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▪ Improved access to more convenient remittance methods while promoting banking among the immigrant community

▪ Made use of technologies this current demographic already embraces

▪ Has multiple points of entry to help bring in users

▪ Built trust within the community, a key component uncovered by our research

Remás – A non-profit dedicated to community development, financial literacy and social change

Service Toolkit and Deployment Strategy

Many Immigrants Prefer Face-to-Face Transactions When Remitting


Initial Situation

Poverty

▪ Remás’ research in El Salvador and found stark differences in wealth between families with people remitting and families without.

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The Remás Way

▪ The proposed solution, Remás, would collect a small amount from each remitter and use that to support community development projects.

Initial Situation

U.S. has Mostly Mexican Immigrants

▪ Though the long term goal is for Remás to be available to all immigrants nationwide, we chose to begin our focus on the Mexican community.

The Remás Concept Paper

▪ Remás has a broad spectrum of goals.

Mexico 23.7%

Percentage of Foreign-Born Immigrants

Living in the US in 2000*

China 4.7%

India 4.0%Vietnam 3.0

Cuba 2.7%El Salvador 2.7%Canada 2.3%

Korea 2.2%

Other 46.3%

*Source: U.S. Census 1990 and 2000*Fuente: Censo de U. S. 1990 y 2000

Philippines 4.2%

Dominican Republic 2.3%

SocialChange

Collect Fee ForDevelopment Fund

CustomerInput onProjects

SupportLocal

Organizations

Kiosk Use Referals

FinancialLiteracy

PrintInformation

Outreach toUnbanked

Intermediarybetween banksand customers

Text MessageBlasts

Help TaylorBank Programs

Joint Remás/BankInformation Sessions

Partner withRelevant Entities

CreditUnions

CommunityBased Banks

ImmigrantFriendly Banks

Bodegas

DisseminateCommunityResources

Lower CostRemittances

Remittance FeeComparison Site

Bodegas

InstallKiosks

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Process Research

Mexican Market in Philadelphia

▪ In the market in South Philly we observed remittances happening and found out what is required to send money.

Imposing and Intense Structures

▪ At banks we got a sense for the fear that can be instilled by the “official-ness” of their power.

▪ We also discovered what is required to open a bank account and send money using wire transfers.

Human Research

A Local Bodega Owner

▪ Talking with local bodega owners who offered money transfer services we learned why stores offer the service and what some of the differences are between them besides the price.

Focus Group Discussion of Wants and Needs

▪ We held four focus groups where we learned how the local immigrants get their information, use technology and what they thought could be improved with the current remitting options.


Synthesis of DataSuburban Focus Group

Edad del Grupo Temático SuburbanEdad del Grupo Temático UrbanAge of Suburban Focus Group

women hombre

do remit no competencia

do have a bank account

no tiene una cuenta bancaria

do have a computer at home to accesss

the internet

no tienen una computadora en casa para acceder a Internet

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hombre

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remittances

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women hombre(33%)(67%)

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the internet


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Urbano Grupo TemáticoUrban Focus Group

Suburbanas Grupo TemáticoSuburban Focus Group

women hombre




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the internet


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women

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Like to Read BooksAl igual que aLeer libros

Like to Hang out with friends in their spare timeMe gusta salir conamigos en su tiempo libre

Like living close to Public TransportationMe gusta vivir cerca deTransporte Público

Get their Informationfrom Friends and FamilyObtener su informaciónde Amigos y la Familia

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Edad del Grupo Temático SuburbanEdad del Grupo Temático UrbanAge of Suburban Focus Group

women hombre

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Suburbanas Grupo TemáticoSuburban Focus Group

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Like to Hang out with friends in their spare timeMe gusta salir conamigos en su tiempo libre

Like living close to Public TransportationMe gusta vivir cerca deTransporte Público

Get their Informationfrom Friends and FamilyObtener su informaciónde Amigos y la Familia

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Inspection1

Inspection2

MONTHLY TRANSPASS

NOVEMBER 2010

M MQuestionnaire Statistics

▪ Compiling the new informaiton to make it more visual and accessible really helped refine our focus within the project.

User Portrait

▪ The immigrants have strong ties to their families, and prefer to live near people from not only the same country, but from their home state.

▪ Most of the immigrants carried cash and used public transportation. ▪ Though many immigrant families did not have computers, they did watch a lot of television and many used cell phones to communicate.

Our Deliverable

▪ We provided Remás with a guide for developing his non-profit to offer a system of tools that would be welcoming and comprehensive while building and maintaining trust.

Roadmap

▪ Designed an open-source protocol for a bike rack augmentation system utilizing locally available materials and techniques

▪ Re-appropriated existing mechanisms to improve bicycle load capacity and handling in a country where bicycles are the main means of transport

▪ Open source nature and simplicity of the design affords easy replication

▪ High return on investment with major improvements in functionality and adaptability

▪ Collaborated with locals to design and build

United States Peace Corps - Malawi

Modular Cargo System

Side-Mounted Crated Improves Both Load Capacity and Handling

Bike Cargo System

Situation

Bicycle Section of the Market

▪ Bicycles are a way of life though there is little access to proper tools or formal techniques.

▪ Many villages only have a market once a week, so to get a bike repaired can take a lot of time, affecting transport to school and work.

Local Transporter

▪ The bicycle is one of the main means for transporting cargo such as bottle crates, logs, and even people.

▪ The incredible loads make the bikes quite unstable.

Proposal

Panniers

▪ Many touring bikes use a low-hanging saddle bag system to maintain stability while increasing their load capacity.

Lower Center of Gravity

▪ Sketches of how adding hooks would allow the current load to be lowered thereby increaseing the handling performance while also increasing the load capacity.

Bike Cargo System

Idea Refinement

People Ride as Well

▪ Since the racks often carry people it was decided to turn the carrier hooks inward, to make it less dangerous.

Dangerous Outward Facing HooksSide View Cut-Away

Final Deliverable

Augmented Rack Mock-up View 1

▪ Enabling a simple means to attach the bottle crates make them an easy carrier for other items as well.

Augmented Rack Mock-up View 2

▪ The top of the rack is now open again for other large loads to be easily tied down to.

▪ Requires only three meters of rebar and fifteen centimeters of flatstock.

▪ Designed and developed a portable emergency lighting tool utilizing 100% local and recycled materials to address the volunteer’s need for a reliable emergency light source

▪ Virtually non-existent access to electricity makes light a precious resource for volunteers living in uncertain curcumstances

▪ Compact, self-contained design makes transport and use easy while providing ample burn time

United States Peace Corps – Malawi

D.I.Y. Emergency Candle

Light is a Precious Resource; Especially to Volunteers Unfamiliar to Life Without Electricity

Emergency Candle

Situation

In the Village

▪ Less than 10% of the country has access to electricity. ▪ Over 90% of the population lives in rural villages. ▪ Only one main paved highway means transportation is regularly unreliable and becomes even worse during the rainy season.

Candle Light

▪ Candles and lanterns are the primary source of light at night, for volunteers, because the quality and availability of batteries and flashlights was so low.

Initial Prototype

Plastic Lamp

▪ The available materials could not withstand even the low levels of heat produced by the flame.

Initial Model

▪ As a continuously reusable light source, it attracted me as an initial model

Emergency Candle

Resources

Surplus Candle Wax

▪ As the primary source of light for volunteers, there was a surplus of re-usable candle wax available.

▪ This wax would often just get thrown away.

Secondary Prototype Design

▪ This second design blended the light source and the ignition source to create a compact contained designed.

▪ With the surplus of wax, and matches to be both the wick and the ignition source, a matchbox made the perfect candle mold.

Final Deliverable

Self-Contained Design

▪ Using a matchbox helped the candle resist breakage as well as provide a source of fire to ignite the candle.

Wax melting

▪ For the initial prototype extra energy was spent to melt the surplus wax to pour into the form.

▪ Subsequent candles could easily make use of cooking fires to melt the surplus wax without using excess energy.

▪ Designed as a public installation to call attention to the small daily decisions we make

▪ Since physical action reinforces learning, we offered a chance for physical reinforcement of only the positive decisions

▪ The design intentionally changes the nature of the task from merely a decision to taking action toward a better day

▪ The project was designed, built and implemented within a tight deadline and budget

The University of the Arts

Good Day Door Intervention

Reframing Perspectives to Support Positive Decisions

Good Day Door

Development

Fabrication

▪ The woodgrain finish was kept to preserve the natural and genuine aspects of the door.

▪ The top was left open to the sun to allow the sun to illuminate the sign in the lintel.

Initial Sketch

▪ After a few ideation sketches to push the idea it was the initial concept that won out.

Implementation

Positioned on a Busy Walkway

▪ The finished doorway was positioned along a primary commuter route to ensure a high volume of traffic. ▪ The fact that many of the pedestrians used this street as their daily route to work meant that they would noticed the change and thus the choice we provided.

Enjoyment

▪ The overwhelming percentage of reactions to our intervention were positive

▪ Designed a storage solution and protocol to accomodate the flow of newly-donated library books

▪ Consolidation of all books improved access and tracking

▪ New shelf labels and enhanced organization simplified searching and upkeep

Luviri Community Day Secondary School – Luviri, Malawi

Luviri Library Restructuring

Easier Access to Books Enables Better Learning

Library Restructuring

Luviri Community Day SchoolPlan View With Library Changes

Development

Old System

▪ Previously the school made use of closets located in different buildings to keep the books.

▪ The closets were locked and only the student librarian could request a key from the faculty.

▪ Tracking the books was haphazard at best and many books were stolen.

Mr. Banda, the Carpenter

▪ Collaborated with the local carpenter, Mr. Banda, to ensure proper sizing, fabrication and installation.

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New Library

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Form ThreeClassroom

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Implementation

New Organization

▪ With a wealth of newly donated books only adding to the strained library situation, it was a timely implementation of the new system.

Students Enjoying Their Library Book

▪ With the new system there was less time tracking down books, which translated to more time to study

▪ The design incorporated adaptability and expandability enabling it to transition between the city and village use easily

▪ Repurposing local materials and techniques makes the volunteer less of a target for criminal activity

▪ Addresses the lack of re-usable grocery bags, while adding functionality to make the market journey more effective


Jaunty Market Bag

Preparation for a Trip to the Market

Jaunty Market Bag

Situation

Bags at the Market

▪ In the market there is a huge variety of plastic bags to hold any size of object one may be purchasing.

Loose Bottles

▪ The bottle deposit system used in Malawi made it necessary to keep track of one’s bottles.

Ideation

Evolution of Ideas from Carry-all to Market Specific

▪ The focus began on a carry-all type bag. ▪ The idea evolved to be situationally optimized.

Jaunty Market Bag

Development

Mr. Nkhata, the Tailor

▪ Sourced and collaborated with a local tailor in order to ensure proper development.

Chitenje

▪ As a material that is already used for anything from carrying children to covering food, it was the obvious choice.

Full

▪ The bag is optimized to carry the normal requirements for a market trip, such as a loaf of bread, some vegetables and a few bottles as well as one’s personal effects.

Pockets

▪ The bottle loops were sized to hold either beer or soda bottles. ▪ The pockets were sized to fit the most common phones and keys used by volunteers.

Final Deliverable

Jaunty Market Bag

Final Deliverable

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A Diagram of Functionality

▪ Created a quick reference guide for volunteers in the field

▪ An excellent supplement to the dated 1950’s Chitumbuka/Chitonga dictionary

▪ Contains a wide breadth of information to, not only, help new Peace Corps volunteers begin their language training, but also help experienced volunteers continue to grow their skills

▪ Loma Linda University School of Public Health uses the manual for their research and development projects


Chitumbuka Language Manual

Addressing the Need for Better Language Training Material


Human Research

Volunteers

▪ Worked with volunteers to find content most broadly relevant, such as important verbs and nouns.

Initial Notes

▪ Only reference material was a dated 1950’s dictionary. ▪ Language workbook was a poor translation from Chichewa. ▪ Initial information was gathered from language training notes.

Human Research

Trainers

▪ Peace Corps trainers helped formalize the work to be as broadly applicable as possible.

Fellow Luviri Teachers

▪ Teamed up with local teachers to help find translations for important words and phrases.


Field Testing

First Iteration

▪ Re-compiled notes into a more referable and accessable way.

Second Iteration

▪ Updated previous versions to be include edited information and am ore clean look.

Table of Contents

▪ Usability was a key component of the design.

Subject Prefixes and Tense Markers

▪ The language manual is more than just a dictionary, it includes information on tenses, grammar structure and common phrases.

Final Deliverable

Georgia Institute of Technology

Cesna Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

▪ Designed and manufactured a UAV within rigorous parameters and budget

▪ Personally responsible for fuselage design and fabrication of the aircraft

▪ Head of the refill pump and fuselage manufactuing teams, within a 16 member group, during the year-long project with

Anticipation at the Culmination of a Year-Long Team Effort

Cesna UAV

Development

An Array of Configurations was Considered

▪ Although our team considered many options we chose a traditional style to thoroughly meet the rfp.

Final CAD Model

Implementation

Preparing for the Competition Flight

▪ The request for proposal required that we fly multiple laps of a designated course: One lap fully loaded, one where we deploy the payload, then we must refill and redeploy.

Fuselage Fabrication

▪ We chose balsa wood re-infornced fiberglass for the fuselage due to its strength, durability and ease of fabrication.

▪ Shaped foam provided the form for us to insert the supports and lay the fiberglass.

Georgia Institute of Technology

▪ Developed concept and detailed design for an innovative long-range short take off & landing transport

▪ Personally responsible for the development of all stability and control systems as a member of the five person team

▪ Utilized developing technologies, such as blown circulation control wings and carbon composite materials to meet project performance goals

Short Take Off & Landing Transport Design

0 ft

24,000 ft

40,000 ft

Startup

Taxi

Cruise 7,000nmi

Decend to ~ 0ft

Takeoff5,000ft

Loiter 30min@ Low Altitude

Landing2,600ft

Clim

b-Out

to 2

4,00

0ft

0 ft

45,000 ftCruise 2,500nmi

Takeoff7,600ft

Takeoff7,600ft

Landing3,500ft

Landing3,500ft

Cruise 2,500nmi

Boeing C-17 Globetrotter III

Boeing C-17 Globetrotter III

0 ft

40,000 ftCruise 7,000nmi

Cruise 7,000nmi

Takeoff5,000ft

Takeoff5,000ft

Landing2,600ft

Landing2,600ft

Whitestart Halley

Whitestar Halley

Flight Plan Comparison of the Current Long Range Transport Versus Our Newly Designed Long Range STOL Transport

STOL Transport

Requirements

Circulation Control Wing

▪ A circulation control wing utilizes the Coanda Effect to maintain airflow attachment at high speeds and larger angles of attack increasing the rate of climb capabilities allowing the plane to get to cruise altitude faster.

▪ With a circulation control wing it is possible to get a pressure coefficient of an order of magnitude greater than with a classic wing creating more lift enabling shorter take-off and landing capabilities.

streamline

TurbulenceClassic Wing

streamline

Engine AirEngine Air


streamline

TurbulenceClassic Wing

streamline

Engine AirEngine Air


Final Deliverable

Largest Load Variation

▪ This design can accomodate up to 155 troops, four trucks, and two tanks in a variety of configurations.

Teaching

▪ Taught math and physical science to students ranging from ages 11 to 21.

▪ Promoted creative thinking and an interest in learning

▪ Privately-tutored distance learning students

▪ One of five teachers at the school

Luviri Community Day Secondary School - Luviri, Malawi

Secondary School Teacher

A Secondary School Education is a Privilege in a Country as Poor as Malawi

Luviri CDSS

Class

Senior Math Class

▪ Classes were structured towards the exit exams. ▪ Developed many new examples to compensate for the poorly written textbooks.

Senior Math Class

▪ Textbooks were scarce so written notes became their textbooks.

Teaching

Form 4 Graduation

▪ Secondary school graduation is valued in villages, because even some of the teachers did not graduate.

▪ Malawi recently revised their school structure to address their low graduation rates.

Multiple Headmasters

▪ Needed to collaborate with multiple headmasters throughout

▪ Created an event for students and teachers to generate interest in math and science

▪ Used locally sourced materials so that the participants can reproduce the experiments at home

▪ Made it both fun and a learning experience

Luviri and Nkhamenya Community Day Secondary Schools

Interactive Science Workshop

Many Students Were Excited to Participate and Learn

Science Workshop

Luviri CDSS

Students Learn About Energy Transfer

▪ Participation was crucial in allowing the students to develop an understanding of what was happening in the experiments.

Having Fun with the Tin-can Telephone

▪ Many of the experiments, though commonplace in the US, were completely new to them.

Nkhamenya CDSS

Trying to Outmuscle Molecular Science

▪ Including students in the demonstrations helped build trust and legitimacy in the experiment.

Students Learn of Soundwaves with Bells

▪ In groups students tied different objects on strings and rang them like a bell to see which worked better.

CampSky National Summer Camp

▪ Offered diverse and meaningful course curriculum and events to secondary school Juniors ranging in age from 15 to 20, as well as for secondary school teachers

▪ Emphasized vocational training, creative thinking and sustainable community service

▪ Provided a safe and healthy learning environment

▪ Empowered and inspire participants to value education and improve their communities

United States Peace Corps and Malawi Ministry of Education

Classes Focused on Topics Which Were Less Familiar to Students In Order to Help Expand Their Pespective

CampSky

Logistics

Registration

▪ With almost a hundred participants from all ove the country, proper planning was essential.

Planning and Updates

▪ Nightly debriefing and many impromptu meetings were necessary to ensure the programming was running smoothly.

Curriculum

Seperate Lodging

▪ Properly planned lodging was critical not only to keep the males and females separate but to keep the students separate from the Malawian counterparts as well.

Nsima and More

▪ Planning and sourcing a balanced diet was difficult in a country with little variety in their crops.

▪ Re-using resources, such as incorporating the goat meat from the science class’ disection was one way we maintained the budget.

CampSky

Curriculum

ANAMED

▪ Action for Natural Medicine is a small group that helps locals learn to use locally available resources to treat common medical issues.

Basic Computing

▪ Many Malawians do not understand the basic desktop metaphor so prevalent in desktop computing these days.

▪ Offering classes outside of the core curriculum helped the students see what other possibilities are available and which are the most interesting.

Curriculum

ESCOM

▪ The power company field trip, seen above, was a great experience because many of the students had never even had access to electricity.

▪ We brought the students to a number of businesses, including local government offices, to show them other potential options for their future.

Excitement

▪ Though the students were expected to be awake by seven, they were often up and dressed by five, singing and dancing with excitement.

▪ Many students had never been outside of their villages so this was a perspective shifting trip for them.

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