NOUS ENSEMBLE
NOUS ENSEMBLE (we together) is a collaborative entrepreneurship project which brings accessible and affordable mobile phone charging to the villages of Burundi. Designed by a group of students at ITP, NYU for UNICEF.
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User Experience Designer
I am currently a masters candidate within Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at Tisch School of Arts, New York University (NYU). I am passionate about exploring the ways in which design, semiotics, ethnography and technology can be fused to change environments and impact life for good. I believe that technology and design can be effective tools in fighting social and political issues, both within local communities and globally. I am a strong proponent of women rights and universal health reforms. Eventually, I hope my work will inspire members of society to make educated, conscious and compassionate decisions about their actions. Prior to arriving at NYU, I spent roughly three years working as a senior User Interface designer with Innovation and Design Department at Samsung. In past, I have explored role played by mythological references and imagery as the visual communication vehicle of Indian culture. My work focused on exploring metaphysical concepts embedded in these visual forms and their impact on the modern society.
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NOUS ENSEMBLE (we together) is a collaborative entrepreneurship project which brings accessible and affordable mobile phone charging to the villages of Burundi. Designed by a group of students at ITP, NYU for UNICEF.
This is my final year thesis project at ITP, New York University. My target audience is college going kids of age group 16-25yrs. (In the pool of mapping apps..another mapping app but with a twist.)
A Web Documentary showing a brief history of women's identity in India. The goal is to illuminate the subject of violence against women for an audience that lives in a world built by patriarchal society. Sometimes things are right in front of our eye
Thanks Meena and Lusia for appreciating our idea :)
Following are the answers to your questions.
1. This was the idea we developed for UNICEF last semester and we never revisited it after December.
2. We got a lot of feedback from local Burundi Innovation Lab while we were working on the idea. The current project is the out growth of that feedback.
3. We were going to use the existing solar charging kits available in the market.
During our research we found that most of the burundians commute using bicycles, in that case access to car battery might be difficult (to carry it around etc.). Plus our business model might not work with car batteries, as it won't be profitable.
We would love to work or share our experience and research with any NGO (dealing in micro finance ) who can be our feet on the ground.
4. I think the idea is quite flexible and I can see its being implemented in India too.
Thanks Meena. I haven't really given translation a thought but thats a great idea. Do you know someone who might be interested in taking it forward with me?
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