Design for the Other 90% - Tanzania: Task List for Oct. 10th

Task List for Oct. 10th

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These are the steps that must be taken to prepare for our Review on October 10

Set up Group Blog
Create a list of problem areas and design objective - Identify possible areas for design
Create a working Bibliography of references and Resources, familiarize ourselves with these resources:
Local Newspapers (Ex Arusha News) - Interviews with people who have done this type of work before, such as Virginia (Compile a list of Questions for Virginia)
-Read "design for the other 90%"
-Read "fortune at the bottom of the pyramid"
- Find other library books on history of Masai, Tanzania, and its people to paint a broader cultural picture
-Attend "Tonight for Tanzania" on September 27
-Attend Tanzania photo exhibit on Wellington, showing until sept 17
-Speak to Bjarki about Design for the other 90% after conference for additional insights

Sectors of Research Assigned:

Maps & geographic conditions, climates, vegetation – Charlotte
Culture, traditions, the people – Charlotte
Economies, trade, type of economy – monetary vs bartering – Zach
Education, social politics – Tricia
First world aid, the savior complex, previous aid projects attempted, ethics – Kim
Food, crops, resources – Laura
Current solutions for problem areas such as water, garbage, etc. – Sandeep
A day in the life of – Tricia
Environmental concerns, garbage concerns, air quality, water quality, nutritional quality – Chad
Design in Tanzania (local design such as beads, dresses, etc.) vs outside world – Sandeep
Everyone will do some research into the culture to help out with that broad section

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