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I had a call this afternoon inviting RPVCs to help these young people with their project to develop a prototype to treat water (read below). There are six 13-14 year-olds on the team and, rather than going to them, I thought we could invite them to DAAP. They would like to conduct (what I would call) a focus group about their prototype and, after discussing various potential audiences, they decided Returned Peace Corps Volunteers would be a good group to provide them feedback. In addition, we’ll be able to give them an opportunity to see our building, have pizza and coke with us (my treat) and gather some DAAP and Peace Corps swag.
The day/time are Saturday, November 11, from noon to 4 pm. Place is DAAP, on the UC campus, at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Clifton. I don’t have a room signed up yet—that will depend on the response from you.
SO: please RSVP by November 8 by 6 pm. We’ll compile a list, reserve a room and send an email back with further instructions.
This should be a fun Saturday. (And I don’t expect you have to stay all four hours!)
Thanks! Johanna
Johanna W. Looye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Planning
Peace Corps Program Coordinator
Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program
School of Planning/College of DAAP
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 210016 (or 346 Clifton Court)
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 513-556-0216
Hello,
Thanks for giving us your time and opinion. We hope you like our project!
Our problem this year is that when travelers visit a foreign country that has an underdeveloped water treatment system, they are at high risk of gastrointestinal infections. While bottled water can be used for drinking, it is not an effective way to remove pathogens from produce. One of the benefits of travel is the experience of trying a foreign country’s native produce. Long-term travelers like missionaries, humanitarian workers and business people need the vitamins and nutrients present in fresh produce to stay healthy.
We worked with a company who specializes in using LED UV lights to treat water. We took this information and developed the “UVeggie,” a self motorized salad spinner-like contraption that uses UV light to kill microbes on fresh fruits and veggies. You pour water into the device and turn the crank on the top which powers the UV lights. It tumbles the produce and water, cleansing both.
What do you think of our idea? Do you think it would be something that would be helpful and useful for long-term travelers like missionaries? Do you have any suggestions for ways to improve the design? Would it help you be comfortable eating a salad!?
Please take a look at our design below.
Thank you for considering our questions and ideas,
Noelle Nephew on behalf of Lego Legion