All Health Projects

I. Improve equitable access to safe water through sustainable and desirable technologies. II. Improve equitable access to sanitation through sustainable and desirable technologies. III. Cultivate an ethic of healthy sanitation and hygiene practices through collaborative health education programs. Learn more

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Currently, we received limited support to conduct field-testing of malaria outbreak prediction model only at one site in India. We need to conduct field-testing in at least two other sites to develop a preliminary model of disease outbreak prediction. This funding will enable us to undertake these field tests. We plan to undertake research on issues involved in large-scale development and use of this model. We also plan to develop a preliminary understanding of using this model for other vector borne disease including Dengue, Yellow fever, and Chikungunya. We need financial support for conducting field studies, which include travel and lodging and a stipend to cover our time of preparatory research at Berkeley. We estimate that we would require approximately $10,000 for the above-mentioned activities. Learn more

The Casual Ride Project aims to fill thousands of empty seats in the cars and trucks that ply our roads each day, by providing instant matching of willing drivers with willing passengers. With current average occupancy of only 1.1 people per vehicle, most cars have capacity to accommodate additional travel demand to destinations throughout the Bay Area. Learn more

The UV Tube project strives to: - Develop an effective and low-cost water disinfection system for underserved families and communities. - Develop dissemination strategies sensitive to local needs. - Spread awareness of the point-of-use approach to water disinfection and create liaisons amongst NGOs, academic units, governmental institutions, industries and communities at the grass roots level. - Educate students on the fields of development and sustainability. Learn more

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