MEXICO: Co-creating future scenarios for cooking and dining in an indigenous community in Campeche, Mexico. Aalto Lab Mexico
The village of El 20 in Campeche has been a part of ALM project since 2012. This year the project focuses on the issues of social injustice, sustainability and community empowerment in collaboration with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM). The student team will be focusing on the development of the La Casita Complex and specifically the kitchen and dining area. Along with developing kitchen and dining area plans, students will also collect stories and recipes from local women into a book.
Read more about ALM 2020:
Instagram: @el20journey
Website: aaltolabmexico.wordpress.com
Partners:
Mayan communities El 20 de Noviembre (EL20)
Design Your Action (DYA)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mentors and experts:
Julia, ALM 2020 project mentor
Claudia Garduño, Design Your Action
Labbers in Finland and in Mexico
ALM 2020 contact person:
What is ALM?
ALM focuses on the community called “El 20 de Noviembre”, located in Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico. A wide range of disciplines, from Engineering, Science, Art, Design, Business, and Humanities and Social Sciences collaborate with the aim of decreasing social injustice whilst raising awareness of cultural values and about the environmental sustainability of the community. ALM runs various projects, which you can read more about here: aaltolabmexico.wordpress.com
BHUTAN: Supporting the development of sustainable waste management in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan. Studio SaJo, PBL South Asia
This project collaboration of PBL South Asia Bhutan is happening for the first time. Bhutan is a small country landlocked between China and India. Its recent development growth has resulted in increase in waste production which is not being efficiently handled. Aalto’s team is working together with the Royal University of Bhutan in Samdrup Jongkhar and the Samdrup Jongkhar landfill to improve waste management practices. This approach is guided through the Sustainable Development Goal 6 of clean water and sanitation.
Read more about Studio SaJo 2020:
Instagram: @studiosajo
Website:
Partners:
PBL South Asia
Royal University of Bhutan
Mentors and experts:
Matias, Studio SaJo Project Mentor
Matleena Muhonen, SGT Programme, Aalto ENG
Studio SaJo contact person:
What is PBL South Asia?
In 2019, PBL South Asia collaboration was born and aims to bring students to explore diverse development issues in the Global South. PBL involves ten universities from six countries all the way from Europe to Asia, including Finland and Nepal, Bhutan, India, The Netherlands and Lithuania. The Studio SaJo project is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and coordinated locally by Aalto Global Impact. Read more: www.pblsouthasia.com
Studio SaJo co-funded by:
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KENYA: Supporting selected water utilities in assessing their revenue collection potential and improving their financial sustainability The Sustainable Water Management project (SUWAMA)
The challenging task of managing water resources is assigned to community-based Water Resources Users Associations (WRUAs). However, these WRUAs often struggle to finance their operations. Promoting their financial sustainability would contribute to better water resource management and conservation without the need for external funding. The main output of the project will be the development of financial sustainability action plans for six selected water utilities.
Read more about the SUWAMA project:
Instagram: @suwama_project
Website: suwamakenya.com
Partners:
Water Sector Trust Fund (WSTF)
Mentors and experts:
Venla, Project Mentor, Aalto-ENG
Mirja Kattelus, Technical Advisor, WSTF
Sally Solana, Program Assistant, WSTF
SUWAMA contact person:
UGANDA: Envisioning a thriving and self reliant community of Katanga in terms of water needs. Project Amaka, PBL East Africa
Amaka means ’home’ in Luganda, the language of people of Katanga. Katanga is an ’informal settlement’ in the floodplain region between Makerere University and Mulago Hospital in Kampala. This challenge mainly addresses WASH factors and housing needs of the community, which struggles to meet its daily needs, as the core focus of the project. The Aalto student team is working along with the student team from Makerere University learning about the community and combining their efforts and skills to develop a vision for Katanga.
Read more about Project Amaka:
Instagram: @project_amaka
Website: www.projectamaka.com
Partners:
Makerere University, the college of engineering, design, art and technology (CEDAT)
Aalto Global Impact (AGI)
Mentors and experts:
Matleena Muhonen, SGT Programme, Aalto ENG
Johanna Laaksonen, Project Amaka mentor
Helena Sandman, Project Amaka mentor
Makerere University Professors
Project Amaka contact person:
Pettiina Niiranen
pettiina.niiranen@aalto.fi
What is PBL East Africa?
The Strengthening Problem-Based Education in East African Universities project (PBL East Africa) is a joint initiative of Nairobi University (Kenya), Makerere University (Uganda), Dar es Salaam University (Tanzania), and Aalto University (Finland). It aims to establish best practices in problem-based learning (PBL) for innovation, engaging several disciplines, empowering students and developing an approach to critically address societal challenges in facilitated real-world situations. Read more: https://aaltoglobalimpact.org/pbl-east-africa/
Project Amaka co-funded by:
