Lab+2-Design+for+the+other+90

Shelter**
 * Question 1

"Global village shelters" is a project that helps people in areas in the world that were struck by natural or man caused catastrophes.Namely, they are temporary shelters made from biodegradable materials, are easy to assemble, and can last up to 18 moths.A very important aspect is that they are low cost, many of the areas that in the past decade were struck by natural catastrophes were also severely economically disadvantaged. Available in two models -6 and 20 meter shelter, the "Global village shelter" is a very flexible form of disaster relief hosing. The project is beneficial from various perspective, for one it shows a entrepreneurial thinking, it is a unique product on the market while contributing to solidarity and recognition of housing as one of the basic human rights.


 * Health**

"Life straw" is a breakthrough innovation that purifies water at the point of use for people that live in countries where there is no or not enough safe drinking water.The benefits of this are more than obvious since "Life straw" helps remove 99.9999% of all the waterborne bacteria and viruses, it is mobile, personal and can filter up tp 700 liters of water.The maintenance cost is also kept at low since it is fairly easy and simple to change the filter. The final benefit is at lowering the staggering number of people (mainly children) that die from drinking unsafe water.


 * Water**

"The Q drum" promotes the right to clean and safe water for drinking to many people that live far from reliable sources of water. People living in rural Africa can use the Q drum to store larger quantities of water and roll it simply and easily to their families and dwellings from the source.The design of the water carriage system is beneficial to the health of the locals that are using it by preventing lifting and "hedloading"(an activity mainly performed by women).Other benefits are preventing numerous waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, typhoid and etc.

"The AMD personal communicator" is aiming at helping people that live in the developing world establish a link to communication, a privilege heavily enjoyed by people in the developed countries. Namely, it is a simple device that enables basic computing functionality and access to Internet. The benefits are enormous since the sole presence of Internet in people lives can make an impact on their personal social, educational, health, economic state- it can create a much greater quality of life.
 * Education**


 * Energy**

The production of wood charcoal is the primary energy used in Haiti.This causes severe deforestation, as well as health implications are devastating since many children die from the breathing cooking fumes.As a result, a sugarcane charcoal was developed which comes from the waste product from burning sugarcane briquettes and has the same features as wood charcoal. Apart from eliminating eventual health issues that wood charcoal imposes, the sugarcane is also much cheaper to produce.


 * Transportation**

The idea for the World bike stems from one of the basic human rights -the right to transportation, currently not accessible for people living in most developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America. People that live in poor, rural areas live far from urban centers where markers, schools and administrative centers are located and thus are forced to walk far distances, often carrying heavy loads.This entails "headloading" (carrying heavy loads on the head), as well as various negative impacts on health due to inability to reach to distanced medical centers on. It is designed so that it can carry heavy loads and facilitate the trade helping locals purchase the raw material needed to grow their crops as well as bring them to market.World Bike is inspiring its community helpers by presenting the stories of locals that deal with this harsh reality but show a picture of pride and a big smile of the difference World bike makes in their lives.

Stakeholder analysis is a solid approach in the process of developing products that are socially responsible as well as a sustainable choice. It helps developers understand the concerned parties from up-close and monitor their daily activities in order to cater to the right needs.In human centered design, the consumer is the center of the stakeholder analysis, so many developers develop ideas and engineer product based on observation.Besides this aspect, many developers pay close attention to possible environmental impacts that the products they manufacture may have.
 * Question 2**

Socially responsible design, especially the design for the people living in the rural areas in developing countries needs to be:
 * Question 3**
 * accessible-offer survival mechanisms to marginalized groups in various parts of the world ;
 * simple use, low cost and easy maintenance;
 * provide learning and hope for a better future-help locals learn how to exploit the power of knowledge and communication to find the way out of poverty;
 * taking users impact on health in consideration;
 * user-centered designed.