UNIV-391 / HNRS-391 / PSC-391 / UNIV-491 / PSC-491

MW, 2:10 - 4:10

Location: Wherever you are.
Pete Schwartz, Cal Poly Physics:, Pete's Webpage: pschwart@calpoly.edu.
Office hours: Pete (Virtual), the hours before and after each class: MW, (1-2, 4-5), and Friday, 11-12, use class link.
General Appropriate Technology Website for all Past Classes, and in particular the class from Fall 2019. as well as the "Design and Build" appropriate technology class of Spring 2020.

Timeline

Self Interventions: Explained in syllabus
1st self intervention: Transition from Victimhood to Empowerment by focusing on your actions .
Second Intervention Website... Empathy. Imagine you are that person.
Third Self Intervention
Last assignment: Nonviolent Communication

Feedback:

Final Presentations: Monday, Dec. 2, 1-4 PM

Website Evaluations, Student feedback from Nov 22, 2020

Website Link	Description of the topic	Members Contact
#1 ISEC in South Africa	Cal Poly students invented Insulated Solar Electric Cooking (ISEC) in 2015 and have been developing it since. See our research website. We now have something that works great and received money to support small businesses in target communities to build and disseminate ISEC. Crosby Menzies is converting his South African Solar thermal Cooking Company, SunFire to solar electric cooking. Can you learn about what he's doing and help him?	Kristen A Kira D Spencer E Martin O.
#2 ISEC in India	Cal Poly students invented Insulated Solar Electric Cooking (ISEC) in 2015 and have been developing it since. See our research website. We now have something that works great and received money to support small businesses in target communities to build and disseminate ISEC. Hawazin Khaleel learned about ISEC, working with our Spring Design Class and has started Spring of ’20, a community of young professionals dedicated to positive change in India. They have built and are cooking with India's first ISEC. Can you learn about what they're doing and help them?	Eric H Sid G Hailey K Cecilia C
#3 ISEC in Togo	Cal Poly students invented Insulated Solar Electric Cooking (ISEC) in 2015 and have been developing it since. See our research website. We now have something that works great and received money to support small businesses in target communities to build and disseminate ISEC. Salma has an electronics business in Togo and is presently developing ISEC production capacity, working with SolarElectricCook, the company we started last hear in Ghana.	Katrina C Sydney M Kien N Sidney H
#4 ISEC in Uganda	Cal Poly students invented Insulated Solar Electric Cooking (ISEC) in 2015 and have been developing it since. See our research website. We now have something that works great and received money to support small businesses in target communities to build and disseminate ISEC. You will work with Peter Keller and Aid Africa in Uganda, to develop manufacturing capability. We've worked with Aid Africa before, they are old friends. Please see this project from Spring 2018: Immersion Heater	Carolyn L Tiffany N Ava P William T
#5 Sustainable Menstrual Pads in Uganda	We look at cultural barriers to using reusable pads in Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa in general. Please see the Menstral Pads project website from Spring 2019 . You'll work with Professor Joni Roberts (KINE).	Becca C Sarah L Apurva O Gianna S
#6 Helping Hands for Homeless near SLO	There is a considerable amount of inexpensive land just outside of SLO. Elsewhere, homeless groups have found ways to build a community that they can live in, for instance Dignity Village in Portland. Could we find a way to make that work in the Central Coast? I propose we plan a way to allow people to build their own homes. You may work with Transitions Mental Health Association. contacting Jill and Mark.	Christian P Noah V John K Jasmine H
#7 Improved Sanitation, Ghana	There is need for improved sanitation in Agbokpa, a village in Ghana we visited last summer. Our group wants to focus on improving the toilet system that Ellia has worked on in the past and also figure out a way for the community members of Ghana to compost their waste in the most effective and sanitary way possible. Ellia will be your correspondent. Spring 2020 website: Fall 2019 website: Sanitation in Agbokpa, Ghana.	Kimberly L Claire M Lance O Drew S
#8 Supporting Maasai women in Tanzania	Clif Hiebsch runs an NGO in Tanzania that he set up last year with the help of a group from this class. Please see Starting an NGO in Tanzania. Your group will help him with his next set of challenges.	Caitlin M Sophia M Daisy S-H Elena S

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