SafeAgua Chile

We have come to the last episode of SAFE AGUA CHILE, a project in partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, led by 12 students from the Art Center College of Design. The students traveled to Santiago, Chile and spent 12 days among the poorest families living in slums/campamentos.  Week by week we have witnessed how the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families.  Today, we want to give thanks to those who have been following us since our first episode, as well as to those of you who are just in time to follow step by step and drop to drop the exciting journey of a life changing project.

Week by week, and drop by drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change. In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums in Chile. In week 8 we joinned KC and Jackie and witnessed how they innovated on the creation of a low-cost kitchen workstation for washing dishes indoors and facilitating the re-use of water.  This week, join Ramon and Will and follow step by step how they innovate a strategy for sharing and inspiring social innovation by people in the campamentos.

Week by week, and drop by drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change. In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums in Chile. Last week we joined Stephanie and witnessed how she designed a community  laundry facility that aimed to offer convenience and fill the emotional needs of people living in campamentos.   This week, join KC and Jackie and follow step by step how they innovate on the creation of a low-cost kitchen workstation for washing dishes indoors and facilitating the re-use of water.

Convenience and Awareness

“I don’t like to do the dishes in front of the house because I don’t want people to see me.” –Maria.

Week by week, and drop to drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change. In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums in Chile.  Last week we witnessed Jesse and Narbeh's develop a low-cost but real world potential warm shower for people living without running water or consistent electricity.  This week, join Stephanie and follow step by step how she designs a community laundry facility that aims to offer convenience and fill the emotional needs of people living in campamentos.  

Week by week, and drop to drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change.  In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums in Chile.  Last week we witnessed how Nubia, Stella and Diane created a low-cost pressurized water system, adding convenience and safety to the families' daily tasks. This week, join Jesse and Narbeh and follow step by step how they develop a low-cost but real world potential warm shower for people living without running water or consistent electricity.

Week by week, and drop to drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change.  In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums, Chile. Last week, we witnessed how Erica and Elizabeth created health and sanitation solutions, in order to make the families' dream of having Potable Drinking Water a reality.   This week, join Nubia, Stella and Diane and follow step by step how they find ways to create a low-cost Pressurized Water System for  the families in campamentos.

Week by week, and drop to drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change.  In partnership with Un Techo Para Mi Pais, the students develop new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families living in campamentos/slums, Chile. Last Week, we were transported to A Day in the Life of the poorest families in campamentos.  We learned the important role water plays and we also saw how families are being emotionally and physically affected by the lack of basic needs.  This week, follow, step by step, the exciting work of the students to find ways to make the families' dream of having Potable Drinking Water... a reality!

Week by week & drop to drop, twelve students from the Art Center College of Design are working towards social change.  In a partnership with Un Techo para mi Pais, the students will develop new tools for using, storing and transporting WATER, to improve the quality of life of poor families.  This week, continue learning what it is like to be in A Day in the Life of the local people from campamentos, without running potable water.

"I am tired... it's laundry day and I just got started," these are the words of  Mireya, a local  habitant of campamentos.  We met Mireya last week. She's exhausted of using so many containers to transport water.  Her daily tasks are doubled by the lack of running water just like many others in campamentos.

All the bags are packed! Twelve students of the Art Center College of Design are ready to become drops of change as they are on their way to Santiago, Chile, where they will spend twelve days living amongst the poorest families of the campamentos/slums.  The excitement and incertitude are overwhelming.  All they need to do now is focus on one question:  How can they work with people living in Chile's campamentos to develop new tools for using, storing and transporting WATER in order to help improve the quality of life?  The answer to that question will be revealed next, week by week, step by step & drop to drop.

Follow, step by step & drop to drop, the path to a LIFE-CHANGING STORY. Twelve art design students, from the Art Center College of Design's Designmatters, travel to Santiago, CHILE, to help impoverished communities break the cycle of poverty. The students will develop new tools and ways to help slum-dwellers store, transport, efficiently use, conserve and re-use WATER, as they experience and learn from the day by day of the poorest local families. Their major CHALLENGE is to create extremely low-cost but real world potential implementation products.