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Bike-Pedal Powered Millet Milling Machine

Bike-Pedal Powered Millet Milling Machine. Travis Warrington Health and Community Development PCV/The Gambia ‘08-Present. Intro: Long Story Short. Basic pounding of staple foods=not sweet. Big fuel-powered milling machines=unsustainable.

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Bike-Pedal Powered Millet Milling Machine

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  1. Bike-Pedal Powered Millet Milling Machine Travis Warrington Health and Community Development PCV/The Gambia ‘08-Present

  2. Intro: Long Story Short • Basic pounding of staple foods=not sweet. • Big fuel-powered milling machines=unsustainable. • Engineers Without Borders- -Rowan University, New Jersey. • Pilot study in India= altered the machine. • One working machine in The Gambia now. • Now planning implementation

  3. Maas Maas I didn’t bring the machine…but I have pictures!!

  4. The Grinder Device

  5. The Grinder Device

  6. Grinding Plates

  7. The Machine

  8. Here She Works • ‘Small boy’ sits on the machine • Helper pours in millet, groundnuts, etc into hopper. • One sitting pedals small small • The machine grinds • Bowl or rice bag collects milled product • Is finish way!

  9. Current Issues • Seeing if I can remake another one here. • Remanufacturing the device *sustainability! -Local welder is busy. -Only tech. inst. has tools and knowledge to make the grinder. - Grinding plates bought in US. • Cost (labor, materials, etc) Funding? • Availability of specific metals. • Time is going, de.

  10. My Vision • Have local women’s groups ‘sign’ off on the idea - -tell women “you need this!” • Train local welders to make the base =profit. • Have country’s technical college make the grinder device- -then sell them in bulk to local welders=puts school on map helping country. • Have NGO assist in funding and implementation. • This machine could alter gender norms in this culture forever! (*GAD*)

  11. Jarama! • If you want any more information, please email me at: warrint@gmail.com • PCV to take over project after April, Ms. Marnie Florin: marnie.florin@gmail.com

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