Organization
MIT D-Lab
Mission
D-Lab is building a global network of innovators to design and disseminate technologies that meaningfully improve the lives of people living in poverty. The program’s mission is pursued through interdisciplinary courses, technology development, and community initiatives, all of which emphasize experiential learning, real-world projects, community-led development, and scalability.
Organizational Expertise
Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Humanitarian/Emergency Response, Lab or Field Testing, Marketing, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research, Standards, Technology and Fuel R&D
Technologies & Fuels
Biomass (Ag. Residue, Processed Biomass, etc.), Charcoal, Crop residues
Clean Cooking Activities
Technology development, market research and technical support for producers of improved cookstoves and alternative biomass fuels.
Partnership
D-Lab is involved in technology evaluation and will contribute test results for fuels and stoves. We are also performing market, user and adoption research which we are happy to contribute to Alliance resources.
Regions Operating In
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Based In
United States
Address
265 Massachusetts Ave.
MIT Room N51-313
Cambridge, MA 02139
Website
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Dr. Daniel Sweeney
Title: Research Scientist
Email: dsweeney@mit.edu
Phone: 617-324-1956
Secondary Point of Contact
Name: Ms. Nancy Adams
Title: Communications Administrator
Email: nadamsx@mit.edu
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