterCommunicating with buddies throughout the semester

India, Punjab, Sangrur, S(HS)L(C)IET

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Pot-in-Pot•refrigerate perishables•evaporative cooling•no power supply

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Image removed for copyright reasons.See Pot in Pot description at The Rolex Awards for Enterprisehttp://www.rolexawards.com/special-feature/inventions/abba.html

Sample ProjectsSample Projects Charcoal from Rice Paddy Straw•Rice straw is an agricultural waste product•Charcoal burns cleaner and more efficiently than cow dung (the other leading brand)

Courtesy of Tim Gordon. Used with permission.

Vermicomposting•Use earthworms and compost to create nutrient-rich soil

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Pot-on-Pot•Low-cost domestic water filtration device (ala Brita)

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