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AG SQUAD TIMOR WRAP UP!

Agricultural Assessment team is wrapping up for another month in Timor-Leste. Its been another incredible time on project and it’s ridiculous to reflect on what can be achieved in as little as two months from the projects beginning. The team has been small but fierce with three trekkers smashing out goals like its nothing. The main focus for the month was to continue understanding the supply chain in Timor as well as develop and execute steps towards implementing a version of FarmEd...

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Jan 27, 2018

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Jan 27, 2018

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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

Timor ERS is all systems go at the moment, currently operating as a recyclables collection service for 10 hotels and restaurants within the Dili area with several promising EOIs lined up. While we are stoked with the ongoing progress of the collection service, one thing we are still working towards is finding a sustainable and feasible end-use for the collected plastic and glass (aluminium is easy as there are several metal recycling companies in Dili). We are still intending to export...

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Dec 14, 2017

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Dec 14, 2017

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The WISI Wrap Up!

After a month of living and breathing the WISI project, the February team is in the process of wrapping up our work and preparing to hand over to the next team. It’s been an intense yet extremely rewarding month of working hard, making big calls and being put into unfamiliar territory. The WISI team has embraced these elements and as such has been rewarded with promising progression of the project. INSURANCE MODEL The proposed insurance plan works on a similar principle to the...

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Feb 24, 2017

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Feb 24, 2017

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Same but different - Introduction of Micro Finance!

Our team here in Dili is seeking advice on piloting our program. Despite the overall positive response from surveying, it had become a trend that our initial subscription based model was met with confusion in the community. Despite avoiding using the word insurance ourselves, many people were confused with ‘subscription’ and linked the project to insurance on their own accord - leading to further confusion. Max, one of the UNTL interns who has been working closely with our project for...

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Feb 17, 2017

Feb 17, 2017

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WI SI a change coming... (PIVOT, PIVOT, PIVOT, PIVOOTTTTT!!!)

At the end of week 2 we completed a design activity where we broke down our project structure into its key components and specified exactly what actions need to be put in place and what relationships to maintain and develop to move forward with our pilot program. The components included facilities and plumbers, the hub, customers, supplies and parts and subscription model. In regards to the subscription model in particular, we discussed the matter in depth and may potentially have a pivot...

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Feb 14, 2017

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Feb 14, 2017

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En route to pilot program - plumbers, membership and HUB.

It is now week 2 of project and our team is hustlin hard. We are still conducting daily surveys to improve our understanding on Dili’s water infrastructure, current systems and companies involved with infrastructure and the Timorese community as a whole. Using our collected data in conjunction with the data and business model from previous teams we are feeling confident we will be able to develop a successful pilot program ASAP. Since our last update we have delved deeper into...

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Feb 7, 2017

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Feb 7, 2017

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WISI Update - Fresh Ideas

Hello from the February team! It is now the last day of week 1 of project and it’s all happening. After spending a couple of days catching up with the great work from the December and January team, we are now finalising our project structure. Following on from the work of the previous teams, we were hoping to receive some feedback for our current model. ‘PLUBER’ but not. . - After conducting surveys within several communities the initial ‘Pluber’ platform was deemed...

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Feb 3, 2017

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Feb 3, 2017

[JULY 18] [COLLECTION] State of Waste Collection ERS Timor-Leste July 2018

Thanks for the comment Sam!
Will hit up OI again for sure. I had forgotten about those guys.

Jul 11, 2018
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[JULY 18] [COLLECTION] State of Waste Collection ERS Timor-Leste July 2018

MASSIVE win that ENVAC is willing to PAY for your collected plastic. This has been an ongoing issue for ERS in ensuring a sustainable business model.

You can now use these stats and on-sell of plastic to continue gaining customers of the current collection service, but also when rolling out bag pay.

Well done guys.

Jul 10, 2018
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[Work Update]: Fuel Timor - Monthly Goals - July 2018

Yo Dish.
AD is a very common option in the developing world. There have been successful national schemes in Nepal, Cambodia and Indonesia.
There are 3 main options - all small scale, tubular (which is cheaper as its made from plastic, easy to install, but not as long lasting), fixed dome (which are large and made from clay, so a more expensive and labor intensive option) and also floating dome (EWB won a google impact award with their design).
All of these options are suitable for household use for cooking gas. A fuel cell can be added to convert to electricity.
As Kappos mentioned though, this is very early days. The team has already found reasons why this may not be suitable in Timor ie, cultural value of cooking with fire, free electricity until an unknown date in areas surrounding Dili.

Thanks for commenting Dish - love your work!

Jul 4, 2018
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Expanding Our ERS Team: Solutions for Remote Management in a Developing Country

Hello :)

Feb 14, 2018
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From Small Seeds to Big Ideas

Would love your thoughts!

Jan 11, 2018
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

This is what I was mentioning earlier.

Jan 1, 2018
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

Thanks Scott!

Dec 23, 2017
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

Definite potential to make a prototype of this for the Ag Assessments developmental plot. We think this would be a cool opportunity to test its effectiveness and also gain feedback from farmers attending workshops, meetings etc.
Ag team had identified from their farm visits that only farmers which had partnered with Avansa and Agrikultui had greenhouses, which were often quite expensive ($400-$450 for plastic sheeting). So there definitely may be a market!
3R members have also expressed a strong interest in assisting with a greenhouse prototype as well as the vertical farming.
Will definitely keep you updated.

Dec 23, 2017
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

This is cool. Lets definitely give this a crack at Paradises.

Dec 17, 2017
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

Thanks Scott! I like your thinking. Don't think glass would be feasible as most of our collected glass is coloured and greenhouses work best when clear. BUT! Your idea got as thinking and have discovered that plastic bottle greenhouses are definitely a thing. Will pass on this info to the Ag Assessment team to assist feasibility - looks super promising though!
Photo source: http://www.goodshomedesign.com/build-plastic-bottle-greenhouse/

Dec 17, 2017
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[DEC 18][REPURPOSE] ERS Timor Product Ideas

Theres quite a few geotech and construction companies (the list we are going off is here https://www.easttimor-timorleste.com/Construc...Leste_Dili.htm) around Dili that we intend to speak to regarding testing, interest and general feasibility. Agree about the potential lack of need of high compressive strength concrete buttt may be of interest to local construction companies who could use a higher ammount of it to reduce cost for small projects not needing high strength. Also, the one we made with glass as an aesthetic feature looks funky as when polished!