Small Scale Appropriate Technology
A collection of low cost and easily sustainable development technology.
I apologize for the design of these pages; they have been purposely kept simple to allow for easy access in areas where internet and computing capabilities are limited.
 


(Thankyou Barbara Kingsolver for the calabash globe idea as found in The Poisonwood Bible)
 

Table Of Contents
Introduction
Education
Health And Household Help
Agriculture
Miscellaneous
Income Generation
Contribute
 
 
 
 
 
 

Education

School and Art Supplies:
           Sand Paper, Glues, Paper Mache Pastes, Modeling Clay Recipes, Dyes, Ink, and Paint, Chalk, Writing Tools, Chalkboards
           Copying Devices:
               Hectograph, Mimeograph, Silk screen
Science Projects
           Weather instruments:
                Measuring Air Pressure, Measuring Windspeed, Beaufort Scale, Ananometers, Rain Gauges, Measuring Relative Humidity
           Simple Spring Scale
           Solar Energy
                Solar Food Dryers, Solar Ovens, Solar Water Treatment
Measurements and Conversions:
           Volume, Weight, Distance, Area, Temperature

Health And Household Help

Health
           Water Treatment:
               Water Filter, Moringa Olifera, Bleach, Solar Water Treatment
           Oral Rehydration Drinks
           Tippy-Tap
           Soap Recipes:
                 Simple Laundry Soap, Peanut/Moringa Soap, Soap Variations:
                                                                                   Antiseptic Neem Soap, Bees Wax Soap, Milk and Honey Soap
        Herbal Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel
Nutrician
           Food Preservation Recipes:
                 Papaya Jam, Tomato Jam, Cashew Jam, Mango Jam, Pepper Sauce, Mango Chutney, Green Tomato Chutney, Simple Tomato Sauce, Banana
                Jam, Pumpkin Jam, Pumpkin Preserves, Tomato Wanjo Jelly
           Milk, Cheese and Butter
                Milk, Cheese, Butter, Milk Recipes:
                                                            Ice Cream, Goat Milk Fudge
           Solar Food Dryers
                Solar Jerky
Pest Control:
           Rats and Mice:
                   Concrete, Cassava Peels, Glicirdia Extract, Castor Bean, Non-Lethal Traps, Rat Guards
           Mosquito control, Flies, Roaches, Bug-Balls, Ants, Flees
Cooking And Baking
           Kumba Gaye 3 Stone Mud Stove
           Ovens:
                   Oil Drum Oven, Smaller Can Ovens:
                                           Vertical Can Oven, Horizantal Can Oven
                   Reflector ovens:
                                           Simple Box Reflector, Deflector Oven
                    Solar Ovens:
                                           Solar Funnel Cooker, Solar Box Oven
           Heat Diffusers, Baking with Pots and Pans:
                                           Frying Pans, Twiggy Fires and Dutch Ovens, Double Pot Ovens
Desert Refrigerators
           Clay Pot Refridgerator, Burlap Refridgerator
Hand-Held Corn Sheller
 
 

Agriculture

Miscellaneous
           Watering Can, Poly-Pots, Tree Guards, Eucalyptus Propagation Boxes
Pest Control/Garden Pests
           Neem Tea, Insecticidal Soap, Garlic, Hot Pepper Spray, Wood Ash, Hot Water
Testing collected Seed
More Uses for Moringa Olifera
           Plant Growth Hormone, Livestock Feed
Beekeeping
           Bee Hives
                   Palm Basket Hive, Calabash Hive, Grass Hive
           Bee Smokers
                   Tin Can Smoker, Bamboo Smoker
           Beeswax Products
                   Grafting Wax, Sewing Thread, Fixing Cracked Hooves, Furniture and Wood Polish, Leather Waterproofer, Burn Cream, Cold Cream,
                   Hand Cream, Shoe Polish/Waterproofer, Soap, Lubrication, Candles:
                                                                                                                   Wax, Wicks, Molds
 
 

Miscellaneous

Measurements and Conversions
Simple Knots and Lashings
           Square Knot, Bowline, Sheep Bend, Two Half Hitches, Taughtline Hitch, Timber Hitch, Clove Hitch, Square Lashing, Diagonal Lashing,
           Tripod Lashing, Pole Lashing
Ropes from Plastic Bag
          Possible items that can be made from this rope:
               Sacks and Bags, Baskets, Furniture, Cupholders, hats, etc.

Income Generation

Dolls, Soap Recipes, Lye, Candles, Jams, Jellies and Sauces, Beeswax Products, Dried foods, Dairy Products
 
 

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