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D-Lab India JPAL collaboration

D-Lab India JPAL collaboration. Priya Naik (pnaik@mit.edu) Jessica Vechakul (jessvech@gmail.com). 2nd highest population: 1.1 billion Largest democracy 28 states, 23 official languages, 1652 dialects Cash crops: rice & wheat 79.9% live on less than $2/day

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D-Lab India JPAL collaboration

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  1. D-Lab IndiaJPAL collaboration Priya Naik (pnaik@mit.edu) Jessica Vechakul (jessvech@gmail.com)

  2. 2nd highest population: 1.1 billion Largest democracy 28 states, 23 official languages, 1652 dialects Cash crops: rice & wheat 79.9% live on less than $2/day 75.6% males and 54.2% females are literate India Facts

  3. Project Sites • Udaipur, Rajasthan • Major city • Field trips to rural areas • Health and education • Gujarat • Rural focus • Working with women’s groups • Promote micro-enterprise

  4. Seva Mandir - NGO in Udaipur Initiatives • Micro-enterprise • Education • Poverty Action Lab Projects • TB challenge • Monitoring attendance of nurses and teachers • Immunization incentives • Iron fortification of flour • Water treatment

  5. Self-Employed Women’s Association SEWA Goals • Poor women’s growth • Increased employment • Income and food security • Healthcare and housing • Education • Self-reliance

  6. Disseminating Technologies Charcoal Briquetter Pot in Pot Refrigeration

  7. Disseminating Technologies Smokeless Chulha Peanut Sheller

  8. Trip Highlights: Student-driven Urban and rural Partner with NGOs & Poverty Action Lab Potential for project continuation Project Interests: Design skills Dissemination Health Micro-enterprise Info-gathering Opportunities for Students

  9. Questions?

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