Sustainable solutions and young engineers in the developing world…
Late start this morning. After breakfast, we read over the plans for the improved kitchens and continued to work on calculating elevation points and drawing a preliminary map of the town. We are planning on spending some time this week looking at examples of improved kitchen projects that have been built in the area. We [...]
If you could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this…
…18 live without an improved water source…
…43 live without basic sanitation…
…53 struggle to live on $2.00 per day or less…
…6 people own 59% of the entire wealth [...]
During an energy crisis in Brazil an engineer found he could illuminate dark buildings by diffusing sunlight through bleach and water. Obviously the setup will only work during the day, but in communities where energy is expensive or unreliable, the sun provides a solution for dark places during the day.
Check out what these dentists from the BU Dental School did in Ecuador….
Filling Cavities, Filling a Need
“The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) at Colorado State University provides innovative training in community-based development (online and face-to-face), consultation, evaluation, and project support services for individuals and governmental, international non-governmental, and community-based organizations around the world.”
Dr. Ozcan of UCLA has developed software that turns an ordinary cell phone camera into a mobile lab. The blood to be analyzed is photographed through a special filter placed over the camera lens, and then the image can be analyzed to see if the patient has HIV, malaria, or leukemia.
Microhydroelectric power is one solution for delivering electricity to remote and rural areas without degrading the environment.
Global basket making businesses run from small towns in the Amazon, in Peru – including in Amazonas province, where EWB is working with a community.
Check it out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/business/worldbusiness/20peru.html
Solution in a Pot. Ron Rivera was honored in The New York Times Magazine’s annual article: The Lives they Lived, for his interest in third world nations and his work in water storage and filtration around the world
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EWB-BU is excited to announce the First Annual EWB-BU Book Sale! We invite all BU engineering students to visit the Photonics second floor lobby on January 16th, where we will be reselling Engineering and Science related books for BU Classes. If you would like to contribute, we ask that you donate a percentage of your [...]
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