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Students Design Low-Tech Ways to Help Improve Lives of Rural Poor
In an unusual international conference led by MIT, students work with others to create 'prototypes, not papers'
Rayshawn Whitford, a senior at Babson College, shows Ghanaians a battery-powered lantern that also serves to repel mosquitoes, as a way of preventing the spread of malaria.
September 18, 2011
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Kumasi, Ghana
Inside a workshop at the edge of this city's scrappy industrial district, groups of university students, engineers, and others are showcasing a panoply of inventions, all aimed at improving the lives of the rural poor.
The scene is vibrant and...
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