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Appropriate Technology. ( i ) Investigate one case study from an LEDC of a sustainable project that uses appropriate technology, and describe and explain how it aims to use technology to progress economic, environmental and social improvements;
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Appropriate Technology (i) Investigate one case study from an LEDC of a sustainable project that uses appropriate technology, and describe and explain how it aims to use technology to progress economic, environmental and social improvements; (ii) Evaluate the success of this appropriate technology project. http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html
Appropriate Technology ‘Technology that can be made with local materials by local people at an affordable price, whilst benefitting individuals and communities, it will have a limited impact on the environment.’
Kenya https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
Appropriate? Would these technologies be appropriate to help aid Kenya’s development? Explain why.
1 Provide anyone with a mobile phone. http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhook/4742233935/sizes/l/in/photostream/
2 Provide each community with a wind turbine. http://www.flickr.com/photos/vax-o-matic/2621890270/
3 Provide families with a goat. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancyb/99552608/sizes/l/
A better way to cook? http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html
Traditional African stove. Heated stones above a fire made from wood. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashdenawards/4799278288/
Solar Cooker- Cookit. Heat from the sun is reflect via aluminium material to a dark cooking pot, this can be contained within a plastic bag to make cooking more efficient. http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html
The cookers are easy to manufacture locally, they can also be made from recycled materials. http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html
Offers the opportunity of small-scale enterprise. http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html
Can also be used to sterilise water. Reduces reliance on wood for fuel. http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/multkenya.html