There are currently 38 projects in Africa, sorted alphabetically
RAW: An Audio/Photographic Tool for Conveying Minimally-Mediated Impressions of Everyday Life
Records and accounts of everyday life in our pasts and presents are often mediated by numerous third parties (researchers, producers, editors, and so on). We feel this mediation degrades the…more
Realizing the Potential of Online Laboratories in Developing Countries
We are about to launch an educational outreach program to realize the potential of online laboratories (iLabs) in Sub-Sahara Africa. iLabs constitute a new educational resource that allows…more
SIGUS: Special Interest Group in Urban Settlement
SIGUS offers an umbrella for research, workshops and courses focused on low income communities, stressing participatory method in promoting affordable and equitable housing. At MIT it links…more
STS.032 Energy, Environment, and Society
Examines national and global energy debates, namely energy security, climate change, and energy access. Explores technological, market, environmental, cultural and political “fixes” to the…more
STS.089 Wealth, Environment, and Health in Africa
Examines how villagers in rural and urban Africa talk about and connect issues of wealth, environment, and health. Considers the health and wealth functions of the environment; in particular,…more
STS.434 Firearms in Nonwestern Society: When Technology Travels
Explores what happens when technology travels beyond the users for which it was designed into the worlds of unintended users. Follows the itineraries of guns from foundries in Europe and the US…more
STS.449/HST.934J Introduction to Global Medicine: Bioscience, Technologies, Disparities, Strategies
Exploration of basic themes in social medicine via a specific examination of issues in global medicine. The course takes as its challenge to understand new paradigms for global health that…more
Sustainable Water Management and Agricultural Production in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
The overarching goal of this research is to assess and promote sustainable agriculture in a world of limited resources and growing demand. The goal of the first research phase was to develop a…more
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