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Waste Transport Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed a basic protoytpe to transport the materials recyclers gather back to collection centers.  For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.

This report was written in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Plastic Extruder Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members designed a prototype for a low cost 3D printing filament extruder aimed to increase the value of plastic for waste pickers. For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.

This report was written by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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PET Bottle Processing Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members created an information system to implement a new business model, in which associations of recyclers can offer processing companies and interested parties updated, real, and quality information on the type and amount of plastic bottles that are available for purchase.  For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.

This report was written in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Organic Waste and Compost Education Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members created a collection of prototypes to deal with organic waste at the household level.  Their projects include an educational campaign called “Plato Pelao” (“Clean Your Plate”), and three prototypes: Teodora, Moli and Molicleta.  The first is a kitchen helper that facilitates the separation of waste, and the other two are low cost tools (one hand-powered and the other bicycle powered) to to break down organic waste into smaller pieces, which can then expedite the composting process. For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.

This report was written in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Improved Technology for Waste Management in Transfer Centers Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste

  • Presentations & Reports

IDDS participants and community members developed a basic prototype for improving the efficiency and comfort of waste collection stations: a ramp for bottles to slide down, with rollers to compact them at the bottom.  For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.

This report was written and filed in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.

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Innovations For the Poor By the Poor

  • What We're Reading

This paper, by the Honey Bee Network at the Indian Institute of Management, explores the power and importance of grassroots innovation and inclusive development  from an Indian-perspective. 

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Capacity to Innovate from a System CGIAR Research Program Perspective

  • What We're Reading

This is a recent overview of CGIAR's recent work on promoting the "capacity to innovate" at the local level: what that means, why it matters, and how to support it. This short publication is an interesting overview on how to stimulate local people's innovation capacity.

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Local Innovation & Participatory Innovation Development

  • What We're Reading

This working paper by Prolinnova summarizes reflections on local innovation and participatory innovation development that took place within the Prolinnova International Support Team, based on observations and discussions with partners during advisory visits and workshops.

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Entrepreneurial Development Programs for Graduates: Study of United States International University-Africa

  • Presentations & Reports

This paper charts the achievements of United States International University-Africa program and challenges for Kenyan entrepreneurs including inadequate equipment and technology, finance, research and linkages,  and cultural barriers.

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Underwater Dam-Free Hydrokinetic Turbine

  • Student Papers

This report details efforts to maximize the efficiency of a dam-free turbine system built by an IDIN Network member to guarantee full power generating capacity for local fisherman in Zambia.

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