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The Appropriate Technology Collaborative
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Technology development and promotion
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1100 North Main Street, Suite 107, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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http://apptechdesign.org/
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The Appropriate Technology Collaborative is a registered charity based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
They work with groups in third world countries to identify technology needs and then develop solutions tailored to those needs.
[edit] Mission statement
(The information below is taken from the Appropriate Technology Collaborative homepage.)
"Over two billion people live without access to basic infrastructure services such as clean water, sanitation and electricity.
Another billion people live in slum cities, with minimal infrastructure. The great majority of these people illuminate their
homes with kerosene lamps, cook their food over wood fires, and carry in clean water. Living like this, with poor sanitation
leads to disease and early death.
The Appropriate Technology Collaborative (ATC) is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to design, develop,
demonstrate and distribute appropriate technological solutions for meeting the basic human needs of low income people in the
developing world. ATC works in collaboration with our clients and other nonprofits (NGOs) to create technologies that are
culturally sensitive, environmentally responsible and locally repairable in order to improve the quality of life, enhance safety,
and reduce adverse impacts on their environment.
Our design partners are the people and the communities we serve. We create long term relationships with our client communities
so that we can better understand and design for their particular needs.
We make many of our designs available online, licensed through Creative Commons for anyone in the developing world to use or improve upon."
[edit] Resources and publications
Projects ATC are working on:
- Solar LED lighting
- Solar refrigeration
- Treadle pump
The designs do not appear to be on the site yet.
