Updated Concept

Background Research (various sources):
• "Without serious & systematic effort in food production, the threat of food shortages will continue to haunt us" - Jakarta Post (Oct 21,2011)
• "Over 100 million Indonesia (1/2 of country's population) are now living below poverty line, up from 30 million in 1997 (Manufacturing Indonesia Food Crisis, Feb 16, 2005)
• In Indonesia, over 17 million families now face food shortages. In Central & East Java, over 4 million households can't afford more than 1 meal a day.( Far Eastern Economic Review)
• *As men usually leave to work at their really low paying job, the wives, parents and kids are left alone doing nothing but chat to their friends etc. Therefore, this PSS is targeting them to, instead of just do nothing, why not help clean the environment and getting some more benefit while doing that as well.

PSS:

1. A non-government, not-for-profit organization will be created, with its mission of getting rid of food shortage in Indonesia. This organization will enlists the help of an ad/banner company for the product and they will be targeting urban slums in Jakarta.

2. A deal will be made between the people living in the urban slums and the organization, and everyone is encouraged to sign up.

THE PROGRAM:
• People have to help clean up rubbish on the street & along the kali (a term for shallow river in Jakarta) area and in turn, they will be given the product set for them to use.

THE PRODUCT:
• A stand, which has bamboos, compiled together and combined for the frame, along with recycled banner, sewn and sticked (method still need to be researched) to the bamboo to create a set of container in which they will be able to plant veggies in. Seeds will also be given, along with a Community Composter for the area. This stand will have wheels for them so they can bring it home at night before they sleep. This is because theft is an issue in these areas. A handle is there for easier portability.


3. A guy from the organization will then be sent to teach the people in those areas how to make compost and how to plant using the product and the seeds etc. Each family will take turn to work the composter each time it runs out of compost.

4. Each month, a team sent by the organization will be sent to investigate how the cleanup is going around the kali and street around that area. They will also check the progress of the program, giving people advice and suggestions to grow their crop better. If program is followed smoothly, then more / better quality seeds will be given.

5. The food waste from them, eating their own-grown veggies will have to be put into the community composter to keep the cycle going.

6. For long term plan, IF community (likely to be, small families) grows excess produce, the organization can help sell them to the markets/ restaurants - this will in turn, get rid of their food shortage and improve their quality of life.



URBAN SLUMS in JAKARTA:

PROPOSED PRODUCT: 

 Notes:
- Has to be able to stand up by itself (not be pushed against the wall) because on these areas, their houses aren't made with good materials, therefore if something's heavy's pressed against the wall, their house might collapse).
- Bamboo & Flex Banner are used for the material because they're really inexpensive.
- Handle for easier draggin.
- Size of product has to be lower than the height of door so it can be easily dragged in.
- Frame has to be strong enough to withstand these heavy bags filled with soil & later, plants.

CONCERNS / UNSURE ABOUT: 
- Should I do 4 small wheels or just 2 big wheels located all in front or back?
- Should I add 1 more to each column (so 5 bags in each column, totalling in 20 overall). Concern: Take up too much space.
- Should I have 1 big flex banner and have all the bags sewn onto them, instead of the bags, being sticked on (still need to research about the method) to the bamboos?
- Should handle be smaller so not waste too much material?



TUTORS' SUGGESTIONS: (Not yet included into the system)
- Make it so that they have to pay (even if in installments) for the planting device, as it's been proven by plenty of research that getting something for free makes them less responsible for it.
- Reward them with free rice and/or cooked meat plus seeds for cleaning up the river/area around them.
- Wheeling it inside doesn't quite work because they don't have that much space inside the house.(Therefore find another way, to prevent theft)

Concept Proposal

CONCEPT # 1

Problem: Oil Spill

Solution: Hair from Salon

Background Research:

•  7 Oil Spills occurred in Australia occurred between 2001 – 2012 (max 4,75 tonnes)

(http://www.amsa.gov.au/marine_environment_protection/major_oil_spills_in_australia/

• Oil Spills damage Beaches, Marshland and Marine Wildlife that are essential in global foodchain, destroying ecosystem

• Hair Clippings from Salon left on the floor after cutting customers’ hair stuffed inside Nylon can be used to effectively absorb oil. After collecting the leak this is then can be pressed, releasing the oil altogether in 1 go.

(http://www.styleicons.com.au/2010/05/25/article/Recycled-hair-clippings-aid-oil-spills/XEGWWTLQOG.html)

Proposed PSS:

1. Encourage Salon to do such thing by a nationwide campaign
2. Product is delivered by government to participating salon. The product will be of a large container & tool for a more convenient cleaning and getting hair off the salon floor and right into box. (Product still need a lot of development) 
3. Hair clippings is then collected in the box, with the box collected weekly. The box is then collected and another empty box given.
4. After collection, all boxes are brought to 1 location in which each boxes can be just placed and get the lid / with a press of a button can just transfer all the hair  into 1 machine in which it will be processed and turned into a mat. 
5.  Finished product will be then given to the oil spill cleanup committee, in which it will then get to be used to cleanup oil spills.

CONCEPT #2

Problem: Food Shortage, Waste Disposal

Solution: Grow Veggies & Fruits by using Composter (Product)

Background Research:
• Food shortage in Indonesia (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/21/indonesia-still-vulnerable-food-shortages-boediono.html)
• Waste Disposal problem in Indonesia (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/346749/indonesian-garbage-helps-save-environment)

Proposed PSS (Location: Indonesia, for people living in poor areas): 

1.  With aid from government, a composter is given per family (or per community) for the ones living in poor areas. A small land is also spared for the project with seeds being given in exchange for an amount of garbage collected off the street / other area.
2. An instructor will be sent to the area to teach how to use composter / grow veggies + fruits and where etc. 
3.  Kids to elders both can join and an inspector will be sent once a month to inspect, if system works good then for the next cycle more seeds along with more tool loans will be given.

Still yet to be researched for this concept:
• Security Measures
•Whether should just do the planting near their house to avoid people stealing, since not acres of land is needed to put food on the table.
•How to make composter (material, workings etc) so that even in tropical weather and poor environment composter still can work in optimal condition.

EDIT: For concept #2, existing composter would be used meaning the product would be the pots where the plants are going to be planted.

Proposed PSS #2 (Concept #2):

1. With aid from government, each family or each area will be given 1 community composter. As an exchange, people have to participate in collecting rubbish around the area or off the street/ kali (Indonesia's term for shallow rivers which are usually are flooded with rubbish).

2. Each family have to sign up for the program, in exchange they will be given 2-4 empty pots (product still being researched) along with some tools for growing foods/ veggies.

3. A government worker will then come to explain them how to work the composter - Participating restaurants / warungs (small street food kiosks in Indonesia) will spare their organic / food waste to be put in the compost. Each family will take turn to work the composter each time it runs out of compost.

4. Several seeds will be given (not alot, since only so they can get enough food to eat themselves) to each family, they will also be taught how to grow plants.

5. Once a month, a government worker will be sent to each area to investigate. If system runs smoothly, then they will give more pots along with better quality seeds and tools to help the community. For long term plan, if community grows more than enough vegetable, they will be able to sell the excess produce to markets or restaurants, which in turn will get rid of the food shortage and improve their quality of life.


POSSIBLE PRODUCTS / THREATS:
- To get rid of thefts, pot has to have some sort of an identification feature so government worker can know that it's not stolen from their neighbours etc.

- Also, to avoid theft, maybe design some kind of product so that the pot can easily be put / stored at home before they sleep and then easily take it out (sunlight) when they wake up.

- The people, living in small housing area, will  not be able to store the pot easily since they don't have space. So design a product system that enable them to store them without wasting space and easy to move etc. 

*After a bit more research, it seems that theft is not as major as the lack of space available for them to do the planting since usually the one who works are usually the man, leaving the wife, son, elders doing nothing but chat to other people in the same area (having free time). Therefore the product will be more likely for them to be able to maximize the little space available to them to put the pots in.
The pots could also be put on the roof (design so it sits in there?). The idea of putting it on the roof will also help them in terms of when raining, as there usually are leaks/holes on their roof.
THEREFORE,  one of my  solutions would be something that allows them to put the pot and plant seeds on the roof with easy and efficient take in & out of the roof to water or just something that allow them to maximize the available space to them to put the pot in.

BACKGROUND RESEARCH FOR THIS CONCEPT:
- Waste in Indonesia are largely organic / have larger (70% more) organic composition compared to other more developed countries, e.g Singapore.

Peer Comments (Cormack)

• Seb Gregory
• Siting Lin
• Andrew Bae
• James Cheng
• Anurag Shivach

S+ICKIFIX Bandage Dispenser (Cormack)

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