This paper reviews the findings of several engineering researchers and practitioners on the
topic of design for the developing world. We arrange these findings into nine guiding …

While many tools and methodologies for assessing social impact exist and are used in the
social science and global development fields, there is a lack of standard methods for …

For many off-grid rural communities, renewable energy resources may be the only viable
option for household and village energy supply and electrification. This is especially true for …

Approximately 1.4 billion people around the world lack access to electricity, of which 85%
are rural dwellers, mostly living in Sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, 55% of rural dwellers …

Swarm grids are an emerging approach to electrification in the Global South that
interconnects individual household generation and storage to a small electricity network to …

The introduction of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in isolated areas which are far from the
main grid has provided energy to non-electrified households. Such off-grid technology is …

This dissertation collects principles and insights from various sources related to design for
the developing world. These principles and insights form part of the foundation that can …

Swarm grids are an emerging approach to electrification in the Global South that
interconnects individual household generation and storage to a small electricity network to …

Swarm grids are an emerging approach to electrification in the Global South that
interconnects individual household generation and storage to a small electricity network to …

Swarm grids are an emerging approach to electrification in the Global South that
interconnects individual household generation and storage to a small electricity network to …