http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/ The logbook and photojournal of our 2003 field study in Mali and Benin. en-us 2004-04-04T14:34:22-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000198.html See the full schedule: [PDF]... Timothy Prestero 2004-04-04T14:34:22-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000105.html And now it's Boston, and reviewing the mountains of field data with DtM cofounder Neil Cantor.... Journal Entry Timothy Prestero 2003-08-20T08:33:43-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000104.html What happened to all of the moped taxis? Where are all the chickens and goats? It must be Brussels, which means we're halfway home. We'll spend the weekend dining on moules et frites and taking the sun at some sidewalk... Journal Entry Timothy Prestero 2003-08-16T07:32:44-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000103.html Centre Songhai was a gold mine for potential DtM design challenges. They also have the facilities and trained staff necessary to build and test many existing DtM prototypes. Finally, they have an extensive network of collaborators both with in West... Design Challenge Timothy Prestero 2003-08-13T07:38:45-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000102.html At this morning's meeting with Songhai director Frere Nzamujo, in addition to the Kinkajou and various other potential DtM projects, we discussed potential applications for Light Up the World's one-watt LED lamps. Rural community lighting is the most obvious application,... Light Up the World Timothy Prestero 2003-08-13T07:36:27-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000101.html Yesterday evening, we had our eleventh test of the Kinkajou system, this time for Bill Adé, the Songhai machine shop manager, and a group of technical trainees from Benin and Nigeria. The test was held at the Centre Songhai auditorium,... Kinkajou Design Review Timothy Prestero 2003-08-13T07:35:23-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000100.html "The Centre Songhai is principally involved in agricultural training, research, and production for sustainable livelihood in Africa. Founded by Father Godfrey Nzamujo, a Dominican priest, in 1985, the Center has been managed by Africans since then. The Center's aim is... DtM Partner Org Timothy Prestero 2003-08-13T07:33:32-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000099.html And now it's the Centre Songhai, in Porto Novo, on the coast about an hour's drive from Cotonou. We've spent a delirious morning dashing all around this amazing facility, visiting the fish ponds and juice-making facility and machine shop and... Journal Entry Timothy Prestero 2003-08-12T18:04:02-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000112.html Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible follows an American missionary family--husband and wife and their four daughters--through their service in the Congo from 1959 to 1961, a tumultuous period which coincided with Congolese independence from Belgium, the country's first elections and the... Book Recommendation Timothy Prestero 2003-08-11T20:18:24-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000097.html Back at AJA in Mali, the director Souleymane Sarr asked DtM to look into ways to improve their design for a condom vending machine. AIDS, or SIDA in French, is a huge and growing problem across Africa. In conservative Muslim... Design Challenge Timothy Prestero 2003-08-11T14:55:10-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000088.html We set out after breakfast from our Hotel in Grand Popo on our way to Ouidah, a small town about 25km east - also known as the voodoo center of Benin. To get to the main road, where we had... Journal Entry Elizabeth Bruce 2003-08-11T14:34:47-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000098.html Everywhere you go in Mali, you see people sitting outside drinking tea out of these little shot glasses. It's like the national pasttime.... Journal Entry betopeliks 2003-08-11T13:33:13-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000086.html Spent a fantastic few days in Kémon, getting community feedback on the Kinkajou and the Light Up the World LED lamps, visiting projects organized by the local NGO Mieux Vivre aux Village, and getting an introduction to village life. So... Journal Entry Timothy Prestero 2003-08-09T07:45:42-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000096.html For our last night in the village, MVV organized a "Dance des Chasseurs", or hunter's dance. This involved fantastic music and singing, lots of dancing, and some amazing magic tricks and feats of strength.... Journal Entry Timothy Prestero 2003-08-08T15:54:16-05:00 http://www.designthatmatters.org/field-journal/archives/000095.html This afternoon we had our tenth field test of the Kinkajou projector--this time with a village literacy class organized by the Evangelical Church. This class, held regularly throughout the year through two groups in the village, is open to all... Kinkajou Design Review Timothy Prestero 2003-08-08T14:53:22-05:00