HIGHER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS NETWORK - ANNUAL REPORT …

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SUBMITTED: OCTOBER 30, 2016

REPORTING PERIOD: FY 2016

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development.

It was prepared by the Development Impact Lab.

HIGHER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS

NETWORK - ANNUAL REPORT (FY 2016)

University of California, Berkeley Development Impact Lab AGREEMENT NO. AID-OAA-A-13-00002

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Contents Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4

2. Major Milestones and Events Completed ............................................................................................. 6

3. Key Activities ........................................................................................................................................ 8

4. Engagement of Partners and Other Actors ........................................................................................ 12

4.1. Interdisciplinary Collaboration ................................................................................................... 12

4.1.2. Partner Engagement ...................................................................................................................... 13

4.2. Summary of Collaboration Across HESN ........................................................................................ 13

4.2.1. Data ......................................................................................................................................... 15

4.2.2. Solutions (Creation, Testing, Scaling) ..................................................................................... 15

4.2.3. Student Engagement ................................................................................................................ 15

5. USAID Engagement ................................................................................................................................. 16

5.1. USAID/LAB Interactions .................................................................................................................. 16

5.1.2. Other (Non-LAB) USAID/Washington Interactions .................................................................... 17

5.2. USAID Mission Interactions ............................................................................................................. 18

6. Monitoring & Evaluation ........................................................................................................................ 19

6.1. M&E Updates .................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2. Deviance from M&E Targets ............................................................................................................ 19

7. Lessons Learned / Best Practices ........................................................................................................ 20

8. Future Activities .................................................................................................................................. 20

9. Risks and Mitigation Plans ................................................................................................................... 21

10. Environmental Monitoring (if applicable) ........................................................................................ 21

11. Other .............................................................................................................................................. 22

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Acronyms DIL Development Impact Lab

REPP Rural Electric Power Project

ECAR Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation

CAFE Collective Assessment and Feedback Engine

RCT Randomized Controlled Trial

TB Tuberculosis

BEO Bureau Environmental Officer

IRB Institutional Review Board

ICT Information & Communication Technology

ODK Open Data Kit

TIER Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Regions

UC University of California

UCB University of California, Berkeley

UW University of Washington

DevEng Development Engineering

R&D Research and Development

LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

IPA Innovations for Poverty Action

HESN Higher Education Solutions Network

REA Rural Electrification Authority

KPLC Kenya Power and Lighting Company

PCARI Philippines California Advances Research institutes

LIGTT Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies

J-PAL Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

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1. Executive Summary

The Development Impact Lab (DIL) is an international consortium of universities and research

institutes working to accelerate global development through advances in science and engineering.

Headquartered at the University of California Berkeley (UCB), DIL was launched in 2012 with

support from the Global Development Lab at the US Agency for International

Development (USAID). The programming and activities outlined in this report are supported by two

USAID-funded Cooperative Agreements: the “DIL” cooperative agreement and another cooperative

agreement, titled “Sustainable Development Solutions” (SDS).

Co-led by the Blum Center for Developing Economies and the Center for Effective Global

Action (CEGA), DIL leverages the innovative capacity of world-class universities to design

“development solutions” that couple technological advances with novel economic and behavioral

interventions. These solutions are rigorously evaluated in the real world and iteratively redesigned based

on field results. Ultimately, proven solutions are transitioned to partners outside the university

(including governments, firms, and non-profits) for scale-up and dissemination. To formalize this

approach, DIL has established a new field of development engineering (Dev Eng), which is helping to train

new generations of development innovators to more efficiently and effectively solve challenges

associated with poverty.

In the last year, DIL has continued to build the ecosystem for Dev Eng, incorporating findings from a

performance evaluation (completed last year) into the design of ongoing activities. In 2015, a small

number of new research projects was added to the DIL pipeline of solutions, and several existing

projects received “top-up” grants to accelerate their development and hand-off to partners. We

furthered the training of new “development engineers” and shared successes, learnings and failures with

the broader development community. For example, DIL researchers led multiple sessions at the 2016

UNESCO Chair Conference on Technologies for Development: From Innovation to Social Impact.

DIL also hosted the 2016 State of the Science Conference: The Science of Scaling: Building Evidence to

Advance Anti-Poverty Innovation, which featured six panels with leading experts in the scale-up of

development interventions. The DIL conference was covered by the international development-focused

media outlet DevEx.

Looking back across 4 years, the DIL pipeline of solutions now includes more than 135 projects in 35

countries. Each of these projects has received funding and staff support from DIL, and they in turn have

contributed to articulating the new field of Dev Eng. To identify new solutions, we have offered research

grant competitions, translational top-up awards for more established projects, travel and exploratory

grants, and student prizes like Big Ideas@Berkeley. To improve our sourcing over time, we have

added new questions to our requests for applications, encouraging university investigators to carry out

more careful market analysis. We have also further emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary

teams as part of our application process and peer review process.

DIL continues to experiment with novel ways to transform our work into actionable intelligence for

governments and NGOs– including a pilot “data visualization” competition launched in Spring 2016. This

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new activity reflects DIL’s ongoing commitment to experimentation as it translates university-led

research into action. DIL is now entering its third year of offering a cross-disciplinary degree program

for doctoral students, called the Dev Eng Designated Emphasis at UC Berkeley. The program serves

as a minor for PhD students in engineering, natural sciences, and quantitative social sciences; current

enrollees include students in Architecture, Public Health, and Social Welfare, as well as Economics and

Engineering. Universities across the globe are incubating their own Dev Eng programs, inspired by the

work at UC Berkeley. This growing list now includes Iowa State University, University of Waterloo in

Ontario, Canada, and University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

To build capacity for high quality data collection among Dev Eng students and faculty, we hosted a

webinar series this year on technology-enhanced data collection techniques, watched by over 200

individuals. Additionally, in September 2016 UC Berkeley was awarded a National Science Foundation

Research Traineeship award, “Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems: STEM

Training for Actionable Research and Global Impact.” This new program directly recognizes the joint

work of UC Berkeley and USAID in training the next generation of development practitioners, and

builds on the Dev Eng minor by creating a new emphasis in food, energy, and water.

Finally, in May 2016 DIL launched the first issue of the new peer-reviewed journal, Development

Engineering: The Journal of Engineering in Development Economics. A journal launch event was

held at the 2016 UNESCO Chair Conference on Technologies for Development at École Polytechnique

Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Published by Elsevier, this open-access journal showcases

influential, collaborative work from engineering and the social sciences. It will create a lasting legacy for

DIL’s investment in the new field of Dev Eng.

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2. Major Milestones and Events Completed

This year, DIL has continued to focus on institutionalizing the Dev Eng approach—through support for

demonstration research, the launch of the Journal of Development Engineering, and enhancements to

the Designated Emphasis in Dev Eng at UC Berkeley.

DIL draws many of its achievements from the individual research projects that make up our portfolio.

These efforts are creating scientific breakthroughs, generating evidence, and enabling changes in policy

and development programming, globally. This past year, several DIL teams generated data that have

been made accessible. The Rural Electricity and Power Project in India conducted and published its

baseline survey of households in Muzaffarpur District, Bihar. The Bombay Realtime Air Sensing (BRAS)

project has built a real-time air quality monitoring network at IIT Bombay, with the data available

through social media and mobile applications. The BRAS deployment was intended to spark discussions

around establishing an air quality index (AQI), building a model to predict future AQI, and establishing

mitigation policies for poor air quality.

Several other DIL research projects reached major milestones:

Community Cellular Network (PI: Eric Brewer): In the last year, the CCN team has adapted its

core technology, the community-scale cell tower, to the Philippine context. They have added

functionality to the towers to make it possible to target promotions to individuals and

households. In January 2016, the team successfully installed a CCN in the Philippine province of

Rizal, to ensure that the technology works and can interface with the network owned and

operated by local telco Globe. They also confirmed that SIM cards can be deployed to

customers and managed by the community. The tower has been running successfully with

hundreds of regular users. A tagalog survey instrument was developed through extensive focus

groups and piloting, and the team began baseline surveys of CCN users in July 2016. In each

village sample, the team conducted a complete census of all households. The baseline focuses on

social network structure, and core social and economic outcomes. As of mid-September, 1,500

households had been surveyed.

Cool Joule (PI: Duncan Callaway): During this reporting period, the research team has

developed a novel SMS energy alert system that allows Nicaraguan energy consumers to set and

monitor monthly household energy limits (cost and amount) via SMS. They also designed and

implemented a cheap home energy monitor with different visualizations for low- and low-

middle-income urban households (LUZERO). To accelerate this work, a strong partnership has

developed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and conversations have begun

with the electric utility about different policies for energy efficiency and demand response that

could create win-win situations for the country, the utility, and end-consumers. The research

team has developed a business model for low- and low-middle-income urban households (who

are rarely engaged in smart grid pilots) to participate in a micro-level demand response pilot,

allowing users to exchange full control of their refrigerator/freezer for “hard energy efficiency”

implementations and detailed end-user tailored information.

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In May 2016, DIL reached another milestone with the launch of Development Engineering: The Journal of

Engineering in Economic Development. The publication’s debut was marked with a panel and reception at

the 2016 International Technologies for Development (Tech4Dev) Conference at École Polytechnique

Fédérale de Lausanne, sponsored by Elsevier. The first issue features six articles authored by 15 DIL-

funded researchers and faculty members, including multiple authors based in developing countries. The

journal provides a channel for academic recognition for faculty and students who engage in high-risk

research that advances international development. All articles from the journal are available for free on

ScienceDirect. Additionally, at the writing of this report, three additional articles had been accepted (“in

press”) and will be incorporated in the journal’s second issue, releasing in Spring 2017.

Over the last year, the Dev Eng training program has continued to evolve, with faculty members at UC

Berkeley using a combination of experiential learning and coursework to shape the next generation of

development problem solvers. In September 2016, UC Berkeley was awarded a prestigious National

Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT), titled: “Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and

Water Systems: STEM Training for Actionable Research and Global Impact.” This new five-year program

explicitly builds on the Dev Eng graduate program seeded as part of DIL and will support students with

tuition, stipend, and fieldwork expenses, creating a new concentration area in Dev Eng at the nexus of

food, water, and energy systems.

Another milestone is DIL’s annual State of the Science conference, held September 26, 2016 in Berkeley.

“The Science of Scaling: Building Evidence to Advance Anti-Poverty Innovations” brought together more

than 100 academic researchers, development practitioners, technology developers, and investors to

review the evidence on scaling successful anti-poverty innovations - particularly those developed at

universities - with the goal of helping to articulate a research agenda for the “Science of Scaling”. DIL’s

leadership is drawing from the event’s presentations and discussions to develop a literature review for

publication in Year 5. Some of the event’s conclusions were highlighted in a DevEx article by journalist

Catherine Cheney after the event. DIL will also present the findings from this conference at USAID’s

TechCon 2016 (on a panel to include leaders from JPAL and USAID) to ensure the larger GDL and

HESN communities benefit from the knowledge shared and created at the event.

Finally, DIL continues to help its researchers and their partners obtain external funding, prizes and

recognition as part of our innovator support strategy. Several DIL teams have secured additional funding

in the past year, including:

We Care Solar was awarded the first-ever United Nations Department for Economic and Social

Affairs “Power the Future We Want Award,” receiving USD 1M in Fall 2015. This year the team

began to operationalize this funding, creating regional trainings, replicating programs in additional

countries and promoting best practices.

Open Data Kit (ODK) received a major award from the Gates Foundation, supporting the DIL

team at University of Washington. The award will enable ODK to continue refining its mobile

data collection platform, to improve international development work around the globe.

Specifically, the award will facilitate integration of ODK with agricultural projects, supporting the

general development of open source tools for global development.

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3. Key Activities

Objective 1: Improve data quality, access and analytics to advance evidence-based

development decision-making

In Year 4, DIL invested in data generation and analytics through two activities: a data visualization pilot,

built on our portfolio of research projects (many of which generate high-quality data and rigorous

evidence for decision-makers); and the Mezuri platform, a cloud-based infrastructure for aggregating and

analyzing digital data from interventions in the field. Each of these activities is intended to improve the

quality and use of data by development actors.

Data Visualization Pilot: Policymakers, researchers and development actors alike are increasingly

calling for the more efficient translation of research findings into policy guidance. High-quality data

visualizations are gaining momentum as an effective mechanism for this translation process. DIL is

supporting a data visualization pilot, identifying existing projects that—with additional support for data

analytics—might generate more actionable evidence for scale-up. With support from staff data scientist

Ofir Reich, DIL is creating high-quality outputs such as visualizations, interactives, and dashboards using

data from ongoing studies in the portfolio. Three projects selected for the initial round of the data vis

pilot include eWarehousing, High-Resolution Development Indicators, and the Rural Electric Power

Project (GridWatch). Summaries for each project are as follows:

Led by Craig McIntosh at UC San Diego, the DIL-funded eWarehousing project is deploying and

evaluating an online platform to match Ugandan smallholder farmers who want to sell small lots

of maize with buyers (traders) from surrounding cities. For the data viz pilot, DIL first

prototyped an interactive map interface for manually matching farmers with buyers, to improve

on current data collection tools. The second deliverable was a road analysis to estimate travel

costs for buyers, to be used by the project’s partner company AgriNet Ltd. Both products were

piloted in the field in August 2016.

Led by Joshua Blumenstock at UC Berkeley, High-Resolution Development Indicators is a DIL

project leveraging call detail records in Afghanistan to develop reliable measures of welfare and

income (complementing more costly sources of data, like surveys and censuses). A prototype of

a dashboard map that integrates project data has been completed, with the goal of being

informing policy-makers in Afghanistan about where pockets of poverty currently exist. The

dashboard will display indicators for household welfare and consumption at a granular, sub-

district level—extremely valuable data for a country like Afghanistan that has not fielded a

national census in decades.

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Led by Eric Brewer, Edward Miguel, and Catherine Wolfram, the Rural Electricity and Power

Project in Kenya is monitoring the impacts of access to grid electricity on rural households in

Kenya. A prototype of an animation showing monthly electricity consumption data, by

household, has been developed through the DIL data viz pilot. The longer term goal is to use

this visualization of electricity consumption to demonstrate how connecting to the electric

power grid affects the lives of rural Kenyans.

Led by UC Berkeley doctoral student Noah Klugman and professor Prabal Dutta, GridWatch is

a smartphone app to crowd-source the monitoring of power outages. The app was developed in

partnership with IBM Research Africa and the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, both in

Nairobi, Kenya. As part of the DIL data viz pilot, staff scientist Ofir Reich is developing

additional customer-facing features for the app, including visualizations and communications with

the local power utility.

In addition to these data viz products, the pilot has included the development of several short animated

videos of DIL projects – including a water processing plant for Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation

(ECAR), a communications protocol that uses GSM white spaces to deliver voice and SMS to remote

communities, and the Gridwatch phone app. These videos, which explain some of the science behind the

innovations, will be released in Year 5.

Mezuri: During this period the Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER) group at UC

Berkeley and the Open Data Kit (ODK) group at the University of Washington continued active

development of the Mezuri Data Platform and version 2 of ODK. Simultaneously, they worked closely

with DIL projects in furthering their data collection and analysis processes. ODK development highlights

include the ODK 2.0 tool restructuring, with regular alpha releases and testing with external partners

such as UCSF in Kenya and VillageReach in Pakistan. The team also undertook a significant restructuring

of the mobile client, documentation and tool upgrades, an ODK Scan field trial in Malawi, and extension

of the mobile client with the addition of new row-level database permissions. Mezuri development

activities included an in-depth evaluation of current cloud services offerings from the major providers,

which led to an investigation of Azure’s changing user authentication and authorization mechanisms and

exploration of how it can be mapped to the Mezuri use case requirements of user roles and

responsibilities.

Additional prototyping efforts for Mezuri also focused on integration with Docker containers, Jupyter

Hub, and visualization platforms. Applied project support included the addition of communications

hardware to the the TIER-developed FlexBox/Cool Joule project sensors for measuring and controlling

energy consumption in Nicaragua; development of a lightweight data platform to streamline

microcontroller based implementation of the Mezuri metadata schema and enable the continuous

tracking of metadata from Arduino-based off-the-shelf systems to a micro-service in the cloud, suitable

for stove use monitoring system (SUMS) iButton sensor data collection and processing; development of

a design for a frequency model to enable distributed demand response; and a collaboration with

Partners in Health to examine and address their needs of reconciling data from many sources, locations

and collaborating organizations as well as test and provide feedback on existing infrastructure. The team

also initiated efforts to find a long term home for the ODK and Mezuri software projects to ensure

their sustainability.

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Objective 2: Accelerate the creation, testing, and scaling up of transformative innovations,

technologies and approaches in development solutions

During this period, DIL hosted three distinct research competitions open to the DIL consortium.

The first competition, hosted in Fall 2015, was a “top-up” competition designed in response to an

internal assessment of the DIL portfolio conducted in Spring 2015. The mid-term self assessment

suggested that a few existing projects, with modest further investment, could quickly achieve larger-scale

impact—either through further development of an initial product, or through replication of the original

study in a new context. We therefore invited a small group of existing DIL research teams to apply for

"top-up" support, to help them strengthen evidence for scale-up. Of the seven invited DIL projects,

three were selected for “top-up” funding of $45,000 to $55,000 over one year. Funding will allow these

ongoing projects to expand their study samples, create new uses for the data, and introduce impact

evaluation into tech deployments. Projects receiving top-up awards include: High Resolution

Development Indicators (PI: Joshua Blumenstock, University of Washington); Information & Intermittent

Water (PI: Alison Post & Isha Ray, UC Berkeley); and Community Cellular Networks (PI: Eric Brewer,

UC Berkeley).

Second, we completed our fifth DIL Explore Travel Grant competition, which funds early-stage

exploratory work and partnership development. The competition attracted 25 applications from 5

universities in the DIL consortium, with funding awarded to 7 teams of researchers at UC Berkeley,

Makerere University, and University of Washington. These DIL “explorers” will conduct early-stage fact

finding, needs assessments, and partnership development in South Africa, India, Tanzania, Nepal,

Cameroon, and Uganda.

Lastly, we ran a DIL Innovate seed grant competition in Spring 2016 to source new technologies and

approaches for the DIL pipeline. This represented DIL’s final competition for new projects; in Year 5,

DIL will only support projects already in its portfolio. DIL received 26 applications from 7 consortium

universities and we were able to fund 5 projects including: StreamDev: Low Cost Hydroinformatic

Sensing (PI: Joshua Viers, UC Merced); Lotto-Linked Savings Accounts (PI: Travis Lybbert, UC Davis);

Haqdarshak: Accessing Public Services (PI: Jennifer Bussell, UC Berkeley); Low-cost Air Pollution

Monitoring (PI: Engineer Bainomugisha, Makerere University); and Matching Job-Seekers to Employers

(PI: Jeremy Magruder, UC Berkeley).

In addition to these three research competitions, as previously mentioned, we facilitated a first-time

Data Visualization competition to leverage research findings and datasets to generate products that can

be more readily digested, and therefore used, by policy- and decision-makers. This new effort reflects

DIL’s commitment to experimentation as it relates to university research and the translation of field

research into actionable evidence for policy-makers.

For each of these competitions, DIL has documented the lessons learned from sourcing, derisking, and

advancing new ideas from the university community. Our team has also conducted portfolio analyses to

continuously evaluate our investments and make course corrections. The aim is to distill these lessons

into a document that others can use. In Year 5, DIL will publish a blog post or report with lessons

learned.

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Objective 3: Catalyze a global interdisciplinary ecosystem of individuals & individuals that

shares knowledge, promotes learning, & builds mutual capacity

DE in Dev Eng: One of the early goals of DIL has been to improve and formalize the training of

university development innovators, through the launch of a minor degree for PhD students interested in

technology and international development. In Spring 2016, the first cohort of doctoral students

graduated from UC Berkeley with a designated emphasis in Development Engineering. They include: Dr.

Angeli Kirk, Agricultural and Resource Economics (Dissertation: Health, Human Capital, and Behavior

Change: Essays in Development Microeconomics); Dr. Ajay Pillarisetti, Environmental Health Sciences

(Dissertation: Inspecting What You Expect: Applying modern tools and techniques to evaluate the

effectiveness of household energy interventions); Dr. Jessica Vechakul, Mechanical Engineering

(Dissertation: Human-Centered Design for Social Impact: Case Studies of IDEO.org and the

International Development); Dr. Daniel Wilson, Mechanical Engineering (Dissertation: Quantifying the

Crisis of Cooking: Next-Generation Monitoring and Evaluation of a Global Health and Environmental

Disaster). This group epitomizes the diverse disciplines and research interests of students in the Dev

Eng program.

Postdoctoral Fellows: In December 2015 our Dev Eng postdoctoral fellows, Syed Imran Ali and Kweku

Opoku-Agyemang, completed their tenure with DIL. In their last semester at UC Berkeley, both Fellows

taught undergraduate courses at UC Berkeley and participated in multiple conferences and events. Dr.

Ali taught a new undergraduate course on Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Emergencies and

delivered guest lectures to multiple undergraduate and graduate classes, and graduate seminars. Dr.

Opoku-Agyemang taught Ethics, Methods, and Pragmatics of Global Practice and presented his research

at a number of venues around the country. In their final week as Fellows, both delivered a public

research presentation and shared their reflections about the importance and relevance of Development

Engineering in international development. Drs. Opoku-Agyemang and Ali summarized their reflections as

DIL Fellows in blog posts here and here.

DIL Ecosystem Events and Activities: DIL has continued to expand and nurture the global Development

Engineering community through a series of high-touch events and innovator support programs offered

each semester. For example, in December 2015 DIL held a “Tech Salon” event featuring a presentation

by UC Berkeley economist Catherine Wolfram, on the Rural Electricity and Power Project (REPP). Tech

Salons bring together an intimate group of experts to share industry and policy insights for specific areas

of research and development. The event brought together 25 invited technology experts and

development practitioners to share experiences measuring energy reliability in developing countries.

Attendees included representatives from Silver Spring Networks, the Lawrence Berkeley National

Laboratory (LBNL), Bechtel Infrastructure North America, and Pacific Gas & Electric.

In May 2016, DIL hosted its annual DIL Research Scientist Meeting. This one-day symposium provides a

unique opportunity for DIL-funded researchers, students, and faculty from the entire consortium—

including UC San Diego, University of Washington, Portland State University, and other campuses—to

connect and provide feedback on specific projects, while also sharing challenges and opportunities for

future work. The meeting is intentionally capped at approximately 70 participants, to facilitate detailed

feedback and networking; it was also a ‘closed’ working meeting, meaning that presentations were not

redistributed (since all presented research findings are preliminary). Researchers noted they appreciated

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the rare opportunity to meet and identify points of collaboration with other faculty. Of note, as a direct

result of this convening, WE CARE Solar is beginning to collaborate with Prof. Evan Thomas of Portland

State University to begin to leverage sensors to measure the Solar Suitcase’s use and impact.

In September 2016, DIL hosted its third annual State of the Science event titled, “The Science of Scaling:

Building Evidence to Advance Anti-Poverty Innovation.” The event brought together over 100

researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and academics to exchange the latest findings about scaling

anti-poverty interventions, particularly those developed at universities. Dr. Ticora Jones, Division Chief

of the Higher Education Solutions Network, provided opening remarks on the role of universities in

accelerating global development. Research presentations were provided by the following institutions: the

Center for Effective Global Action, Innovations for Poverty Action, the Jameel Poverty Action Lab at

MIT, Evidence in Governance and Politics, Portland State University, UC Irvine, IBM Research Africa,

Evidence Action, the Osprey Foundation, the Brookings Institution, PATH, the Palm Center, Population

Services International, and Makerere University.

4. Engagement of Partners and Other Actors

4.1. Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Today’s greatest challenges require the expertise and collaboration of diverse fields and perspectives. At

the core of DIL’s portfolio of innovations and training programs is a strong belief in the power of

multidisciplinary collaboration as a key input for achieving global social impact.

Our Dev Eng courses at UC Berkeley have been a natural venue for interdisciplinary collaboration. In

the core course “Design, Evaluate and Scale Development Technologies”, the breakdown of students is

one-third MBA students, one-third PhD students (in social science and engineering disciplines), and one-

third masters students from programs such as public policy and public health. This program is also

attracting more women than the average STEM programs and courses. Dev Eng courses consistently

have over 50% female enrollment, with 60% female enrollment in “Design for Sustainable communities”,

and 50% female enrollment in “Design, Evaluate and Scale Development Technologies.”

Additionally, in Spring 2016, to address a growing need for resources on mobile data collection, DIL

launched a webinar series with six monthly broadcasts attended by nearly 200 people in 23 countries

around the world, including Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Nigeria, and Pakistan. The series

featured one-hour talks with industry experts, demonstrating a range of digital data capture tools and

platforms that can be leveraged for field research. It kicked off in December 2015 with an introductory

panel discussion moderated by Dav Clark, a data scientist with the UC Berkeley D-Lab. Subsequent

webinars provided participants with a deep-dive on a number of leading platforms including:

engageSPARK, KoBoToolbox, SurveyCTO, VOTO Mobile, Premise, and Open Data Kit at the

University of Washington. This webinar series allowed DIL to respond to social science researchers that

were in need of digital data collection technology and expertise. The webinar recordings are now freely

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available on Youtube, and DIL researchers are able to incorporate these training tools into their

research design.

4.1.2. Partner Engagement

In this period, DIL’s ecosystem activities and portfolio of innovations have engaged more than 85 diverse

partners, including other academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, consulting firms, and industry.

For example, the Dev Eng courses at UC Berkeley have attracted guest speakers across disciplines.

Throughout the Spring 2016 Dev Eng 210 course, the following organizations were represented: IBM

Research Africa, Po Paraguay, the American Society for Mechanical Engineers, GE Healthcare, Autodesk,

the Rainforest Alliance. During the Fall 2016 course, students worked directly with partner

organizations to address global development challenges the organizations are facing in global

development. These organizations include: Lead Genius, Smart Meters, CellScope, Aakar Innovations,

LegWorks, Infant Warmer, NextDrop, and Fuel Efficient Stove. The course also had a number of guest

speakers to provide insights on their experience launching social ventures. Organizations represented in

the speaker series include the Miller Center for Global Challenges, Sanergy, SPZ Legal, Embrace,

Aravind Eye Care, Dow Chemical, M34 Capital, Lead Genius, and Better Ventures.

Lastly, as mentioned earlier, the National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to UC Berkeley’s

Development Engineering program, creating new models for training graduate students to find

innovative solutions to food, energy and water challenges in developing countries. The grant, which

follows on USAID’s seeding of the Dev Eng DE, depends on partners for mentorship and internship

opportunities. Letters of partnership were written by the following organizations: Gobee Group, IBM

Research Africa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, Natel Energy, Rockman et al, UC Davis,

Bechtel Engineering, and Pinoleville Pomo Nation. As the grant launches, more partnerships will be

developed.

4.2. Summary of Collaboration Across HESN

The Big Ideas@Berkeley student innovation contest continues to serve as our primary vehicle for

collaboration across the HESN. Note that this reporting period overlaps both the 2015-2016 and 2016-

2017 contest cycles. 2016 also marks the ten-year anniversary of Big Ideas at UC Berkeley.

During the 2015-2016 cycle, the contest attracted 266 applications from 902 students across 16

campuses with 7 campuses being from HESN. HESN supported categories included: Financial Inclusion,

Food Systems Innovation (with support from GCFSI), Global Health, Mobiles for Reading (with support

from the All Children Reading Grand Challenge), and Scaling Up Big Ideas. We received 204 applications

from across the HESN, with 43 (all seven universities were represented) going on to the final round of

the contest, and 30 receiving awards. Two notable winners from HESN include: Safi Organics (MIT) and

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PedalTap (Makerere University). Safi Organics produces a carbon-negative soil conditioner derived from

biomass (farm) waste which leads to a 30% increase in crop yield and 50% increase in income by

reversing soil degradation for smallholder farmers in Kenya. The PedalTap prevents the spread of

infection at communal hand washing facilities in rural areas in Uganda by using a foot-operated bicycle

brake handle and system connected to a spring-loaded water cut off, avoiding the need for touch.

In August 2016, the 2016 - 2017 contest launched. In Y5, The following categories will be open to

students across HESN: Financial Inclusion, Food Systems, Global Health, Scaling Up and Hardware for

Good. To sustain the level of engagement across the HESN Network, the Big Ideas team has developed

(and routinely updates) a comprehensive listserv to facilitate outreach efforts across the 7 primary

HESN campuses. The team has developed HESN specific outreach materials, made these available

online, and is collaborating with HESN points of contact to disseminate this information across their

Universities. Information about the Contest has been distributed throughout these channels via email

campaigns and social media efforts, including: Contest launch announcement, webinar resources (info

sessions, workshops), weekly news & resource bulletins, deadline reminders, advising opportunities.

For the current contest year (2016-2017) Grace Nakibaala, co-founder of PedalTap a 2016 Big Ideas

winner in the Global Health category, is working in an official capacity as a Big Ideas Ambassador on

Makerere’s campus. In this role she provides assistance with outreach efforts, organizes events and

workshops and assists with student/applicant advising. During this period, the Big Ideas team also began

co-developing a white paper with Deborah and RAN colleagues to document the lessons learned from

launching the Big Ideas Contest at Makerere University. The paper will include a review of the

competition landscape available to students at Makerere, a quantitative and qualitative analysis of

Makerere’s participation in Big Ideas and recommendations on how to improve and scale this

collaboration.

In addition to Big Ideas, DIL continues to knowledge share across HESN including:

October 2015 - September 2016: Heather Lofthouse worked with MIT’s TechCon committee

to share lessons learned and offer insights into planning the annual HESN Technical Convening

to ensure highly-effective and knowledge-driven panels.

March 2016: Matt Nash of Duke’s Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator, Heather Lofthouse and

Duke masters student Preeti Prabhu met and strategized about ecosystem enablers in the

United States, with a focus on university-run social innovation incubators, and how they might

be applied to other countries such as India.

April 2016: Heather Lofthouse met with Cathy Clark of Duke’s Social Entrepreneurship

Accelerator (SEAD) at the Skoll World Forum to exchange updates from DIL and SEAD.

August 2016: Researchers from MIT’s IDIN and CITE teams and Makerere University submitted

abstracts for the Science of Scaling conference. DIL received 7 proposals from non-UC Berkeley

HESN campuses.

September 2016: Debora Naatujuna, Engagement Manager at the ResilientAfrica Network

(RANLab), participated in the biannual DIL State of the Science Conference. In addition to

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serving on a panel on “Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research for Scaling DevEng

Innovations”, Deborah met with Ticora Jones; collaborated with Max Aaronson (Big Ideas

Graduate Student Researcher), Phillip Denny (Big Ideas Manager), and Heather Lofthouse

regarding the Big Ideas-Makerere Expansion White Paper; toured UC Berkeley innovation

spaces; and participated in the Big Ideas kick off.

4.2.1. Data

DIL professional staff continued their participation within the HESN Data Working Group, joining the

regular conference calls and providing feedback on the Data Management Plan and the Open Data

Initiative. DIL staff and students from UCB TIER and UW’s ODK group also engaged in open data and

security discussions with GDL’s Shubha Chandrasekharan during the ICTD 2016 conference in June.

4.2.2. Solutions (Creation, Testing, Scaling)

Expanding Big Ideas at Makerere University: With support from HESN, the Big Ideas Contest has

forged a very strong partnership with Makerere University. Since launching the Big Ideas Contest across

HESN in 2014, the Big Ideas team has worked closely with ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) colleagues,

most notably Deborah Naatujuna (Engagement Manager, RAN), to initiate and expand participation from

students across the campus. Due to the high level of engagement from Makerere partners, applications

from Makerere have steadily increased each year (2104 : 14 applications, 2015 : 19 applications, 2016 :

35 applications). Deborah and the DIL professional staff are conducting an analysis and producing a

white paper on this social impact contest replication experience. The paper will include a first-ever

depiction of the social innovation ecosystem at Makerere University, in/around Kampala, and within

Uganda, and will includes lessons learned - including failures and key differences such as the fact that a

volunteer community does not exist to drive mentors and judges in the Uganda context.

We Care Solar: We Care Solar continues to represent a DIL/HESN innovation receiving financial and

in-kind support from both DIL and SEAD. The Labs provide different but complementary services to

ensure this social enterprise is expanding and scaling as efficiently - and strategically - as possible.

Dev Eng Journal: MIT CITE lead, Prof. Bish Sanyal serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of

Development Engineering helping to oversee and participate in peer review of relevant manuscripts.

CITE and DIL continue to bolster each other’s work around advocating for the use of this journal as a

“push” mechanism in academia to ensure multidisciplinary work continues, and is incentivized.

4.2.3. Student Engagement

Students are engaged in all of the research projects that DIL funds; they also are the primary recipients

of DIL Explore travel grants. They can enroll in online webinars and, at the Berkeley campus, in courses

devoted to Dev Eng. So they are involved closely in every facet of our work as an HESN Lab.

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In addition, in Fall 2015, DIL developed a Dev Eng student working group to meet at the end of each

semester to provide candid feedback about DIL’s programming. To promote frank discussion and the

sharing of ideas, these meetings follow Chatham House Rules. This feedback is then shared with staff

and faculty in the Development Engineering graduate group.

While DIL did not have student representation in the 2016 HESN Summer Internship Program, at the

writing of this annual report, DIL provided 14 letters of support for students in the 2017 Summer

Internship and we hope to continue increasing HESN student engagement. Additionally, during this

period, four Dev Eng PhD students were selected to participate in the 2016 HESN Technical Convening

(TechCon) Innovation Marketplace.

In advance of the May 2016 Big Ideas Award Celebration, Dr. Ticora Jones led a student roundtable

which included Dev Eng students as well as postdocs at UC Berkeley. Students shared project and

career updates, and DIL professional staff took notes to incorporate into a forthcoming Dev Eng toolkit.

In September 2016, Ticora held a meeting with two Dev Eng students to reflect on the progress of the

program and what students perceive as the highest value-adds of interactive with USAID through the

program. In Year 5, these and other learnings will be incorporated into a forthcoming Dev Eng toolkit.

5. USAID Engagement

5.1. USAID/LAB Interactions

DIL professional staff and faculty from throughout the DIL consortium continue to liaise and collaborate

with USAID colleagues, on campus, in Washington DC and in the field.

November 2015: Ticora Jones, USAID Division Chief, visited UC Berkeley and met with DIL

Leadership, including Heather Lofthouse and Maryanne McCormick. She also met with DIL

researchers and faculty including Robin Wolaner, Interim COO, and Christina Briegleb, Program

Manager, of WE CARE Solar; Dr. Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, DIL postdoc; Kate Jastram,

Lecturer, Development Engineering; Shashi Buluswar, CEO, Institute Global Transformative

Technologies; William Tarpeh, PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering; Clay Reber, Staff

Scientist, Fletcher Lab; Alice Agogino, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Chair of the

Development Engineering Program; Phillip Denny, Program Director, Big Ideas@Berkeley; and

Kurtis Heimerl, Co-Founder, Endaga.

January 2016: Evan Thomas, Assistant Professor at Portland State University, met with Dave

Ferguson in Washington D.C. to discuss his work on behavioral sensors. February 2016: Kay

McGowan (Director, Digital Finance Team) and Emmanuella Delva (International Program

Specialist, HESN) participated as peer reviewers in DIL’s Spring 2016 Innovate competition. Each

were assigned up to three applications according to their areas of expertise and provided

detailed comments on each application according to DIL’s review criteria.

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February 2016: DIL staff, with the UC Office of the President liaised with Danielle Cass about

the Global Entrepreneurship Summit to explore possibilities to highlight DIL work and

researchers at the June 2016 event.

March 2016: Ann Mei Chang visited UC Berkeley and met with Catherine Wolfram (Professor

of Business Administration), Dan Fletcher (Chair and Professor in Bioengineering), Shashi

Buluswar (CEO, Institute for Transformative Technologies), and Maryanne McCormick

(Executive Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies). Wolfram discussed the latest

developed in the REPP project, Fletcher shared extensions of the CellScope, and Buluswar met

with Ann Mei on the 50 Breakthrough Technologies project.

April 2016: Danielle Cass, Tech Sector Liaison for the Global Development Lab, served as a

judge for the Big Ideas Contest’s annual Pitch Day.

May 2016: Paul Nelson of the GDL Digital Finance team joined the Center for Effective Global

Action for a conference on “Evidence to Action: Fintech for Global Development.” Nelson met

with several DIL staff members to discuss possible collaboration on financial inclusion research.

May 2016: Ticora Jones provided brief remarks at the 10-year Anniversary Celebration and

Awards ceremony for the 2015-2016 Big Ideas Contest.

June 2016: DIL director Temina Madon and Carson Christiano met with Matt Homer, Kay

McGowan, and other members of the GDL Digital Finance team to discuss opportunities in

Regulatory Technology. McGowan also participated in a June 2016 conference on digital financial

inclusion at the World Bank, organized by the Center for Effective Global Action.

September 2016: DIL Staff coordinated with Zvika Krieger and Danielle Cass for a DOE event

"Accelerating Access to Clean Energy Around the World".

September 2016: Ticora Jones provided opening remarks at DIL’s annual State of the Science

Conference on the Science of Scaling. Also in attendance from the Global Development Lab

were Ashley Heiber, Senior Analyst, and Jessica Lucas, STIP Impact Assessment Advisor for the

Global Development Lab.

September 2016: DIL staff and researchers, including Temina Madon, Ofir Reich, and Maryanne

McCormick met with Dave Ferguson at UC Berkeley to discuss DIL’s experience with HESN

and to provide insights on future university programming.

September 2016: Emmanuella Delva (Program Manager for the Higher Education Solutions

Network) and Robert Baker (Lead Technologist for the Global Development Lab’s Center for

Digital Development) served reviewers for the Fall 2016 DIL Top-Up Competition.

5.1.2. Other (Non-LAB) USAID/Washington Interactions

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September 2015: For the second year in a row, the Big Ideas Contest partnered with the All

Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development to offer a "Mobiles for Reading" category.

Open to all UC campuses, HESN universities, and two additional universities in Australia, this

category challenged university students to develop novel, mobile technology-based innovations

or methods that can improve reading outcomes for children in developing countries. Innovative

topics proposed may focus on the enhancement of and/or the development and creation of new

tools/methods.

October 2015: DIL Program Coordinator Anh-Thi Le attended the fifth annual mEducation

Alliance Symposium in Washington, D.C.

February 2016: Kyriacos Koupparis (STIP Senior Advisor, Asia Bureau) and Daniel Handel

(Mission Economist and Deputy Director, USAID Rwanda Mission) served as a peer reviewer

for DIL’s Spring 2016 Innovate competition.

March 2016: DIL Staff Sarah White and Sophi Martin traveled to Washington, DC to meet with

California congressional staff to highlight the accomplishments of the HESN and DIL programs,

including a demonstration of the CellScope Loa loa device and progress updates on the Rural

Electric Power Project (REPP), the Village Base Station (VBTS), and the Information &

Intermittent Water Project.

September 2016: Daniel Handel (Mission Economist and Deputy Director for the Office of

Economic Growth with USAID Rwanda) served as a reviewer for the Fall 2016 DIL Top-Up

Competition.

5.2. USAID Mission Interactions

During the first half of the reporting period, DIL staff held targeted phone conversations with other

HESN Labs to glean insights on how to effectively interact with USAID Missions. Conversations revealed

a number of lessons and best practices that were distilled into a knowledge piece and shared with the

HESN team. In addition, the team held multiple conference calls and meetings with USAID missions to

identify opportunities for collaboration.

Bangladesh Mission: DIL initiated conversations with the Bangladesh Mission to discuss the

Mission’s interest in migration and labor rights programs and potential synergies.

Uganda Mission: DIL has begun outreach and preliminary conversations with the Uganda Mission

regarding partnerships on specific projects in the DIL portfolio that match the Uganda Mission’s

core priorities. These include the Collective Assessment and Feedback Engine (led by Berkeley

computer scientist Ken Goldberg and funded by SDS) and the E-warehousing project led by UC

San Diego economist Craig McIntosh.

India Mission: DIL Managing Director Temina Madon met with Katherine Nichols and Sheila

Desai in March 2016 to discuss potential research collaborations, with a focus on impact

evaluation. In addition, DIL Faculty Director Ashok Gadgil visited the India Mission during a field

visit to provide updates on the Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) drinking water

project.

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Indonesia Mission: DIL director Temina Madon discussed potential exchange between UC

Berkeley and Universitas Gadjah Mada to train and support Indonesian researchers to conduct

rigorous evaluations. The Mission encouraged Berkeley to pursue the “university partnerships”

grant (called SHERA).

Philippines Mission: DIL researchers are actively engaging with partners in the Philippines as a

part of the Village Base Station Project (VBTS), which is now being funded by PCARI, a multi-

million dollar STEM initiative funded by the Philippines Government to support exchange with

California universities. The project is funding a deployment of VBTS technology in the Philippines

and serves as success coup for DIL, since the Philippines project would never have launched

without early support from HESN in Indonesia.

Afghanistan Mission: DIL faculty members Eli Berman (UC San Diego), Josh Blumenstock

(University of Washington) and co-authors received “buy-in” support from the Afghanistan

Mission for their project, “Mobile Phone-Based Defined Contribution Accounts.” Conversations

with the mission have continued to provide research updates and explore further collaboration.

Rwanda Mission: DIL finalized a buy-in from DIV and the Rwanda Mission to fund a randomized

evaluation of household grants in Rwanda. The project is led by UCSD researcher Craig

McIntosh who will work in close collaboration with the Rwanda Mission, Google.org and

GiveDirectly to carry out the proposed work. Separately, Daniel Handel (Economist, Rwanda

Mission) participated as a peer reviewer for DIL’s Spring 2016 Innovate competition.

Kenya Mission: DIL’s REPP team continues to keep the Kenya Mission briefed on their rural

electrification work in the region.

6. Monitoring & Evaluation

6.1. M&E Updates

DIL has met its FY 2016 monitoring and evaluation (M&E) targets. The DIL management team continues

to actively integrate M&E into calls for grant applications, award letters, and onboarding activities for

affiliated researchers. This has helped to train DIL’s very decentralized research teams in reporting on

outcomes. Additionally, in September 2016, DIL hired a new M&E specialist to support with the

transition when a key staff member (Sarah White) unexpectedly left at the end of the annual reporting

period.

6.2. Deviance from M&E Targets

Not applicable

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7. Lessons Learned / Best Practices

In FY 2016, DIL refocused its investment from seeding new research, to instead accelerating top

projects in the pipeline, and also translating existing DIL-sponsored research into policy action. This

year’s grants were intended to support a) data collection for evaluations of DIL-sponsored technology

interventions, including evaluation of business models for delivery/scale-up of innovations; b) support for

adaptation and replication of proven approaches in new contexts; c) linkages and an action plan for

outside partners to implement findings at a broader scale. These changes in our strategy were heavily

influenced by conversations with GDL Director Ann Mei Chang and other Lab leadership.

In addition, DIL expanded the number of $5k Explore grants for exploratory work in Spring 2016. This

decision was made based on DIL’s observation that travel to the field early in the design process can

greatly boost the ability of students and faculty to design interventions in developing country contexts.

The Dev Eng students taking advantage of these awards report that they were invaluable for learning the

importance of understanding the overall system in assessing what technologies can have an impact, and

in particular the challenges of supply chains and logistics in bringing care, innovations, etc. to

underserved regions.

Finally, DIL has continued to hold meetings with other like-minded organizations trying to incentivize

and support novel technologies and approaches for end-users in developing countries. For example, DIL

leadership staff met with the Global Innovation Fund in April 2016 to exchange notes about the barriers

both initiatives face in driving individuals and teams to achieve scale. The learnings from this meeting

informed continued conversations with academics working on these same issues, including at DIL’s 2016

State of the Science event on scaling.

Not enough evidence exists to explain why certain poverty-alleviating innovations scale better than

others, or what steps can be taken – by innovators, investors, academics, policy makers or otherwise –

to improve the likelihood of an innovation going to scale. The goal of the Science of Scale event, and

DIL’s ongoing strategy, is to address the difficulties faced in scaling pro-poor interventions. The

development community is looking for people who are developing broadly applicable techniques for

scaling pro-poor interventions, not just one-off experiences from individual products or services.

8. Future Activities

In the coming year, DIL will continue investing in “top-up” support to accelerate a select number of

existing DIL projects towards scale. These projects will have a demonstrated commitment from in-

country partners and decision-makers to support the translation and sustainability of the proposed

work. In addition, DIL’s Data Visualization pilot will have a number of outputs in FY 2017 for evaluation

by policy-makers and other stakeholders.

DIL is also committed to conducting wider-scale outreach around the field of Dev Eng, as well as its new

concentration at the nexus of food, water and energy systems. DIL will actively share lessons learned

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from its approach, including syllabi, problem sets, presentations, and other materials. We will work with

well-known outlets such as the Impact Design Hub and Engineering for Change to ensure that the field

of Dev Eng continues its momentum. DIL anticipates that over the next year, at least two universities

will launch new academic programs informed by UC Berkeley’s Dev Eng program. Additionally, DIL will

participate in and host conferences to expand Development Engineering’s reach.

As a final culmination to the HESN work, DIL plans to host a final State of the Science Conference in

Spring 2017, likely to be held in Washington DC to ensure as many USAID staff and collaborators can

participate and attend. It is anticipated that this event will mark the launch of several summary outputs

from DIL including a revised Big Ideas Toolkit, a lessons learned document from expanding Big Ideas to

Makerere University, and a lessons learned document on Dev Eng.

Lastly, in an effort to strengthen USAID partnerships with higher education and specific research efforts,

DIL will explore new partnerships with the Agency including deeper engagement with the Missions

where many of DIL projects are working. DIL researchers are eager to begin engaging in new projects

with specific Missions where there are closely aligned synergies around a given technology, process or

output sought.

9. Risks and Mitigation Plans

The major risk to the DIL program is loss of core funding from USAID after our fifth year, resulting in

staff layoffs, discontinued courses, loss of contact with USAID missions and bureaus, and reduced

momentum on the research and training activities that we have seed funded. DIL’s leadership has

developed a set of mitigation strategies to deal with these contingencies. These include active

investment of staff and faculty time in the identification of new funding partners and proposal

development; enhanced outreach to select USAID missions to generate project ideas before the end of

the cooperative agreement (which could lead to sustained engagements); development of spreadsheets

and databases logging USAID contacts for future outreach; identification of faculty instructors and

funding sources for future years of the Dev Eng designated emphasis (including the new NSF award

mentioned earlier); formalization of editorial process for the Dev Eng journal, hosted by Elsevier,

including increased communication between the journal’s editors and the Elsevier publication manager;

and an increased focus on dissemination of research results, which will create a greater legacy for the

research we have funded to date (and allow for future generations of scientists and engineers to build

on our innovations).

10. Environmental Monitoring (if applicable)

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DIL’s FY 2016 workplan was reviewed by the U.S. Global Development Lab’s Bureau Environmental

Officer (BEO) for potential environmental impacts and received a categorical exclusion for each included

activity pursuant to 22 CFR 216.2(c)(2).

11. Other

N/A

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APPENDIX I. HESN Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Indicators - FY16 Annual

Code Indicator Name Target Value

Reached Value

%

HESN_0in01 $ Total dollar value of outside (non-USAID) resources utilized 4594026 2000000 43.5%

HESN_0in06 # transformative innovations, technologies, or approaches evaluated with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

5 18 360.0%

HESN_0in07 # US students via HESN partners serving as fellows in developing countries (for more than one month) 12 0.0%

HESN_0in08 # innovations, technologies or approaches in the innovation pipeline 30 42 140.0%

HESN_0in08-total

Cumulative number of innovations HESN has supported 122 ---

HESN_0in10 # beneficiaries reached 40000 26072 65.2%

HESN_1.0in1 # new data-related technologies, tools, approaches, and best practices supported or applied with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

15 25 166.7%

HESN_1.0in2_new

# new data sets provided to or made accessible to USAID operating units and programs, HESN partners, and the broader development community with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

5 4 80.0%

HESN_1.0in3 # data-related analyses, mapping activities, and expert consultations provided for USAID operating units and programs, HESN partners, and the broader development community with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

12 7 58.3%

HESN_1.3in2 # development professionals proficient in data management and use due to human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

5 0.0%

HESN_2.0zDIL-in1

# transformative ideas directly sourced by DIL 200 323 161.5%

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Code Indicator Name Target Value

Reached Value

%

HESN_2.2in1

# white papers, articles, assessments, analyses, and evaluations on development challenges, innovations, technologies, approaches, and contexts (drafted with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Developments Labs) published in targeted fora and publications OR provided to USAID operating units, HESN partners, and the broader development community

0 ---

HESN_2.3in1 # MOUs or other agreements signed with public sector, private sector, local community partners, and one HESN Development Lab

12 16 133.3%

HESN_2.3in2 # stakeholders engaged in problem solving with one HESN Development Lab 170 12 7.1%

HESN_3.0in2 # MOUs or other agreements signed with public sector, private sector, and local community partners and more than one HESN Development Lab

1 2 200.0%

HESN_3.0in3 # new development related classes or disciplines created by university departments with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

2 1 50.0%

HESN_3.1in1 # development programs/projects/efforts undertaken collaboratively by Network members 14 4 28.6%

HESN_3.2in1 # visitors to Network knowledge-sharing platforms 47000 37680 80.2%

HESN_3.3in2 # collaborative platforms created by the HESN or with human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

5 8 160.0%

HESN_3.4in1 # students participating in short term practica or other field experiences through human, financial, or institutional resources contributed by HESN Development Labs

15 163 1086.7%

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APPENDIX II.A. Innovations: Technologies and Approaches - FY16 Annual

Innovation Type

Name of Innovation Description Country Sector # Bene. Status Primary

users/beneficiaries

Technology WE CARE Solar Evaluation of We Care Solar Suitcase programs Nepal

Approach Incentivizing the safe disposal of human feces in urban areas

implementation and evaluation of chosen carbonization method at scale

Kenya Agriculture and Food Security

5 Planned Organizations/Enterprises

Technology

Collective Assessment & Feedback Engine (CAFÉ) - Mexico Participa

Mexico Participa, an online platform that encourages civic engagement and voter registration in Mexico in the lead up to important June 2015 mid-term elections has been developed. The platform is available at http://mxparticipa.org

Mexico

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance

0 Complete

Local Communities/Governments

Technology Matatu Monitoring in Kenya - minibus technology

Minibus Monitoring Technology Kenya Economic Growth and Trade

10 Complete

Organizations/Enterprises

Approach Matching Job Seekers - provided skills test to firm using a job portal

Provided skills test to firms using a job portal in the informal sector

India Economic Growth and Trade

150 Ongoing Organizations/Enterprises

Technology Matutu Monitoring in Kenya

Minibus Monitoring Technology Kenya Economic Growth and Trade


Approach Scaling of Peer Education

Impact evaluation of Khedut Saathi voice-based mobile surveys to understand how to scale up peer education among smal-scale Indian farmers

India Education 0 Ongoing Households/Individuals

Approach Randomized Evaluation of Household Grants in Rwanda

Rigorous evaluation of household grants delivered electronically as a benchmark for development assistance. The study compares household grants with the Integrated Nutrition and Sanitation committee (INWA) and the SPEED Program.

Rwanda Ending Extreme Poverty

3000 Ongoing Households/Individuals

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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Approach

Randomized Evaluation of the Youth Sustainable Partnerships for Education and Economic Development Activity, Benchmarked against Household Grants in Rwanda

Evaluates the Youth Employment Activity (YEA) that extends an earlier study titled " A randomized evaluation of household grants in rwanda"

Rwanda Ending Extreme Poverty


Technology Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge Management

Productive and Sustainable Arsenic-Bearing Sludge Management

India

Environment and Global Climate Change


Technology

Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge Management - Analysis (IS / EPA standard followed) of Leachate

Analysis (IS / EPA standard followed) of Leachate generated from alum-based arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge embedded in concrete

India


0 Complete


Technology

Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge Management - Embedding Alum based Arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge

Embedding Alum based Arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge in Concrete used in Indian environment

India


0 Complete


Approach

Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge Management - Social Embedding of the Technology-

Social Embedding of the Technology- Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge Management

India


0 Planned Organizations/Enterprises

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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Technology

Cool Joule - Technology that collects parameters for the design of an optimal control algorithm including temperature, refrigerator energy consumption, and total household energy consumption.

Technology that collects parameters for the design of an optimal control algorithm including temperature, refrigerator energy consumption, and total household energy consumption.

Nicaragua


0 Ongoing Researchers

Technology

Cool Joule - Technology that collects parameters for the design of an optimal control algorithm including temperature, refrigerator energy consumption, and total household energy consumption.


Nicaragua



Approach Cool Joule - Business model

Business model Nicaragua



Technology Cool Joule & Flexbox


Nicaragua



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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Approach StreamDev - series of flow monitoring systems

During early phase project implementation, we have successfully deployed a series of flow monitoring systems in the Roshi River, a one-hour jeep ride away from Kathmandu University (KU) in Dhulikhel, Nepal.

Nepal


0 Ongoing


Approach Sustainable Arsenic-Bearing Sludge Management

1. Productive and Sustainable Arsenic-Bearing Sludge Management. 2. Embedding Alum based Arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge in Concrete used in Indian environment. 3. Analysis (IS / EPA standard followed) of Leachate generated from alum-based arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge embedded in concrete

India



Approach TriSan TriSan seeks to address the full sanitation needs of both and male and female bodies.

India

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment


Technology Mobile Phone-based Pulse Oximeter

Mobile Phone-based Pulse Oximeter Mexico Global Health 0 Complete

Households/Individuals


Mobile Phone-based Pulse Oximeter India Global Health 0 Complete


Technology Cellscope-Tuberculosis

CellScope hardware and software tools under development; Accuracy Validation of next-generation hardware and software though analysis of stored sputum smears; Field evaluation in Hanoi, Vietnam

Vietnam Global Health 0 Ongoing


Technology Air Pollution Monitoring - prototype

Prototype of the air pollution monitoring sensor Uganda Global Health 1000 Ongoing Households/Individuals

Technology Cellscope - 2nd gen Loa We are developing a second generation prototype of the CellScope Loa for deployment this fall

Cameroon Global Health 300 Ongoing


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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Technology Cellscope-LoaLoa We began a large-scale test of the CellScope Loa technology in Cameroon

Cameroon Global Health 20000 Ongoing


Technology Collective Assessment & Feedback Engine (CAFÉ) - "DevCAFE"

CAFE version 3.0 was developed and implemented in Kamuli, District, Uganda. Version 3.0 integrates CAFE with feature phones, allowing interactive voice response integration into CAFE.

Uganda Global Health 0 Complete



mobile phone-based pulse oximeter Mexico Global Health 0 Ongoing Households/Individuals


mobile phone-based pulse oximeter India Global Health 0 Ongoing Households/Individuals

Technology Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring - algorithm

Proposed algorithm for automatic pothole detection in highly uneven road surfaces

Uganda


0 Complete


Technology Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring - mobile app

Prototype mobile app for automatic pothole detection Uganda


0 Ongoing


Technology

Mezuri : Gridwatch - Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER)

Ongoing development of GridWatch United States

Other 0 Ongoing Other

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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Technology

Mezuri: Cloud Platform - Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER)

Ongoing development of Mezuri Cloud Platform United States

Other 0 Ongoing Researchers

Approach

REPP - Evaluate interventions related to grid expansion, billing and theft deterrence.

Evaluate interventions related to grid expansion, billing and theft deterrence.

India Other 0 Planned Households/Individuals

Technology

Mezuri: Flexbox - Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER)

Ongoing development and initial piloting of the FlexBox, a hardware and software sensor and controller technology that is measuring and controlling refrigeration loads.

United States

Other 0 Ongoing Households/Individuals

Technology Mod Roofs - A low cost antimicrobial additive

A low cost antimicrobial additive that is significantly safer for human health than existing additives for building materials has been identified

India Other 0 Ongoing Organizations/Enterprises

Technology Affordable Recycled Modular Roofs

1. A modular water-proof roofing tile and modular roofing system made of recycled compressed cardboard and a proprietary coating. 2. A "green" additive for ModRoof tiles that adds water resistence to the core. 3. Low energy drying method for ModRoof tile manufacturing cardboard based material, even when the water proof coating is compromised. 4. Novel low cost methods of waterproofing between ModRoofs tiles. 5. An low cost antimicrobial additive.

India Other 0 Ongoing Households/Individuals

Technology Mezuri: Open Data Kit (ODK) - University of Washingotn (UW)

Ongoing Development of Open Data Kit United States

Other 0 Ongoing Other

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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Technology Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring

Proposed algorithm for automatic pothole detection in highly uneven road surfaces. Prototype mobile app for automatic pothole detection.

Uganda Other 0 Ongoing


Approach PhoneBased Defined Contribution Accounts

Novel mobile-based and salary-linked savings product. This provides a means of retirement savings where the brick and motar facilities to support such products are absent

Afghanistan Other 949 Complete


Approach Rural Electric Power Project (REPP)

Evaluate interventions related to grid expansion, billing and theft deterrence.

India Other 0 Planned Households/Individuals

Technology Treating Brackish Drinking Water

1. Creation of a uniquely designed CDI prototype capable of operating in traditional mode and now in pulse-charged mode. 2. Method for reducing IER bead size; Optimization of bead sizes; Selection of milling techonology. 3. Developing a method for coating surfaces of IERs with carbon, via pyrolyis or other methods; Simple deposition methods; Plasma carbon coating method; Analytical characterization of plasma-derived carbon. 4. eveloping a method for froming an electrode bulk material; Optimization of forming bulk electrode; Identifying suitable components; Build a CDI prototype to test inks; Test perfomance of our electrodes in prototype.

India Water and Sanitation

0 Complete


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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries




0 Complete





0 Complete


Technology

Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Operation of CDI prototype wih 0V desalination

Operation of CDI prototype wih 0V desalination India Water and Sanitation


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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Technology Incentivizing the safe disposal of human feces in urban areas

heat treatment method for feces from over 1000 households

Kenya Water and Sanitation

2 Complete


Technology ECAR - automatic water distribution units

Automatic distribution units installed to distribute water to students and staff


500 Complete


Technology Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR)

1. A highly effective method to remove arsenic from real groundwater at a locally affordable cost using ECAR. The team continues to itereate ECAR prototype design based on solving technical challenges that are apparent only at larger scales and long term operation, as well as identified opportunities for cost savings. 2. ECAR special brush and maintenance plan to extend the life and performance of ECAR electrodes


0 Ongoing


Technology Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR): Data logger

ECAR data logger to record and log voltages on ECAR electrodes for ECAR systems to assess performance and potentially send performance to engineers via the cell network to reduce down time







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Innovation Type


users/beneficiaries

Approach

Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Electrode processing unit for scale-up

Electrode processing unit for scale-up India 0 Ongoing Researchers

Technology WE CARE Solar Evaluation of We Care Solar Suitcase programs Nepal 0

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APPENDIX II.B. Evaluations - FY16 Annual Output

Type Name of Output

Description/Abstract Country Status

Evaluation

PhoneBased Defined Contribution Accounts Impact Evaluation

A baseline, monthly phone surveys, and an endline were completed. Afghanistan

Evaluation Cellscope TB - prototype testing

CellScope TB prototypes are being tested in Hanoi, Vietnam to evaluate their ability to automatically identify TB from sputum smears.

Vietnam

Compare automated detection to standard smear microscopy

Evaluation CellScope-LoaLoa Field Test

We began a large-scale test of the CellScope Loa technology in Cameroon Cameroon

Evaluation

Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) - Evaluation of demo

Evaluation of ECAR performance long term, including arsenic removal performance measurements over months of operation of a 10,000 liter per day capacity treatment plant.

India

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Output Type

Name of Output


Evaluation

REPP: Planned Evaluation related to grid expansion, billing and theft deterrence.

Evaluate interventions related to grid expansion, billing and theft deterrence. India

Evaluation

Scaling of Peer Education - Impact Evaluation


India

Evaluation

Scaling of Peer Education Impact Evaluation


India

Evaluation Matching job seekers - evaluation

Conducted a pilot impact evaluation study seeking to measure the benefits of services provided by online job portals the use of services provided by a job portal

India

Evaluation

Incentivizing safe disposal feces - Cost Benefit Analysis

Evaluation of output 2.1. Cost benefit analysis Kenya

This will begin after output 2.1 is completed

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Output Type

Name of Output


Evaluation

Incentivizing safe disposal feces - Cost Benefit Analysis

Evaluation of output 2.1. Cost benefit analysis Kenya

Verified that purchasing pre-carbonized charcoal dust is more cost effective

Evaluation

Incentivizing safe disposal feces - Design Comparison

Comparison of carbonization designs Kenya

Evaluation

Incentivizing safe disposal feces -Carbonization Cost Benefit Analysis

implementation and evaluation of chosen carbonization method at scale Kenya

Evaluation

Participatory Road Infrastructure - evaluation workshop with key users

An evaluation workshop with key users was conducted so as to inform improvements to the current tools

Uganda

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APPENDIX II.C. Data-Related Approaches, Tools, Best Practices - FY16 Annual Output Type Name of Output Description/Abstract Country Status

Data-Related Technology

eWarehousing - Survey App

Uganda


Mezuri - U of Washington: Open Data Kit

United States



United States

Data-Related Approach

Matatu Monitoring in Kenya - Data related appraoch

Kenya

Final stages of piloting the data collection tools for 1) a small pilot RCT scheduled to being in April 2016 and 2) a larger RCT planned for June



United States


Lotto linked savings - data related approach

Haiti


Bombay Real Air-Time Sensors

India


Counterfeit Seed Kenya

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Output Type Name of Output Description/Abstract Country Status


Matutu Monitoring in Kenya

Kenya


StreamDev - curriculum for tech transfer of streamdev

Nepal Modeling Applications


High Resolution Development Indicators (HRDI) - Metadata Approach

Rwanda

Data-Related Tool

Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring Mobile App

Uganda


Mezuri - U of Washington: Mezuri Cloud

United States

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APPENDIX II.D. Publications or Reports - FY16 Annual

Name Description/Abstract Country URL

ECAR - Household survey in Dhapdhapi

1,003 household survey in Dhapdhapi analyzing willingness-to-pay and desire for clean water within the community

India

Information and Intermittent Water - impact evaluation of nextdrop

Impact Evaluation of NextDrop Program India

Dev Eng Journal Article: The pursuit of balance in sequential randomized trials

Dev Eng Journal Article: The pursuit of balance in sequential randomized trials Bangladesh doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2015.11.001

Affordable Recycled Modular Roofs

A peer reviewed manuscript submitted to Journal of Renewable Materials India not yet accepted/published

ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) Ongoing Manuscript

- Peer review journal manuscript on survey data India

Improving Job Search Efficiency Project Summary

Produce a summary report from the baseline survey that investigates which demographic and geographic characteristics are associated with higher reservation wages.

India

http://www.theigc.org/blog/click-to-apply-the-impact-of-online-job-portals-on-job-search-outcomes/

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Information and Intermittent Water - analysis of valveman compliance

Analysis of Valveman compliance with NextDrop Intervention India

Information and Intermittent Water - methodological paper on working with crowd-sourced data

Methodological paper on working with crowd-sourced data India

REPP Report on Solar MicroGrid Sites

Report based on data from solar micro-grid sites India

Treating Brackish Drinking Water Paper

Paper on method of characterizating prototype- and water- timescales, requisite for pulse parameters. India

Modular Roofs - peer reviewed manuscript

Manuscript has been accepted. Available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2016.634109; A peer reviewed manuscript submitted to Journal of Renewable Materials

India

Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Paper

Paper on Electrically regenerated ion-exchange for brackish water desalination India

Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Report at the end of ITRI-Rosenfeld Fellowship

Report at the end of ITRI-Rosenfeld Fellowship India

Dev Eng Journal: REPP "UnderGrid" Article

REPP DevEng Journal "Under Grid" Article Kenya doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2015.12.001

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Rural Electric Power Project (REPP) NBER Working Paper: Appliances Ownership

Drafted papers on electrical appliances ownership in Kenya, and on the economics of "last mile" connections. Kenya

http://www.nber.org/papers/w21949

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Cool Joule - publication

The increased penetration of uncertain and variable

renewable energy presents various resource and operational

electric grid challenges. Micro-level (household and small

commercial) demand-side grid flexibility could be a cost-effective

strategy to integrate high penetrations of wind and solar energy,

but literature and field deployments exploring the necessary

information and communication technologies (ICTs) are scant.

This paper presents an exploratory framework for enabling

information driven grid flexibility through the Internet of Things

(IoT), and a proof-of-concept wireless sensor gateway (FlexBox)

to collect the necessary parameters for adequately monitoring

and actuating the micro-level demand-side. In the summer of

2015, thirty sensor gateways were deployed in the city of

Managua (Nicaragua) to develop a baseline for a near future

small-scale demand response pilot implementation. FlexBox field

data has begun shedding light on relationships between ambient

temperature and load energy consumption, load and building

envelope energy efficiency challenges, latency communication

network challenges, and opportunities to engage existing

demand-side user behavioral patterns. Information driven grid

flexibility strategies present great opportunity to develop new

technologies, system architectures, and implementation

approaches that can easily scale across regions, incomes, and

levels of development

Nicaragua

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Cool Joule - publication

In January 2015 we used the Open Data Kit platform to survey 230 microenterprises with large cooling loads in Managua. A pilot survey was tested with a small group of 20 micro-enterprises, adjustments were made, and a full implementation was performed immediately afterwards. Our surveys and conversations with micro-enterprises with large-cooling loads (for example: butcheries, chicken shops, mom & shops, milk and cheese hops) attempted to assess whether a microlevel demand response implementation could be feasible in the country and touched upon different aspects of a micro-enterprise’s business model: income and cost structures, energy related expenditures, daily, monthly and seasonal variations in consumption, perceptions on electric service reliability, perceptions on the quality of service provided by the utility, relationship with loads and appliances, and perceptions on income and micro-enterprise expenditures. The survey results elucidated many themes including behavioral patterns related to the use thermostatically controlled loads, which is essential for demand response, insights on micro-enterprise’s perceptions on the use of technology, prices, and service quality and reliability, seasonal variations in consumption, and insights into the accuracy of self reported cost and energy expenditure estimates.

Nicaragua

High-Resolution Development Indicators Publication: Rwanda Study

Predicting Poverty and Wealth from Mobile Phone Metadata Rwanda

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/350/6264/1073

Dev Eng Journal Article: Radio frequency (un)identification

Dev Eng Journal Article: Radio frequency (un)identification: Results from a proof-of-concept trial of the use of RFID technology to measure microenterprise turnover in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2015.06.001

Dev Eng Journal Article: Avoided emissions of a fuel-efficient biomass cookstove dwarf embodied emissions

Dev Eng Journal Article: Avoided emissions of a fuel-efficient biomass cookstove dwarf embodied emissions Sudan doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2016.01.001

Air Pollution Monitoring - requirements document

Requirements document that informs the initial design of the air pollution sensor Uganda

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Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring Design Document

Design document of the pothole detection tool Uganda

Participatory Road Infrastructure - media coverage

Media coverage of the Evaluation and Dissemination workshop http://cis.mak.ac.ug/index.php/news-events/latest-news/item/372-participatory-road-infrastructure-monitoring-in-kampala

Uganda

Participatory Road Infrastructure - workshop report and final project report

Workshop report and final project report Uganda

Participatory Road Infrastructure -manuscript

Manuscript titled "Using Mobile Phone Sensors for Automatic Detection of Road Anomalies in Highly Uneven roads"

Uganda

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Mezuri - Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Regions: Springer Chapter

Book Chapter in Springer Volume with TIER co-author and covering the work that included TIER / Mezuri contributions to sensor and survey data collection and processing

United States

Wilson, D. L., Adam, M. I., Abbas, O., Coyle, J., Kirk, A., Rosa, J., & Gadgil, A. J. (2015). Comparing cookstove usage measured with sensors versus cell phone-based surveys in darfur, sudan. In Technologies for Development (pp. 211-221). Springer International Publishing.

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Mezuri - University of Washington Publicaiton: Computer Security for Data Collection Technologies

Computer Security for Data Collection Technologies United States

Cobb C., Sudar, S. et al., Computer Security for Data Collection Technologies. ICTD 2016, Ann Arbor, Michigan. http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~anderson/papers/2016/cobb_ictd2016.pdf

Mezuri TIER - Draft of submission to IEEE IoT

Draft of submission to IEEE IoT published in Cornell Systems and Control and Berkeley eScholarhip. United States

Modular Roofs - Manuscript Submitted to RSC journal "Green Chemistry" on safer alternative preservatives

Manuscript Submitted to RSC journal "Green Chemistry" on safer alternative preservatives United States

Dev Eng Journal Introductory Editorial

Introductory Article to first Issue of Development Engineering doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2016.03.001

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Dev Eng Journal: Mezuri Article

Journal of Development Engineering Mezuri Article doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2015.12.002

ECAR: Planned Manuscript

Peer reviewed manuscript in preparation

ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) Publication: Formation of macroscopic surface layers…

Peer reviewed publication: Formation of macroscopic surface layers on Fe(0) electrocoagulation electrodes during an extended field trial of arsenic treatment. C.M. van Genuchten, S.R.S. Bandaru, E. Surorova, S.E.Amrose, A.J. Gadgil, J. Pena. Chemosphere. 153:270-279 (2016).

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653516303332

Trisan Discussion paper for Un Women

Discussion paper on Gender and Sanitation Access for UN Women

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2016/3/towards-gender-equality-through-sanitation-access

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APPENDIX II.E. Hubs - FY16 Annual

Name Description Country # of

Participants

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APPENDIX II.F. Knowledge Sharing/Collaborative Platforms - FY16 Annual

Name Description Country Status

ECAR - Presentation and panel at World Water Day Seminar

Presentation and panel at World Water Day Seminar, Kolkata, India, March 22, 2016 on Dhapdhapi field trial India

ECAR - Presentation at Dhapdhapi

Presentation at Dhapdhapi, India explaining ECAR to the students and families of the village India

ECAR - site visit and presentation to Tata Trust

Site visit and presentation to Prabhat Pani and Priya Iyer from Tata Trust on May 4th 2016 India

ECAR - site visit and presentation to US Consul General

Site visit and presentation to US Consul General on July 12th 2016 India

Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring Project Website

Project website to raise awareness about the project and share information with the Uganda

Modular Roofs Conference Presentation on "green" waterproofing and antimicrobial additives at American Chemical Society Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

United States

Modular Roofs - Guest Lecture on ModRoofs for CE209

Guest Lecture on ModRoofs for CE209, Design for Sustainable Communities, Apr 2016 United States

ECAR - video explaining ECAR

Video explaining our novel technology ECAR through an animation story

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APPENDIX II.G. Major Events - FY16 Annual


Participants

Big Ideas Award Celebration

Big Ideas contest winners will celebrate with friends, family, judges, mentors, and Big Ideas affiliates United States 150

Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day

Select finalist teams are invited to pitch their project ideas to a panel of judges to possibly receive an additional award

United States 100

DIL State of the Science: Science of Scaling

A full day event on scaling anti-poverty interventions around the world United States 120

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APPENDIX II.H. Workshops/Trainings/Capacity Building - FY16 Annual


Participants

Cellscope = Loa Training Sessions

We have trained multiple groups beyond our initial colllaborators in the use of the CellScope Loa Cameroon 25

Trisan: Presentation to UN Commission on Status of Women

Presentation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women United States 100

Affordable Recycled Modular Roofs Presentation to IndoUS Science & Tech Forum

Presentation to Board of IndoUS Science and Technology Forum, Mar 11, 2016 India 25

ECAR: Local Capacity Building

Building local capacity and technical know-how of ECAR systems at a local Indian University by involving local engineering professors in collaborative work related to ECAR and sludge management

India 0

Information and Intermittent Water

GPS training for Indian survey team India 0

Matching job Seekers - workshop/training/presentation

Developed a presentation based on the results of our study India 0

Sustainable Arsenic Sludge Bearing - knowledge shearing through organized workshop

Knowledge Shearing through organized workshop and Conference India 20

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Participants

Participatory Road Infrastructure - workshop with key users

Workshop with key users to understand the effectiveness of the developed tools Uganda 22

Big Ideas Hardware for Good Launch event and infosession

Kick off event for the Big Ideas Hardware for Good category & an infosession giving an overview of the resources available to support socially-focused hardware products

United States 100

Big Ideas Info session Event for students to learn more about the goals, categories, timeline, and requirements of this year’s contest United States 50

Big Ideas Launch and Infosession

Event for students to learn more about the goals, categories, timeline, and requirements of this year’s contest United States 50

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval

Facilitated by an IRB Coordinator at the UC Berkeley Office for the Protection of Human Subjects, this workshop includes an in-depth overview of the IRB Process and how to get approval for international research that includes human subjects. IRB staff will discuss what types of research requires review and answer any questions researchers may have.

United States 10

Rural Electric Power Project Tech Salon

DIL Tech Salon: The event brought together 25 invited technology experts and development practitioners to share insights on measuring energy reliability in developing countries.

United States 25

Trisan: TedX Talk TEDx Berkeley Talk United States 2000

DIL Mobile Data Collection Webinars

DIL launched a webinar series focused on mobile data collection. The objective of these webinars was to share and demonstrate a range of mobile data collection tools and platforms that can be leveraged for field research in hopes of encouraging incorporation of these tools into future work.

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APPENDIX II.I. Other Outputs - FY16 Annual


Improving Job Search Efficiency Midline Data Collection

Collecting midline data on job seekers after the intervention India

Data Vis - map of high-resolution development indicators

Map of High-Resolution Development Indicators Afghanistan

incorporate real data, engage stakeholders

CellScope-LoaLoa Field Test Data

We are collecting data from the large-scale test in Cameroon Cameroon

Lotto linked savings - data related analysis

Our analysis of this dataset is ongoing. We find that linking savings to lotto credit as the form of interest increases savings by 26% relative to standard savings products with standard interest.

Haiti

Lotto linked savings - data set

We conducted the experiment described aboved along with a simple survey to understand more about the participants. This constitues the dataset we use for analysis.

Haiti

Bombay Real Air-Time Sensors Historical Data from Indian Gov't SAFR sensors

Historical data generated by the Indian Government SAFAR sensors. There is no official API, so the data is scraped from the SAFAR website. Scraping scripts are inherently fragile, so this will require low-effort ongoing maintenance.

India

Bombay Real Air-Time Sensors Historical Data from Sensors

Historical data generated by sensors commercial sensors purchased through the grant. The sensors are currently being calibrated in conjuction with the Environmental Engineering Department at IITB. Once calibration is complete, they will be deployed, and the results visualized using the same portal

India

ECAR - Arsenic removal data

Data confirming ECARs ability to remove Arsenic in the field India

Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) - ECAR Demo Data

Demonstration of ECAR performance long term, including arsenic removal performance measurements over months of operation of a 10,000 liter per day capacity treatment plant.

India

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Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) - Sludge Management Best Practice

Sludge management best practice and regulatory setup in India - currently, there is no clear regulation governing the handling and disposal of arsenic-laden sludge in India by a private enterprise, but this is being developed by our project in partnership with local government institutions and our private licensee, using our demonstration as a basis.

India

ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation Models

Using various model scenarios to understand ECAR performance India

ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation Survey Data Analysis

Analysis of survey data to better understand the behavioral and microeconomic context of market-viable arsenic remediation and+D38 to inform a viable business model that also has a broad positive societal impact.

India

Haqdarshak - partner contract

Contract with partner organization in India to oversee day-to-day operations for our pilot evaluation India

Haqdarshak - selection of local RA

Selection of locally-based research assistant India

Improving Job Search Efficiency - Endline Data Collection

Collecting Endline data on Job Seekers India

Improving Job Search Efficiency Dataset of Job Seekers

Compiling a database of job seekers. Information includes: demographic characteristics, employment history, skills and training, job search behavior, occupational network, and reservation wages. Under Chemical characterization the following parameters have been determined and recorded : pH, Arsenic Content, Iron Content, Aluminium Content, Mercury Content, Chloride Content , Sulphate Content, Nitrate Content. Results will be submitted with the 1st deliverable report.

India

Improving Job Search Efficiency Midline Data Collection

Collecting midline data on job seekers after the intervention India

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Information and Intermittent Water - household survey responses

Household survey responses collected for impact evaluation: relate to water access, demographics, etc. India

We are preparing an anonymized version of the dataset to be published at the same time as the impact evaluation

Pink Key - Commitment of interest from India Oil Company

Commitment of interest from India Oil Company India Grant application

Pink Key - Meet with SustainTech India Private, Limited

Meet with SustainTech India Private, Limited India

Pursue approval for a household cooking survey from the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects

REPP - Rural Electric Power Project - Baseline Survey

Baseline Survey of HH in Muzzaffarpur India

Survey Completed. Preliminary Analysis ongoing.

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Rural Electric Power Project (REPP) - Dataset: India Energy Consumption

Data collection (on energy consumption and meter tampering) from grid connected households in Bihar. India

Rural Electric Power Project (REPP) - Dataset: India Energy Consumption 2

Data collection (on energy consumption and meter tampering) from grid connected households in Muzaffarpur.

India

Rural Electric Power Project: Data collection on energy consumption

Ground truthing survey to collect information on household's appliance holdings conducted in June/July 2015. Data collection from household meters will be ongoing for at least a year since microgrid installation. Once all data have been collected, UCB team will conduct analyses of these data.

India

Treating Brackish Water - Dataset CDI Prototype Performance

Performance characterization of CDI prototype India

Dataset is not yet considered complete, as data taken for comparisons can be added to this set, making it more robust.

Affordable Tractors for Smallholder Farmers

Obtained results from previous in-house evaluations of the product and business strategy India

Matching Job Seekers - Dataset

Collected two rounds of data from firms in a pilot study we conducted India

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Modular Roofs - Demonstrated demand and business model for modular roofs

Demonstrated demand and business model for modular roofs; now 40+ roofs installed, contracts for 200+ additional. Business model with seven saleswomen on the ground who regularly check back in with customers (especially after rainstorms) is having great success and spreading awareness of the positive experience of ModRoofs by word of mouth. ; Re-Materials has sold 17 roofs so far, and is continuing to develop their business model.

India

Modular Roofs - Demonstration and evaluation of roofs on low-income homes in Ahmedabad, India

Demonstration and evaluation of roofs on low-income homes in Ahmedabad, India > 40 Roofs are installed (previously 20), roofs successfully survived monsoon season. Contracts secured for 200+ additional roofs with a government school

India

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Sustainable Arsenic Sludge Bearing - chemical characterization

Chemical Characterization of Alum based Arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge (IS / EPA standard followed) India

Under Chemical characterization the following parameters have been determined and recorded : pH, Arsenic Content, Iron Content, Aluminium Content, Mercury Content, Chloride Content , Sulphate Content, Nitrate Content. Results has been submitted in the 1st deliverable report.

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Sustainable Arsenic Sludge Bearing - physical characterization

Physical Characterization of Alum based Arsenic-bearing ECAR sludge (IS / EPA standard followed) India

Under Physical characterization the following parameters have been determined and recorded: Bulk Density, Specific Gravity, Hydraulic Conductivity at optimum moisture content and at moisture content near 15%, shear strength,Atterberg limits ( Liquid limit and Plastic limit), Optimum Moisture Content, Swelling Property, Particle Size Distribution. Results has been submitted in the 1st deliverable report

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Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Cycling of prototype

Cycling of prototype with reproducible performance for over 10 hours India

Longer cycling studies to test durability

Treating Brackish Drinking Water - Modeled characterization of double-layer formation in tradtional and pulsing regimes

Modeled characterization of double-layer formation in tradtional and pulsing regimes India

With the recent stabilization of the modeling tool, we have begun simulations, but most regimes have yet to be modeled.

Counterfeit Seed - sampling frame dataset

We used the supply-chain sampling frame to collect samples of maize seeds from various agro-dealers. At the time of purchasing these samples, we also recorded some basic information about the agro-dealers, including other products they stock. We took photos of all the bags of seed we purchased and recorded other details about the purchase. We then conducted germination tests of samples of these purchased bags of seed in Kenya. The planned dataset is nearly complete; only the lab results remain.

Kenya

The dataset will soon include the results of the DNA fingerprinting tests.

Data Vis - GridWatch work

GridWatch work Kenya

Improve the app with insights from feedback from users. Go viral.

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Data Vis - rural electrification data visualization

Rural Electrification data visualization Kenya disseminate

Refugee Renumeration Large n survey; enumeration slated to begin within the next 6 months. Kenya

Rural Electric Power Project Data on Connection Dates, Take-up, Use

Dataset of connection timeline dates and take-up & energy use. Performing analyses, and prepare a report for publication, before the data is fully available.

Kenya

StreamDev - data analysis

Our partners in KU are now the stewards of the stream monitoring tools. A Masters student is incorporating results from our monitoring systems into both his graduate thesis and his work for the local water development authority. He stores data locally and periodically sends to researchers at UC Merced.

Nepal Analyze for Management Targets

Cool Joule High resolution dataset for 29 micro-enterprises and households with the parameters that have been described above. First regional micro-level data set.

Nicaragua

Cool Joule - high resolution dataset

High resolution dataset for 29 micro-enterprises and households with the parameters that have been described above. First regional micro-level data set.

Nicaragua

Div Buy-in - Dataset Baseline survey for Gikuriro Benchmarking Study Rwanda

Impacts of Electricity Reliability

Exploratory power monitoring data Tanzania

Collective Assessment and Feedback Engine Statistical Analysis

We continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the statistical analysis tools and algorithms used in CAFE Uganda

Data Vis - eWarehouse matching interface

eWarehouse interactive visual matching interface for deal coordinators Uganda Future needs may require this

Data Vis - eWarehouse road travel analysis

eWarehouse road travel analysis Uganda Awaits better data

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Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring

Training datasets for the algorithm Uganda


Training datasets for the algorithm Uganda

Participatory Road Infrastructure - map and data visualization

Map and data visualization of >1000 road anomalies in Kampala city Uganda

Mezuri ODK - Maintenance and support of previous ODK 1.0

Maintenance and support of previous ODK 1.0 United States

Treating Brackish Water - Dataset CDI Prototype Performance

Performance characterization of CDI prototype United States

Treating Brackish Water - Dataset Prototype Performance

Comparison of performance between pulsing and traditional operation of prototype United States

Data Vis - child mortality map

Africa child mortality interactive map

Publish to accompany paper, disseminate

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APPENDIX III. Partners - FY16 Annual

Partner Name Level of Engagement

Partner Type

Partner Location Country

Partner Description Support

Type

Unitus Medium Commercial Enterprise

United States Guest speaker in Social Innovator OnRamp

Roshan Telecommunications

Medium Commercial Enterprise

Afghanistan Providing mobile phone data necessary for research; Research Partner

Center for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases

Medium

Higher Education Institution/Research Organization

Cameroon Research partner

Akshay Modley Medium Commercial Enterprise

India independent engineer in Mumbai who partnered with our project to develop a data logger

ESSEL High Commercial Enterprise

India

ESSEL is implementing the installation of smart meters at some of their sites by a contract with Gram Power. ESSEL is interested in working with Gram Power and the research team to determine ways to identify and reduce theft.

Gram Power High Commercial Enterprise

India Implementing Partner: Gram Power is a private company based in India that installs solar microgrids in rural areas. Several microgrids have been in installed in Rajasthan as part of our project.

NextDrop High Commercial Enterprise

India Organization providing service the research team is evaluating

Ramky Engineers Pvt. Ltd.


India Developing a contract and procedure to collect sludge

Vishwakarma wood works

High Commercial Enterprise

India Provides sanding for the tiles

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Partner Type



Type

Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay

Medium


India consortium member

Jadavpur University High


India Implementing partner

Awaaz.De High NGO India Data collection

Mahila Housing SEWA Trust - Microfinance

Medium NGO India Provides microfinance to consumers for purchase of ModRoofs

Public Affairs Foundation High NGO India Organization assisting us with surveys for impact evaluation

Saath - Microfinance Group

Medium NGO India Provides microfinance to consumers for purchase of ModRoofs

WaterLife-India Low NGO India Advisory

Jharkhand Public Health and Engineering Department, Gov of Jharkhand State

Low Non-US government

India Issued tender based on ECAR design and working with Luminous to respond

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India


India Support and advice, mobilizing funds and agency alignment

West Bengal Pollution Control Board


India Developing regulations and permissions for sludge collection

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Partner Type



Type

West Bengal Public Health and Engineering Department, Gov of West Bengal State


India Certification to serve potable water to public

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Low Other development actor

India Engaged to develop and implement political strategy

Luminous Water Technologies Ltd


India Licensee of ECAR, scaling up and commercializing technology

Mahindra & Mahindra Medium Commercial Enterprise

India We would collaborate on the design and implementation of an RCT evaluating their product

Dhapdhapi High School High


India Hosting field trial for ECAR and coordinating with community

Indo-US Science and Technology Forum

Low Multi-lateral institution

India Advising and monetary support

Arsenic Task Force Medium Other development actor

India Local government collaborator and advisory group in West Bengal

IBM Research Africa High Commercial Enterprise

Kenya GridWatch potential pilot deployment partner which has adopted and further developed the open source pilot code.

Kenya Power Medium Commercial Enterprise

Kenya Kenya Power Utility

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Partner Type



Type

Rural Electrification Authority (Kenya)

Medium Non-US government

Kenya We partnered with REA to implement a randomized evaluation of electricity connections in Western Kenya.

Kenya Power – (electric utility)

High Other development actor

Kenya Kenya Power Utility – a public-private joint venture. Can be seen as policymaker

UC Merced School of Social Sciences

Low


United States consortium member

Tribhuvan University Low


Nepal University

ICIMOD Low Multi-lateral institution

Nepal International Organization

USAID Medium USAID operating unit or program

Nepal USG Operating Unit

Pelican, SA Medium Commercial Enterprise

Nicaragua FlexBox implementation and local management partner

Nicaraguan National Engineering University

High


Nicaragua Research Partner

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Partner Type



Type

IEEE Nicaragua Medium NGO Nicaragua

International Federation of Red Cross

Medium Multi-lateral institution

Panama Deployment partner for technology prototyping

AgriNet Medium NGO Uganda Independent contractor who will be implementing the intervention as a part of the e-warehousing project (large-scale randomized expansion of their market linkage services through their trader alert system)

Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA)

High Non-US government

Uganda KCCA is the legal entity that is mandated to repair and maintain roads in Kampala. The are the target beneficiaries, funders, and a channel of distribution/deployment for our technology

Ministry of Works Low Non-US government

Uganda Potential funder and user of our technology

National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U)


Uganda

NITA-U is a national IT regulatory agency. NITA-U have provided us with the necessary contacts in different government agencies e.g., the Uganda police. Our ongoing collaboration with NITA-U provides an environment to provide solutions to pressing challenges in different government agencies.

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)


Uganda Potential funder and user of our technology

Resilient Africa Network (RAN)

Low USAID operating unit or program

Uganda HESN collaborator

Embrace Medium Commercial Enterprise

United States Guest speaker in DevEng 200

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Partner Type



Type

University of California, Berkeley

High


United States host university Leverage (other than cost-share)

University of Florida Medium


United States The lab will conduct the DNA fingerprinting analysis on our sample of maize hybrid seed.

PATH Medium NGO United States Deployment partner for technology prototyping

Gates Foundation Low Private Philanthropy/Foundation

United States Funder and deployment matchmaker

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

High

US government (other than USAID)

United States Research implementing partner

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

High


United States Research implementing partner

Ministry of Health (Vietnam)


Vietnam Involved in development, clinical, and field testing

Aspiring Minds High Commercial Enterprise

India Aspiring Minds is a private skill assessment company in India. They have agreed to provide skill assessments to all job-seekers in our sample.

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Partner Type



Type

Babajob Private Ltd High Commercial Enterprise

India Babajob is a private job portal in India. They have agreed to collaborate with a team of researchers at UC Berkeley to determine whether the services they provide help firms overcome labor market frictions

Digicel Medium Commercial Enterprise

Haiti Our partner mobile phone company to facilitate mobile money transfers.

KDP Microsystems Medium Commercial Enterprise

India Fabrication of PCB board for data logger

LISA Medium Commercial Enterprise

Haiti Our partner SMS-based lotto company to facilitate the transfer of lotto credit.

Livpure India Private Limited


India Industrial support primarily tasked with operation, maintenance, water sales and distribution

SEFIS Medium Commercial Enterprise

Haiti A survey firm that we contracted to conduct the experiment.

Global Change Programme at Jadavpur University

High


India Leading social and political strategy, providing local logistical support

Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi

Medium


India Engineers consulted in the design of the data logger

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Partner Type



Type

Rutgers University Medium


United States Rutgers University will provide expertise in understanding the linkage of air pollution to health complications. They will also provide access to calibration data.

University of Sheffield Medium


United Kingdom

Shieffield University will provide expertise in data analysis of the data

University of the Philippines

High


Philippines Technology and implementing partner

Universtiy of Massachusetts - Amherst

Low


United States Engaged with incoming faculty and former IBMRA researcher Jay Taneja on GridWatch

Girl Guides Low NGO India Implementing Partner

Innovations for Poverty Action

High NGO United States Implementing partner

SustainTech India Private Low NGO India Informal MOU

Village Reach Medium NGO United States Deployment partner for technology prototyping

India Oil Company, Limited


India Informal MOU

50


Partner Type



Type

Kampala Capital City Authority


Uganda

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is an equivalent of a municipality in other cities. It is responsible for the management and governance of the city. KCCA will provide deployment stations for static pollution monitors. KCCA is also interested in pollution data.

Thin Void Ltd Medium Non-US government

Uganda

Thin Void is a startup in Kampala for building tracking devices. They will provide expertise in packing and deployment of devices on motor bikes. They have experience in deploying tracking sensors on motor bikes in Kampala

Tugende Ltd Medium Non-US government

Uganda Tugende organization provides credit to boda-boda drivers in Uganda on a lease-to-own arrangement. Tugende currently has over 1700 active motorcycles.

Eliminate Dengue Medium Other development actor

Australia Deployment partner for technology prototyping

Jim Keller Medium Other development actor

United States consultant/advisory

SPZ Legal Medium Commercial Enterprise

United States Guest speaker in DIL-supported courses: Social Innovator OnRamp, DevEng200

SPZ Legal Medium Commercial Enterprise

United States Guest speaker in DIL-supported courses: Social Innovator OnRamp, DevEng200

LocalWise Medium Commercial Enterprise


Sanergy Medium Commercial Enterprise

Kenya Guest speaker in DevEng 200

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Partner Type



Type

Bridges Ventures Medium Commercial Enterprise


Dept of State Medium



Back to the Roots Medium Commercial Enterprise


Human Needs Project Medium NGO Kenya Guest speaker in DevEng 210

Microsoft Medium Commercial Enterprise


VOTO Mobile Medium NGO Ghana DIL-E4C Spring Mobile Data Collection Webinar Series Participant/Contributor

engageSPARK Medium Commercial Enterprise

Philippines DIL-E4C Spring Mobile Data Collection Webinar Series Participant/Contributor

ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE

Medium


Switzerland Dev Eng Journal Launch Event Partner

Elsevier Medium Commercial Enterprise

United Kingdom

Dev Eng Journal Publishing Partner

Elevate Law & Strategy Low Commercial Enterprise

United States Practitioners in Residence Participant

LeadGenius Low Commercial Enterprise


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Partner Type



Type

Premise Data Medium Commercial Enterprise

United States DIL-E4C Spring Mobile Data Collection Webinar Series Participant/Contributor

SurveyCTO Medium Commercial Enterprise


D-Lab Medium



KoBoToolbox Medium



National Defense University

Medium


United States Knowledge Exchange Collaborator

UCSF Global Health Sciences

Low



Catholic Relief Services Low NGO United States Practitioners in Residence Participant

KQED Science Low NGO United States Practitioners in Residence Participant

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Partner Type



Type

Milken Institute Financial Innovation Lab

Low NGO United States Practitioners in Residence Participant

Engineering for Change High Other development actor

United States DIL-E4C Spring Mobile Data Collection Webinar Series partner

All Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development

High USAID operating unit or program

United States Sponsor - Big Ideas Contest Mobile for Reading Category

Roshan Telecommunications


Afghanistan Providing mobile phone data necessary for research; Research Partner

USAID Afghanistan Mission

High USAID operating unit or program

Afghanistan Afghanistan Mission has supported UCSD led project through a Buy-in

Center for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases

Medium


Cameroon Research partner

KDP Microsystems Low Commercial Enterprise

India Fabrication of PCB board for data logger

Luminous Water Technologies Ltd


India Licensee of ECAR, scaling up and commercializing technology

SGS India Pvt. Ltd Medium Commercial Enterprise

India NABL lab for performance measurements

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Partner Type



Type

Abhinav Saxena and Advait Kumar (IIT Delhi)

Low


India Engineers consulted in the design of the data logger as a part of the ECAR project

Dhapdhapi High School High


India Hosting field trial for ECAR and coordinating with community

Indo-US Science and Technology Forum

Low NGO India Advising and monetary support

Mana Organics Medium NGO India Mana Organics is a nonprofit devoted to bringing organic foods to the Indian market.

Arsenic Task Force Medium Other development actor

India Local government collaborator and advisory group in West Bengal

IBM Research Africa High Commercial Enterprise

Kenya GridWatch potential pilot deployment partner which has adopted and further developed the open source pilot code.

Tecnologico de Monterrey

High


Mexico Assist in the creation of content for Mexico Participa and field implementation (e.g., identify translators, coordinate meetings and recruit participants)

National Mexico Electoral Institute

High Non-US government

Mexico Assist in the creation of content for Mexico Participa and field implementation (e.g., identify translators, coordinate meetings and recruit participants)

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Partner Type



Type

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

Low


Nicaragua FlexBox training and technical services.

National University, Philippines

High


Philippines Assist in the creation of content for disaster preparedness focused CAFE implementation in the Philippines (e.g., formulate content, identify translators, coordinate meetings and recruit participants)

Philippines Government High Non-US government

Philippines Funding Philippines deployment of CCN in coastal villages Leverage (other than cost-share)

USAID Rwanda Misison High USAID operating unit or program

Rwanda Rwanda Mission is supporting UCSD led project through a Buy-In

The State University of Zanzibar

Medium


Tanzania Research Partner

The Zanzibar Electricity Corporation


Tanzania Implementing Partner

Agrinet High Commercial Enterprise

Uganda Independent contractor who will be implementing the intervention as a part of the e-warehousing project (large-scale randomized expansion of their market linkage services through their trader alert system)

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Partner Type



Type

Makerere Department of Computer and Information Science

High


Uganda Makerere Department of Computer and Information Science

Makerere University High


Uganda PI Engineer Bainomugisha was awarded a DIL Innovate award in Spring 2015 for his work on automated pothole detection. A subaward was issued to Makerere University for him to carry out this work.

Innovations for Poverty Action

High NGO Uganda Implementing partner

Iowa State University, Uganda Program (This is a registered NGO in Uganda)

High NGO Uganda Assist in implementing the Uganda project in the field (e.g., identify translators, coordinate meetings and recruit participants)

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Medium


United Kingdom

Involved in lab testing

University of California, San Diego

High



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Partner Type



Type

University of California, San Diego

High



University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Medium



University of Washington High


United States The University of Washington supports development of DIL's Mezuri Platform in coorindation with the Technology & Infrastructure for Emerging Markets (TIER) at UC Berkeley.

Gates Foundation Medium Private Philanthropy/Foundation

United States Funder and deployment matchmaker

Siebel Energy Institute Medium Private Philanthropy/Foundation

United States Funder and future grant matcher.

Siebel Energy Institute Medium Private Philanthropy/Foundation

United States Funder and future grant matcher.

Ministry of Health (Vietnam)


Vietnam Involved in development, clinical, and field testing

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APPENDIX IV. Classes & Disciplines - FY16 Annual

Name Description Institution

Spring 2016: CEE 209 Design for Sustainable Communities

This course provides conceptual and hands-on experience in design and implementation of innovative products or processes for improving the sustainability of resource-constrained communities (mostly poor ones in the developing countries). Teams of students will take on practical projects, with guidance from subject experts.

UC Berkeley

Spring 2016: Design for Social Impact Research and Practice Seminar

This seminar, to be offered in alternate terms, will focus on work-in-progress presentations by students enrolled in the designated emphasis, as well as faculty and guest lecturers. Students are required to take at least one semester of the seminar.

UC Berkeley

Fall 2015: Ethics, Methods, and Pragmatics of Global Practice

This course is intended to provide students with the necessary background and knowledge to undertake projects and work experience of a global scope. Students will be exposed to a diversity of methodological frameworks, introduced to the basic skills needed to effectively participate in organizations, and to understand the ethics of global service and practice. Students will be required to complete a literature review and a major project proposal.

UC Berkeley

Fall 2015: International & Area Studies: Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Emergencies

This course will introduce public health engineering in acute and stabilizing emergencies. With an emphasis on problem-based learning, students will engage with technical methods for water supply, emergency sanitation, and hygiene promotion, as well as the principles of field assessment and project management. Critical issues relating to sustainability, logistics, behavior change, and compliance will also be discussed. Contemporary structures and challenges of the global humanitarian system will be foregrounded throughout the course. Case studies will be used to ground the course in the real world.

UC Berkeley

Fall 2015: Design, Evaluate, & Scale Development Technologies

Co-taught by technologist and social scientist and core requirement of the Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering. The course is organized around the analysis and application of case studies by multidisciplinary student teams according to three thematic modules.

UC Berkeley

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Name Description Institution

Development Engineering Designated Emphasis

A new interdisciplinary training program for UC Berkeley doctoral students whose dissertation research includes topics related to the application of technology to address the needs of people living in poverty. The Dev Eng in particular serves students across engineering disciplines, quantitative social science disciplines, business programs, information sciences, and natural sciences.

UC Berkeley

Hacking Measurement

Project-Based Course on Mobile Devices, the Internet of Things, & Remote Sensing UC Berkeley

Spring 2016: CEE 209 Design for Sustainable Communities

This course provides conceptual and hands-on experience in design and implementation of innovative products or processes for improving the sustainability of resource-constrained communities (mostly poor ones in the developing countries). Teams of students will take on practical projects, with guidance from subject experts.

UC Berkeley

Spring 2016: Design for Social Impact Research and Practice Seminar

This seminar, to be offered in alternate terms, will focus on work-in-progress presentations by students enrolled in the designated emphasis, as well as faculty and guest lecturers. Students are required to take at least one semester of the seminar.

UC Berkeley

Fall 2016: Design, Evaluate, & Scale Development Technologies

Co-taught by technologist and social scientist and core requirement of the Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering. The course is organized around the analysis and application of case studies by multidisciplinary student teams according to three thematic modules.

UC Berkeley

Fall 2016: Social Innovator OnRamp

Co-taught by a technologist and a social business expert, the purpose of the OnRamp is provide resources and support to undergraduate and graduate students who have new ideas or early-stage social impact initiatives. The OnRamp class introduces students to a scaffold of theory, best practices, and tools necessary to design and implement social change initiatives, social enterprises, and start-ups. Throughout the class, students further shape, evaluate and grow their own early-stage projects and ideas with support from OnRamp instructors and invited experts.

UC Berkeley

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APPENDIX V. Fellowships & Practica - FY16 Annual

Name Short Description Host Organization Total #

Students Country

Mezuri - Open Data Kit

3 United States

Rural Electric Power PRoject

2 United States

StreamDev2.0 2 United States

Counterfeit Seed

1 United States

Information and Intermittant Water

4 United States

Community Cellular Networks

2 United States

Lotto linked savings in Haiti

1 United States

Lotto linked savings in Haiti

1 United States

Air Pollution Monitoring

Student developers 2 Kenya

Matatu Monitoring

3 United States

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Students Country

Matching Job Seekers

2 United States

Treating Brackish Drinking Water

3 India


Student Developers 4 United States

Affordable Tractors for Smallholder Farmers

1 United States

Mobile Phone-based Pulse Oximeter

5 United States

Modular Roofs

3 United States

Cool Joule 2 United States

Sustainable Arsenic Bearing Sludge

3 India

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Students Country

High Resolution Development Indicators (HRDI)

1 United States

Mezuri - TIER 4 United States

DIL Innvoate: Improving Job Search Efficiency

1 United States

DIL Innovate: Incentivizing the safe disposal of human feces in urban areas

5 United States

DIL Innovate: CellScope-Tuberculosis

3 United States

Demo: CellScope-LoaLoa

3 United States

Demo: ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation

15 India

DIL Explore: India's Smart Meter Rollout

2 India

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Students Country

DIL Explore: Datay

1 Pakistan

DIL Innovate: Tea Harvesting

3 United States

DIL Innovate: Participatory Road Infrastructure Monitoring

2 Uganda

DIL Innovate: Cool Joule

2 Nicaragua

DIL Innovate: Mobile Phone-Based Pulse Oximeter

2 United States

DIL Innovate: Matutu Monitoring

3 United States

Mezuri - UW 3 United States

Mezuri - TIER 3 United States

DIL Innovate: Counterfeit Seed

1 United States

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Students Country

DIL Explore: Impacts of Electricity Reliability

1 United States

DIL Innovate: High-Resolution Development Indicators

1 United States

DIL Innovate Information and Intermittent Water

5 United States

DIL Innvoate: Sustainable Arsenic-Bearing Sludge Management

2 India

DIL Innovate: Affordable Recycled Modular Roofs

21 United States

Demo: ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation

12 India

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Students Country

DIL Explore: Bombay Real Air-Time Sensors

1 India

DIL Innovate: Incentivizing the safe disposal of human feces in urban areas

4 United States

Demo: Collective Assessment and Feedback Engine (CAFE)

4 United States

DIL Innovate: CellScope-Tuberculosis

3 United States

Demo: CellScope-LoaLoa

2 United States

Demo Project: Rural Electric Power Project (REPP)

1 Kenya

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Students Country

DIL Innovate: Treating Brackish Drinking Water

4 United States

PhoneBased Defined Contribution Account

1 United States

DIL Ecosystem Graduate Student Reseacres

3 United States

DIL Ecosystem Graduate Student Reseacres

1 United States

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APPENDIX VI. Communications - FY16 Annual Communication Title Description URL

Founders of Endaga to Join Facebook Development Impact Lab http://dil.berkeley.edu/founders-of-endaga-to-join-facebook/

Facebook absorbs Endaga, partners with Eutelsat to boost internet.org

Mobile World Live

http://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/facebook-absorbs-endaga-partners-with-eutelsat-to-boost-internet-org/

Facebook Hires Founders Of Cellular-Network-In-A-Box Company Endaga

TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/facebook-hires-founders-of-cellular-network-in-a-box-company-endaga/

Enabling air quality analysis using Berkeley software

amplab UC Berkeley https://amplab.cs.berkeley.edu/enabling-air-quality-analysis-using-berkeley-software/

"Solar Suitcases" in Uganda are Improve the State of Maternal-Fetal Care in An Area That really Needs It

Bustle

http://www.bustle.com/articles/118201-solar-suitcases-in-uganda-are-improving-the-state-of-maternal-fetal-care-in-an-area-that-really

Teachers as Agents of Conflict Resolution in Chile: Big Ideas Winners Kuy Kuitin

Big Ideas@Berkeley

http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/2015/10/21/teachers-as-agents-of-conflict-resolution-in-chile-big-ideas-winners-kuy-kuitin/

Solar Suitcase' Helps Women Give Birth In Africa, Treats Medical Emergencies In The Dark

Medical Daily

http://www.medicaldaily.com/pulse/solar-suitcase-helps-women-give-birth-africa-treats-medical-emergencies-dark-358702

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Communication Title Description URL

Undergraduate Research on the Rise at Cal Development Impact Lab http://dil.berkeley.edu/undergraduate-research-on-the-rise-at-cal/

CellScope Loa Berkeley Engineer http://engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine/fall-2015/cellscope-loa

Fortifying breast milk Berkeley Engineer http://engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine/fall-2015/fortifying-breast-milk

Poverty & Technology with Dr. Kweku Opoku-Agyemang

Story Punch

http://storypunchpodcast.com/2015/11/09/poverty-technology-with-dr-kweku-opoku-agyemang/

How To Keep The Peace In An Age Of Water Wars

Reuters http://www.trust.org/item/20151110095702-4lyf3/

Tech Infrastructure In The Developing World TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/13/tech-infrastructure-in-the-developing-world/

Celebrating World Toilet Day, reinventing sanitation

Berkeley NewsCenter

http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/11/16/celebrating-world-toilet-day-reinventing-sanitation/

Going 'Beyond the Bowl" to Achieve Gender Equity in Sanitation

Development Impact Lab http://dil.berkeley.edu/going-beyond-the-bowl-to-achieve-gender-equity-in-sanitation/

DevCAFE CITRIS (Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyiSUKNhKPM

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Alice M. Agogino Honored by ASME for Furthering Engineering Design Education

ASME

https://www.asme.org/about-asme/news/press-releases/alice-agogino-honored-furthering-design-education

Mobile Phone Data Predicts Poverty in Rwanda IEEE Spectrum

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/mobile-phone-data-predicts-poverty-in-rwanda

Daniel Fletcher: For Using a Cell Phone to Find Disease

Foreign Policy

http://2015globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/?utm_content=buffere40a0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#!innovators/detail/fletcher

Meet the Makerere University Big Ideas Winners 2014-15

ResilientAfrica Network

http://www.ranlab.org/makerere-university-telecom-engineering-students-received-a-cash-prize-after-winning-the-2014-15-big-ideas-contest-by-uc-berkeley

NextDrop: An Innovative Solution to a Critical Problem

TechChange

https://www.techchange.org/2015/12/21/nextdrop-an-innovative-solution-to-a-critical-problem/

How to Supercharge Your Generosity Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gleb-tsipursky/multiply-your-generosity-_b_8872250.html

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Making every drop count The Asian Age http://www.asianage.com/people/making-every-drop-count-998

Development Engineering: Reflections from a Development Impact Lab Postdoctoral Fellow

Development Impact Lab

http://dil.berkeley.edu/development-engineering-reflections-from-a-development-impact-lab-postdoctoral-fellow/

Five Questions for Development Engineer Rachel Gerver

Development Impact Lab http://dil.berkeley.edu/five-questions-for-development-engineer-rachel-gerver/

This Is a Proven Way to Get Women Excited About Engineering

Fortune http://fortune.com/2016/01/06/women-excited-engineering/

Harnessing the Internet of Things for Global Development

CISCO

http://www.itu.int/en/action/broadband/Documents/Harnessing-IoT-Global-Development.pdf

BRAS update: Air quality graphs and twitter feed amplab UC Berkeley https://amplab.cs.berkeley.edu/bras-update-air-quality-graphs-and-twitter-feed/

The wages of sin The Economist

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21689642-theory-higher-pay-cuts-corruption-practice-opposite-happens-wages

Dow Prize: A New Strategy to Provide Safer Groundwater for Millions

Redefining Business, Haas Center for Responsible Business

http://redefiningbusiness.org/dow-prize-a-new-strategy-to-provide-safer-groundwater-for-millions/

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Dr. Kweku Opoku-Agyemang on Poverty & Technology

This is Berkeley

http://thisisberkeley.com/2016/02/06/dr-kweku-opoku-agyemang-on-poverty-technology/

New CellScope Device Enables Safe Treatment for River Blindness

Today at Berkeley Lab

https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://today.lbl.gov/2016/02/08/new-cellscope-device-enables-safe-treatment-for-river-blindness/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAxMDM3MjgzMDA0NjU1NDUyMDIyGjYyNTcxMjg3OTQzM2Q4MTk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFBP3TbqGdNJPNwQkObAN0KMCs1xA

Random Access ASME Demand https://medium.com/@DemandASME/random-access-5da28cdf6ba7#.3dt5j8sqb

Waste Not: Addressing the Sanitation and Fuel Need

ASME Demand

https://medium.com/@DemandASME/waste-not-addressing-the-sanitation-and-fuel-need-235f09b45696#.4x07yydki

How the 'solar suitcase' makes childbirth safer BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03nmfdw

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APPENDIX VII. Travel - FY16 Annual

Country #

Travelers Partner(s)

Engaged Purpose Outcome(s) Next Steps

Pakistan 2

Information Technology University and Shimshal Nature Trust

DIL Explore: During the proposed trip the research team will survey the site, assess potential challenges, hold initial meetings with partners at Information Technology University and Shimshal Nature Trust, review and gain feedback on the proposed in-depth interview questions, finalize interview content, train local partners on administration of the interviews, and map out a timeline for execution of the upcoming interviews in Shimshal (upon IRB approval).

Forthcoming, students are still in field

Germany 1

ElectroChemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) PhD student ECAR-related abstract accepted to conference. Traveled to give an oral presentation at the Capacitive deionization and electrosorption (CDI&E) conference in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Oral presentation of ECAR work

India 1

DIL Explore: Student team traveled to study the impact of Bangalore’s recent smart meter rollout on electricity consumption patterns and response to power outages.

Team conducted meetings with the agencies in charge of conducting smart meter rollout project.

India 1

DIL Explore: Student team traveled to study the impact of Bangalore’s recent smart meter rollout on electricity consumption patterns and response to power outages.

Team conducted meetings with the agencies in charge of conducting smart meter rollout project.

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Country #



India 1

ECAR student visited field site of the 10,000 liter per day capacity ECAR system to conduct experiments to measure and monitor prototype performance.

Student reported on and fixed ongoing problems and trained next field specialist to do the same.

Pakistan 1 DIL Explore: Student traveled to meet with stakeholders in NGOs, government and academia.

Kenya 1

DIL Innovate: Project team member traveled to implement prototype for continual flow heat treatment system (Project: Incentivizing the Safe Disposal of Human Feces In Urban Areas)

Tanzania 1

DIL Explore: Grudate student traveled to explore the impacts of unreliable electricity on the island of Unguja, Tanzania.

Student met with utility officials as well as local village leaders and community members.

Student is continuing work with another DIL Explore project awarded in Spring 2016

India 3

DIL Explore: Student team designed a rainwater harvesting, storage, and irrigation system for small tea growers in India in order to combat the effects of climate change on local weather patterns and tea production.

Student team tested system on a plot on a tea plantation.

Nicaragua 1 DIL Innovate: To deploy communications on devices that were implemented during a previous trip.

Allow team to collect data more effectively and provide an additional method of control for the devices. Team also collected and analyzed data that has been stored on the devices over the previous few months.

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Country #



Nicaragua 1 DIL Innovate: To deploy communications on devices that were implemented during a previous trip.

Allow team to collect data more effectively and provide an additional method of control for the devices. Team also collected and analyzed data that has been stored on the devices over the previous few months.

United States 1

DIL Management staff traveled to Washington, DC as part of annual UC delegation to meet with California Congressional offices and offer progress updates on USAID/DIL-funded projects.

Improved congressional awareness of UC federal research programs and USAID partnerships