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Understanding Household Energy Challenges in Himalayan Communities Using Participatory Design Approaches Publication | Nov 17, 2021 | Lisa Tang, Arnav Patel, Daniel J. Sweeney, Nilanjana Banerjee, Amit K. Thakur, Pranava Chaudhari, Rahul Kumar, Jyeshtharaj Joshi Understanding Household Energy Challenges in Himalayan Communities Using Participatory Design Approaches
Interview: Happy Amos, founder of Roshan Renewables in Nigeria, spends a month in residence at MIT D-Lab Blog | Nov 10, 2021 | Nancy Adams MIT D-Lab Interview: Happy Amos, founder of Roshan Renewables in Nigeria, spends a month in residence at MIT D-Lab
Systems Change: Sustainable Innovations Powering the Great Transformation News | Nov 10, 2021 | Climate Hub The New York Times Systems Change: Sustainable Innovations Powering the Great Transformation
This Kenyan Inventor’s Genius Idea Is Cutting Food Waste & Boosting Jobs News | Nov 10, 2021 | Laurie Goering Global Citizen | Thomson Reuters Foundation This Kenyan Inventor’s Genius Idea Is Cutting Food Waste & Boosting Jobs
Turning heat to cooling, Kenyan inventor cuts food waste - and adds jobs and income News | Nov 09, 2021 | Laurie Goering Reuters Turning heat to cooling, Kenyan inventor cuts food waste - and adds jobs and income
Learning from stakeholders: reflections from my summer as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Fellow Blog | Nov 01, 2021 | Kerong Kelly MIT D-Lab Learning from stakeholders: reflections from my summer as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Fellow