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Appropedia is a dynamic and open library wiki, focused on success in two core initiatives:

Reduce poverty through International Development
Increase Sustainability through the use of Appropriate Technology

Learn more about Appropedia's vision and mission at our Mission page.

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 14,587 articles. If you don't find what you're looking for, we would appreciate it if you would let us know on our Requested content page.

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Project: In-country and academic projects: Bathing water project, Madura, Indonesia, 2000 and UTC Solar Distiller
Organization: Organizations, e.g. Demotech, Practical Action and AIDG
Topic: Public education and discourse topics: Subject matter articles, e.g. Photovoltaics and Rainwater
Program: Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops: Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops, e.g. Parras
How to: Step by step instructions: Step by step instructions, from how to Weld wood, to constructing a Home biogas system
Thesis: Thesis papers: Provides a place for your thesis to be more publicly accessible than your university library, e.g. Water management & culture in Indonesian cities
Coordination: For managing events, publications, projects: Organize your collaborations here, e.g. Car-Free Day

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+<big>Appropedia is a dynamic and open library ''wiki'', focused on success in two core initiatives:</big>
 *Reduce poverty through '''International Development'''
 *Increase '''Sustainability''' through the use of [[Appropriate technology|Appropriate Technology]]
+Learn more about Appropedia's vision and mission at our [[Appropedia:Mission|Mission]] page.
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-| style="background:#F6FDEE;" |Appropedia follows an [[Wikipedia:Open_design|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.
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-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 [[Special:Categories|all categories]] and [[Special:Allpages|all '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles]].  If you don't find what you're looking for, please let us know on our [[Appropedia:Request|Requested content page]].  We value your feedback.<br clear="all" />
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-;<br><big>[[:Category: Project|Project]]:</big> Onsite and academic projects
+;<big>[[:Category:Projects|Project]]:</big> In-country and academic projects
-:A collection of real word projects using and demonstrating appropriate technology, e.g. [[UTC Solar Distiller]]<br><br>
+:[[Bathing water project, Madura, Indonesia, 2000]] and [[UTC Solar Distiller]]<br><br>
-;<big>[[:Category: Organization|Organization]]:</big>
+;<big>[[:Category:Organizations|Organization]]</big>
-:A home for international development, appropriate technology and sustainability Organizations, e.g. [[Demotech, design for self-reliance| Demotech]]<br><br>
+:Organizations, e.g. [[Demotech, design for self-reliance| Demotech]], [[Practical Action]] and [[AIDG]]<br><br>
-;<big>[[:Category:Topic|Topic]]:</big> Public education and discourse topics.
+;<big>[[:Category:Topics|Topic]]:</big> Public education and discourse topics
-:Provides a navigational aid and context for articles throughout appropedia, e.g. [[:Category:Photovoltaic|Photovoltaics]]<br><br>
+:Subject matter articles, e.g. [[:Category:Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]] and [[:Category:Rainwater|Rainwater]]<br><br>
-;<big>[[:Category: Program|Program]]:</big> Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops
+;<big>[[:Category:Program|Program]]:</big> Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops
-:A place for programs to organise and implement appropedia into thier curriculum, e.g. [[:Category:Parras|Parras]]<br><br>
+:Schools, Summer Intensives, Classes, Workshops, e.g. [[:Category:Parras|Parras]]<br><br>
-;<big>[[:Category: How to|How to]]:</big> Step by step instructions
+;<big>[[:Category:How tos|How to]]:</big> Step by step instructions
-:Mostly a subset of articles providing practical technique, e.g. How to [[Weld wood]] <br><br>
+:Step by step instructions, from how to [[Weld wood]], to constructing a [[Home biogas system]]<br><br>
-;<big>[[:Category: Thesis|Thesis]]:</big> Thesis papers
+;<big>[[:Category:Theses|Thesis]]:</big> Thesis papers
 :Provides a place for your thesis to be more publicly accessible than your university library, e.g. [[Water management and culture in Indonesian cities|Water management & culture in Indonesian cities]]<br><br>
 ;<big>[[:Category:Coordination|Coordination]]:</big> For managing events, publications, projects
-:Organise your collaborations here, e.g. [[Car-Free Day]] <br><br>
+:Organize your collaborations here, e.g. [[Car-Free Day]] <br><br>
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-==AT Merger==
+==Wiki Merger==
-* '''[[Appropedia_welcomes_the_WikiGreen_community|Appropedia welcomes the WikiGreen community!]]'''<br>
+* '''[[Appropedia_welcomes_the_WikiGreen_community|Appropedia welcomes WikiGreen!]]'''<br>
-==Recent Praise for Appropedia==
-*[http://www.ewb-international.org/solutionofmonth.htm Engineers Without Borders-International] solution of the month for September, as well as inclusion in their [http://www.ewb-international.org/ASTdatabases.htm Comprehensive Appropriate and Sustainable Technologies Databases]  and placed among their list of 12 phenomenal [http://www.ewb-international.org/Tools.htm Useful Tools]
+==Most active articles==
-*Listed as one of [http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/index.php?s=appropedia Ethan Zuckerman]'s, links... and quote, <tt>''"very cool idea"''</tt>.
+*[[Solar Charged Lawnmower]]
-*One of five '''Links of Interest''' on [http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/blog/ Kofi Annan's Centre of Excellence in ICT Blog].
+*[[Low voltage connection basics]]
-*One of three [http://www.inveneo.org/?q=webresources recommended websites] at [[Inveneo]].
+*[[Filing Metal]]
-*A mention on the [http://www.o2nederland.org/main.asp?pid=5&sid=0&iid=395 O2 Nederland] site.
+*[[Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps]]
-*A mention on the [http://www.itdg.org/?id=links_development ITDG / Practical Action] site.
+*[[Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food Dehydrator]]
+*[[Understanding Solar Concentrators]]
+*[[Renewable Energy Dictionary]]
+*[[Home biogas system]]
+==New pages==
+*[[ECOVILLAGE TRAINING CENTER]]
+*[[Jon Tester]]
+*[[Phantom loads]]
+*[[Humboldt miscellaneous gallery]]
+*[[Humboldt greenhouse gallery]]
+*[[Electric insulating wood]]
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+| style="color: #EEEECC;background:#770000;border-right:2px solid white;border-top:2px solid white;padding-left: .9em;padding-right: .9em;" | '''<big>Interested in Contributing to Appropedia?</big>'''
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+| style="background:#AACCCC;" |
-We encourage you to [[A:BOLD|boldly]] create a page or article.  Others will welcome you and offer help and suggestions as they notice the new content.
+Appropedia follows an [[Wikipedia:Open_design|open design]] approach. Anyone can write or edit articles, anyone can plant the seed of an idea that others will build upon.  Any group can use these pages to work collaboratively.
-# [[Special:Userlogin| Create a user ID]]. It's not required, but it does provide [[Appropedia:Benefits_of_registering|some benefits]].
-# 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.
-# It's easy.  Go to our [[Practice Page]] and do your first edit.
-# [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Click Here] for more help on how to edit a wiki.
-# ''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.
-# See the [[Appropedia:Ruleset|Ruleset]] for Appropedia's guidelines.
-# See what we're working on. Click on [[Appropedia:Community_portal|Help Out]] on the nav bar to the left.
-Take a look at the '''<big>[[Useful Tips]]</big>''' and '''<big>[[Content and Format Suggestions]]</big>''' pages.
-|}
+We would like to include your projects, current works, observations and suggestions! If you've got an idea for a new article, please see our [[Help:Contributing content|"Contributing content"]] page for some suggestions.  You can also enrich existing articles by clicking on "edit" at the top of the page or section.  The software is robust and forgiving, so [[A:BOLD|Be Bold]] and contribute!
-==Respect Copyrights==
+Find more ways to support the cause at our [[Appropedia:Community portal|Community Portal]] page.  Or enter your questions and suggestions at the [[Appropedia:Village pump|Village Pump]] page.
-Content on Appropedia is made available under the terms of the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU-FDL] copyright, which has been chosen to ensure that the information will continue to be available.  See [[Appropedia:Copyrights|our copyright page]] for details.
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