D-Lab: Development Projects & Trips

Introduction

Possible introduction about D-Lab: Development projects and travel here.

2018

Botswana

Improvements to existing technologies from the IDDS Botswana 2018 summit, and primary school curriculum creation.
Community Partner: These Hands

Colombia

Follow-up to IDDS Climate Change Adaptation and IDDS New Coastal Territories projects, and workshops at C-Innova
Community Partner: C-Innova

Guatemala

Work on projects related to gasifier stove design and pellet manufacturing, improvements to sanitation strategy for Mosan, and collaboration with university students in a D-Lab-like environment.
Community Partners: Link4, Universidad del Valle Guatemala, Mosan

India & Nepal

Site visits, modeling, and installation of preliminary insulation systems in Nepal and India for passive home heating.
Community Partner: MIT D-Lab Research

Uganda

Youth STEM workshops with Makerere University and TEWDI in Soroti.
Community Partner: TEWDI Uganda
 

2017

Botswana

Community Partner: These Hands

Colombia

Community Partner: C-Innova

Guatemala

Community Partners: Link4, Universidad del Valle Guatemala

India & Nepal

Community Partners: JWAFS/MIT Mechancial Engineering/MIT D-Lab

Kenya

Community Partners: BrightGreen Renewable Energy, Foondi Workshops

Uganda

Community Partners: TEWDI Uganda, Makarere University