D-Lab IndiaD-Lab IndiaJPAL JPAL

collaboration collaboration

Priya Naik (Priya Naik (pnaik@mit.edupnaik@mit.edu))Jessica Vechakul (jessvech@gmail.com)Jessica Vechakul (jessvech@gmail.com)

India FactsIndia Facts

• 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

Project SitesProject Sites

• Udaipur, Rajasthan– Major city– Field trips to rural

areas – Health and education

• Gujarat– Rural focus– Working with women’s

groups– Promote micro-

enterprise

Seva Mandir - NGO in UdaipurSeva 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

Self-Employed Women’s AssociationSelf-Employed Women’s Association

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

Disseminating TechnologiesDisseminating Technologies

Charcoal Briquetter

Pot in Pot Refrigeration

Disseminating TechnologiesDisseminating TechnologiesSmokeless Chulha

Peanut Sheller

Opportunities for StudentsOpportunities for Students

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

Questions?Questions?