
We are an international group of industrial designers who
works on the development of technical products
for SOUTH COUNTRIES.
Central to our work is the thought that products and values
developed in the WEST over a period of many decades,
can not simply be transferred to SOUTH Countries, because
these products do not always meet their real requirements-
but often worsen their social situation.
For this reason our work is based on methods of
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
and it is our aim to develop products tailored to the user's needs
in respect of function, manufacturing costs and acceptability.
We worked on projects in the following fields:
ENERGY-SAVING PRODUCTS, BIO-COAL BRIQUETTES,
IMPROVED CHARCOAL PRODUCTION (retort),
BIO-MASS STOVES, SOLAR- SYSTEMS, FOODSTUFF STORAGE,
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT for MEDICAL PURPOSES, etc.
and we have worked in these countries:
Botswana, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ruanda, Kenya, Niger, Pakistan,
India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru and Brazil.
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P O Box: 50 108
Addis Abeba
E T H I O P I A
Fon +251-910 88 36 24
or +251-913 33 43 26
(ph: +49-175 528 96 24) Geman Telecom is not working in Ethiopia)
scda2@ymail.com (new e-mail since July 2009)
Links:
http://www.solare-bruecke.org (Solar mirrors for cooking and construction manuals)
Design for Development - NETWORK OF AFRICA DESIGNERS (NAD)
https://www.sabs.co.za/index.php?page=dddafricadesigners
.......We must take advantage of the opportunities presented by the present environment on the continent and persevere to promote solidarity among all the designers. We commit ourselves to the above objectives, principles and goals; and pledge our mutual support for its implementation.
As we move into the twenty-first century, we offer a positive vision of design for sustainable development to improve the quality of life in Africa.......