Aluminum pots cast by small Zambian business often fail under normal use scenarios. This report explores why these pots fail and how local practices can be improved to prevent common use failures.
This report explores the viability of recycling Tetra Pak, a common packaging material found through Zambia, for waste management and sustainability purposes.
This report is based on an assessment study aimed at determining the unexploited capabilities and opportunities in the recycling aluminum value chain. The reports finds four main business opportunities in the value chain including collection, sorting and cleaning, refining and processing, and marketing.
This paper explores the design, construction, and testing of a briquetting machine produced for rural communities in Ghana. In Ghana, biomass is the most dominant source of energy and is used significantly for cooking and other heat applications.
This paper explores the design, construction, and testing of a biocharring unit. Biochar is obtained by heating biomass under oxygen-deficient conditions, and has potential as a nutrient recycler, soil conditioner, income generator, and waste management system.
This paper presents the design process of the ProTek aluminum furnace, which enhances the safety and efficiency of the recycled aluminum casting process. The paper draws from a project initiatied during IDDS 2013 in Zambia.
IDDS participants and community members created a low-cost kiln to improve the burning process to agricultural waste to create charcoal. For more information about this project, contact zambia13.charcoal@mit.edu.
This report was written and filed by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Zambia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.
IDDS participants and community members redesigned an aluminum furnace used for casting to improve safety and efficiency. For more information about this project, contact zambia13.protek@mit.edu.
This report was written and filed by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Zambia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.
This Build-It describes the tools and processes needed to build a battery-operated wood block phone charger.
Build-Its are curriculum designed to help experienced designers guide potential innovators through a design process and help familiarize new innovators with tools. All Builds-Its are a work-in-progress. Please master the Build-It individually before leading a larger group.
