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  • Increase Sustainability through the use of Appropriate Technology
Appropedia follows an open design approach. Anyone can write or edit articles, anyone can plant the seed of an idea and any group can use these pages to work collaboratively, all to further the success in our global initiatives. Others will build onto the ideas, contribute to the work or get inspired to create something new altogether. Which of your ideas, projects or current works would you like to add? Would you like to help in our exciting project of porting valuable information from other sites (with permission of course)? The table below has some ideas for contributors. We invite you to start today.

Or perhaps you came here in search of information. The material on this site is here free (as in speech) for your use! Use the search box at left, click on one of the categories in the table below, or browse all categories and all 14,292 articles. If you don't find what you're looking for, please let us know on our Requested content page. We value your feedback.

New Dawn composting toilet at a demonstration center in Costa Rica, helping treat human waste and provide fertilizer with a reduced bacteria count.


Main Areas Appropedia News

Project

Onsite and academic projects, e.g. UTC Solar Distiller

Organization

Organizations, e.g. Demotech

Topic

Public education and discourse topics, e.g. Photovoltaics

Program

Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops, e.g. Parras

How to

Step by step instructions, e.g. How to Weld wood

Thesis

Thesis papers, e.g. Water management & culture in Indonesian cities

Coordination

For managing events, publications, projects, e.g. Car-Free Day

AT Merger

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Interested in Contributing to Appropedia?

We encourage you to boldly create a page or article. Others will welcome you and offer help and suggestions as they notice the new content.

  1. Create a user ID. It's not required, but it does provide some benefits.
  2. Click on an interesting area in the column on the left, or check out the porting tasks. You'll find guidance on creating your article.
  3. It's easy. Go to our Practice Page and do your first edit.
  4. Click Here for more help on how to edit a wiki.
  5. Don't worry if your articles aren't complete, edited, or formatted! Others can help you with this. Your content and ideas are what bring the most value.
  6. See the Ruleset for Appropedia's guidelines.
  7. See what we're working on. Click on Help Out on the nav bar to the left.

Take a look at the Useful Tips and Help:Types of content pages.


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