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** 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) ** ** 2. How does stakeholder analysis enable sustainable and socially responsible design? (1 paragraph) **
 * Shelter (Global Village Shelters)
 * Global Village Shelters are created from environmentally friend products, at a minimal cost. The shelters require no tools to assemble as they are temporary emergency shelters, with a lifespan of eighteen months. They are portable housing with light materials, minimizing shipping costs, and cost of manufacturing.
 * Health (Solar Aid)
 * Solar Aid is a new hearing-aid technology which is powered by the sun’s energy, instead of regular batteries which requires replacement. As solar power is a free renewable source of energy it is also accessible in a vast majority of the world. The Solar Aid helps those who have a hearing impediment, especially in developing countries with a disadvantage, allowing them to participate in regular social activities.
 * Water (Drip Irrigation System)
 * International Development Enterprises’ drip irrigation utilizes drip irrigation in order to preserve water and prevent runoff. Drip irrigation will direct water right to the roots of the plants. The provided kits cost significantly less than those used in commercial farming, while less water will be wasted and a sufficient amount will be absorbed, increasing productivity.
 * Education (One Laptop per Child)
 * One Laptop per Child is a universal program which promotes education to reach developing countries, created by a nonprofit organization. The goal of the $100 laptop is to provide an affordable educational device to children around the world. Its mission is “…to create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning” (OLPC, 2009). The laptop also acts to eliminate poverty through education.
 * Energy (Sugarcane Charcoal)
 * Sugarcane charcoal works to replace wood charcoal as “food for fuel” alternatives are more cost efficient, removing steps in the production process. Reusing sugarcane scraps reduces cost by eliminating the purchase of wood charcoal. Food produced fuels also emit a lower amounts of fumes. Charcoal can also be sold within their local communities, allowing for growth of local businesses and household income levels (Estrabrook, 2008).
 * Transport (Q Drum)
 * Q Drum is a new method of transporting water, which is time efficient, as well as cost efficient. Q Drum ensures that water would not be infected with deadly diseases during its transport, and can carry larger quantities of water, saving more trips, increasing productivity. This also decreases the burden of the activity.

Stakeholder analysis enables sustainable and socially responsible design because it identifies conflicts and finds suitable solutions. The users of the product, service and/or technology are the priorities of those who complete stakeholder analysis, as its main goal is to increase their understanding the consumer. In relation to The Design for the Other 90%, solutions that arise are responses to local conditions. In order to meet the immediate requirements of those in need, designers come together to invent new ideas or become innovative with existing technology.


 * 3. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design. (List of 5 points) **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Environmentally friendly – with minimum environmental impact
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Facilitate and improve healthcare
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Affordability – reasonably priced, to increase access to most, if not, all users
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Durable and mobile – ability to apply same product or technology in other locations
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Simple and easy to obtain