invites students to conduct research and then simulate a Lesotho village water committee that is designing a water supply system to improve living and health conditions.
D-Lab is a design studio course in which students work on international development projects for under served communities. The class is focused on a participatory, iterative prototyping design process, with particular attention on the constraints faced when designing for developing communities. Students work in multidisciplinary teams on term-long projects in collaboration with community partners, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. Students will learn about their partner communities through the collaborative design process and be exposed to many hands-on fabrication and prototyping skills relevant to development at MIT and manufacturing in their partner community. The course will consist of hands-on labs, guest speakers, and a guided design process with review by experts and professionals in development and design.
A Beyond Traditional Borders design team created a Microenterprise Training Course to teach high school students in Lesotho the basic business and management skills to establish and maintain a school cooperative.
