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5. Let the Prototyping Begin!
Going into our 4th week of work, all 4 teams have finally begun prototyping. After 3 weeks of extensive needs-finding and research at various hospitals, we are ready to get our...
Week 4 and 5: Looking to the Future
Welcome back to my blog! It’s been a very eventful weeks in which I visited two hospitals, traveled to Lilongwe and back for a pitch competition (and got a broken tire on the...
4. City to City
Yet another week has gone by and this time with a bit of adventure. This past week seemed to be centered around people and opportunity. Before we left for the Malawi Technology...
Week 4. Lilongwe
We spent Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week in Lilongwe. There was a pitch competition happening at this place called mHUB. Alongside the Lemelson Foundation and Rice...
5. mHub, Moyo, Maternity, and More
Hello everyone! Presentations are never easy. My nerves get the best of me most times and I often stress over details, frantically writing down every sentence that I need to say....
4. Learning in Lilongwe
This week all 19 summer interns (16 from Poly Design Studio + 3 from Queens CPAP Office) piled onto a bus and travelled 5 hours to Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. The...
5. SimpleBallard
This week, my team had the chance to present at the first ever Malawi Innovation Pitch Night, and after the whole experience, I realized how little I have written about my main...
3. Time Flies
Last week, we started by creating a proposal for our team projects with the intention of brainstorming and evaluating our solution in the coming days. However, when Dr. Leautaud...