Week+2


 * 1. Under each of the six categories, shelter, health, water, education, energy and transport, choose one project which interests you. For each category, describe how it is designed to alleviate poverty for the project's stakeholders. (6 categories x 1 paragraph = 6 paragraphs)**

For the category of shelter the project which interested me was the Money Maker Block Press which helps to create blocks for buildings making them cost-effective. It helps to create job opportunities allowing the workers to produce the blocks and create building tools which are not only cost-effective, but help to create buildings and homes which are surrounded in a community where will not collapse from rain or wind damage.

For the category of health the project which interested me was the Life Straw, this very simple object helps to eliminate waterborne diseases which may harm you. It helps individuals in nations where purification of water is very hard to obtain since it is a necessity for survival. As long as the individual has the Life Straw with them, having access to safe drinkable water is not an issue.

For the category of water the project which interested me was the Water Storage System where they could preserve water in a nation where the weather patterns are not consistent. In India during the monsoon season there is either too much rain, or during the regular season the weather is too dry, causing a shortage of water. This helps the farmers to have storage of water during unpredictable weather patterns allowing their crops not to get damaged due to the weather conditions, which helps to reduce the chances of poverty as it creates limitations and barriers which they must foresee.

For the category of education the project which interested me was the One Laptop per Child, this unit bring capabilities to the children of these underdeveloped nations to have access and capabilities to utilize technology in their advantage. It allows the children to feel and be connected into a part of a connected network, compared to the past.

For the category of energy the project which interested me was the Star Sight, this allows the lighting system and internet to be utilized through solar powered units where they can eliminate conventional lines, in addition to the assistance it can provide when looking at areas hit by disasters.

For the category of transport the project which interested me was the Big Boda Load-Carrying Bicycle, which is an alternative method of carrying goods/cargo or even two additional passengers across without wasting resources such fuel and oil. This not only helps to save transportation and maintenance costs, but is practically free once this bicycle is purchased.


 * 2. How does stakeholder analysis enable sustainable and socially responsible design? (1 paragraph)**

A stakeholder’s analysis enables sustainable and socially responsible designs when creating such products as they have created such products where there are individuals which base their lives into the hands of these manufactures in order to survive on a daily basis. When doing so, they must also consider that the products that are being bought are manufactured and prices within a price conscience limit where it can be purchased without putting them in a burden.


 * 3. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design. (List of 5 points)**

Five characteristics of a socially responsible product design include: facilitate and improve quality of life, affordable, durable, simple and easy to obtain.