Lab+2

​Lab 2 1. Under each of the six categories, shelter, health, water, education, energy and transport, choose one project which interests you. For each category, describe how it is designed to alleviate poverty for the project's stakeholders. (6 categories x 1 paragraph = 6 paragraphs)

Shelter: Huts designed for Atlanta’s homeless. Equipped with a door that has locks to provide security, a place for sleeping and storing items and stove that uses wood that can be used for cooking and heat. The stakeholders for this project are the homeless. This hut can alleviate poverty for them because now they have a place to sleep instead of being out in the cold or on a sidewalk. This can give them a sense of stability which can later motivate them to work towards getting a job.
 * Mad Housers Hut **

[]  Health:  Designed to purify water which allows the stakeholders to attend school or work more often and reduces the chance of becoming ill and incurring extra medical expenses.
 * Ceramic Water Filter **

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Water:  Made from local materials. Designed to alleviate poverty for farmers as they can now have access to ground water during dry times which they use to water their crops and earn profit.
 * Bamboo Treadle Pump **

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Education: The solar home lighting system provides electricity to homes that don’t have the means of access by installing solar panels on their roofs. This provides better lighting that children can use for studying and allows parents to provide income for their family.
 * Solar Home Lighting System**

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Energy:  Helps those living in poor regions to reduce the cost of food by providing a way for mothers to cook for their families.
 * Solar Dish Kitchen **

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Transport:  The Big Boda allows riders to bring heavy loads of cargo or two additional passengers. It helps to transport loads in a quicker and more efficient way and provides a easy and cheap way of transport for families.
 * Big Boda Load Carrying Bicycle **

[]  2. How does stakeholder analysis enable sustainable and socially responsible design? (1 paragraph)

Stakeholder analysis enables sustainable and socially responsible design because it is important to figure out who will be affected by the design and if it will have a negative or positive impact. Stakeholder analysis enables the designer to know exactly how to design a product to suit a shareholders needs at a cost that is reasonable. It also enables the designer to create something simple, effective and durable.

3. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design. (List of 5 points) - <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Effective <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Durable <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Cost Effective <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Simple to operate <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 11pt;">- <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Accessible