DR:Mali Water and Disabilities Study/08-09 Project planning article

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Mali Water and Disabilities Study

Contents 1 Stakeholders 1.1 Sponsors 1.2 Team members 2 Project update 2.1 Progress report 2.2 Status assessment 2.3 Work needed 3 Annual plan 3.1 Methods and deliverables 3.1.1 Pump team: 3.1.2 Latrine team: 3.1.3 Water transport team: 3.1.4 Media Production Team: 3.1.5 Administrative Team 3.2 Time line 3.3 Personnel 3.4 Facilities 4 Housekeeping 5 Budget

Stakeholders

Sponsors

• Group - Disability Resources
• Client - Citizens of Mali in the Tominion and San Regions

Team members

• Team advisor - Dr. Ray Norman
• Team leader - Scott Eshleman
• Team leader elect - Emily Howell
• Additional advisors - Dr. Barbara Ressler, Dr. Timothy Van Dyke, Dr. Lamarr Widmer, Evie Telfer
• Additional students - James Davis, Ashley Neff, Daniel McCurdy, Kay-See Tan, Stevie Baum, Doug Coiner, Amanda Bonnani, Maria Brown, Adam Lenon, Zachary Crane, Sarah Jarnecki

Project update

Progress report

• Goals met: Successfully completed first round of research initiatives for each sub-group. These include:
  • Pump team: designed and tested seat, revised pump entranceway, prototyped new handle extension, completed blueprints for pump superstructure designed for people with disabilities, researched India Mark II pump and options for camera monitoring of a pump site in Mali
  • Latrine team: designed latrine seats for the disabled, had prototypes made of metal, wood, and clay fabricated and tested in Mali, investigated different building materials for latrine structures, researched devices to assist in the pouring of water, ordered construction of prototype latrine in Mali.
  • Water transport team: designed prototype baskets for jerry cans, had metal and cloth prototypes manufactured and tested in Mali, commissioned materials engineering class to work on methods of welding and reshaping plastics for modifications to jerry cans and buckets.
  • Statistics team: analyzed report from Handicap International, results TBD

Status assessment

• Over the next year we plan to bring the design/testing/re-design phase of our project to a close. Our last trip will be in May 2009, so all testing should be complete by that point.

Work needed

• Pump team: Fall 2008, complete revision of blueprints and handle extension based on recommendations from the June trip. Spring 2009, begin thorough documentation of past and present work, in view of December 2009 presentation.
• Latrine team: Fall 2008, continue work on outdoors durability of latrine chairs using locally available materials, continue developing and testing ideas for blind technology and latrine floor improvements based on site team results.
• Water transport team: Fall 2008, start work on new designs of jerry can baskets based on May/June team findings. Implement use of natural fiber cord and wood. Spring 2009, research and develop plan to distribute water transport design ideas throughout Mali.

Annual plan

Methods and deliverables

Pump team:

• Final draft of blueprints for modified pump superstructure
  • Addition of dimensions from pump to seat
  • Find data on addition of step on seat
  • Convene with June Trip and Samuel Diarra for actual pump construction

Resources: Computer lab(Ideas), Trip Report Data, Blueprint Paper

Personnel: Meeting with Dr. Norman and Samuel Diarra, Sarah Jarnecki

• Complete handle extension prototype
  • Find correlations in color selection (Black/hot, White/bright)
  • Find information on usage only on newly constructed pumps

Resources:Trip report from June 08, research on color and pump use

Personnel:Zac Crane, Sarah Jarnecki, trip info from Adam Lenon, Dr. Ressler, Dr. Norman, or Dr. Widmer

• Document and present research on pump use
  • Document pictures, surveys, and trip reports
  • Create Public Relations powerpoint and statement of progress

Resources:Computer with picture organizing software (i.e. Cumulus, or method of organization decided on by Admin. team), team photos from June 07, January 08, and June 08

Personnel:Sarah Jarnecki, Zac Crane, Emily Howell, Dr. Ressler

• List of Survey Questions for Pump Use

Latrine team:

• Complete, revised seat design and prototype
  • Hand walkers/gloves revised and ready for distribution
  • Blind technology implemented in test latrines in Mali

Water transport team:

• Complete design of jerry can basket
  • Documented process for plastic welding and reshaping
  • Modified jerry can made using plastic welding techniques

Media Production Team:

• Transfer all existing Mali footage from Collab computers to a usable format (i.e. On CDs or DVDs)

Resources: Collab computer, blank DVDs

Personnel:Kenny Abbot, Emily Howell

• Compile video footage from June 07, January 08, and June 08 site team trips

Resources: Computer with appropriate media manipulation software, blank DVDs

Personnel:Emily Howell, someone with free time and basic computer knowledge/super wiki powers

• Analyze photo resources as compiled by the administrative team, choose best marketing photos for future use

Resources: Photos organized by the administrative team

Personnel:Mali team member with knowledge of what each photo is

• Create statements of progress for the whole team, including research highlights and important details for presentations

Resources: meeting with Dr. Norman and team leaders, time set aside to create well-worded, meaningful statements

Personnel:Team member with good PR and writing skills

• Create powerpoints from photos and statements of progress for presentations

Resources: computer with powerpoint software, team photos, statements of progress

Personnel: team member with knowledge of powerpoint

• Create video representing team progress in each research area, for use in presentations to sponsors and the public

Resources:Collab video editing computer and software, statements of progress, compiled video footage

Personnel:Collab media services team, possibly a Mali team member with video editing capabilities

Administrative Team

• Organize all documents, research, and pictures.

Personnel team member with knowledge of Excel

• Assist in setup of "library" of information in the group's possession.

Personnel team member good with organization

• Assist in organizing documents and pictures, by subteam when applicable

Personnel team member good with organization

• Assist in organizing documents and pictures, by subteam when applicable

Time line

TBD pending May/June trip results

Personnel

• We need to focus on recruitment of engineering majors, especially for the re-design of the bucket-tipper and improved latrine access for the blind.
• The latrine team has 3 graduating seniors, which will cause a significant decrease in the size. Recruitment or shifting of project members will be considered.
• All our advisors plan to stay with the project.

Facilities

• The project has had difficulty this year finding a workspace on Monday nights, but has tentatively settled in F343. A permanent space should be found, preferably closer to our partner project, Mobility.

Housekeeping

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Budget

Expenses

Site team trip expenses, miscellaneous expenses for materials and research items throughout the year.

Funding

Grant from the Hilton Foundation

• More detailed budget TBD, probably

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