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If we want an idea of what kind of area we can look at..in terms of picking a region to implement our chair strategy. This region of Madagascar focuses on the production of rice and abundance of rice fields. The cultural/arts aspect also focus on weaving (silk weaving) but there are factories which produce lamba's [(Factory manufacture has by and large supplanted the local weaving of lamba)which are those rectangle shawls the women use to rap around their shoulders]. "Traditional lambas were commonly made of raffia or silk. Cotton, rayon and other fabric blends became more common as foreign trade increased over time. Today it is common to find lambas produced in India for the Malagasy market in addition to those fabricated locally." - so we can tie this in to the USEFULNESS OF THE CUSHION!!!!

http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/madagascar/solidarity-strong-silk
The above link is where i stumbled upon the information for this region

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsileo_people
just and overview of the region's people

A Betsileo is simultaneously a member of several descent groups. One is the local descent group, with whom a man resides and cultivates his main rice field, usually from his father's or father's father's estate, although fields may also be inherited through the mother. 

Read more: http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Betsileo-Kinship.html#ixzz11BjDyxy6


Arts. The major traditional Betsileo art was the weaving of raw silk coverings called Jamba; these served as colorful mantles for the living and funerary shrouds for the dead. Through the early twentieth century, there was an active husbandry of silkworms in southern Betsileo country. In Tsienimparihy, one of the Arindrano statelets, the ruler collected silk as tribute and oversaw the manufacture and distribution of lamba landy, the most magnificent shrouds, due individuals of high status on burial. Factory manufacture has by and large supplanted the local weaving of lamba.

Read more: http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Betsileo-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html#ixzz11BjaeoXD


C.

Adhesive - Soy protein based

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T77-4G1R3R2-1&_user=62921&_coverDate=01/31/2006&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1464039619&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000005418&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=62921&md5=d17a701c6c8eee0b5f03c413117e9ab5&searchtype=a#SECX4

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/08/980825075506.htm

http://www.soynewuses.org/downloads/MO_Adhesive.pdf

history of soy in africa  -http://www.soyinfocenter.com/pdf/134/Afri.pdf

soy resin process- http://www.forestprod.org/adhesives05wescott.pdf

planting in madagascar   http://www.pannar.com/country.php?country_id=6

Wood chippers, mulchers, etc for sale

Mulchers
 http://www.marriott-tree.com/product_showroom/used_equipment_new.asp

http://www.midwaysales.com.au/ecommerce.php?action=search&stk_group=Hanmey%20Implements&stk_category=Wood%20Chippers

http://www.getreidemuehlen.com/en/grain-mills/commercial-mills/commercial-mills.php

Raffia Suppliers in Madagascar (for cushion)

http://www.export-forum.com/africa/madagascar-raffia/

http://www.raffiaonline.com/

Child Friendly Chair Design

TEXT: Ergonomics for Children: http://reader.eblib.com.au.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/Reader.aspx?p=182515&o=96&u=YLvD5vV0zxtMO6VA7xrqqg%3d%3d&t=1284355980&h=6D662A358725D8DFF1AF42C7D8CB4ADB322783EE&s=3518542&ut=245&pg=1&r=img&pat=n#
(via QUT library)

WEBSITE: Ergonomics For Children: http://www.humanics-es.com/recc-children.htm

Australian Standards Online --> Connect via QUT library

• HB136:2004 Safety Aspects - Guidelines for Children
• AS/NZS 4610.2:1999 Furniture - School and Educational 

Children's behaviour and the design of school furniture: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713808274~frm=titlelink

element

Banana fibre particle board making machinery

http://ecogreenunits.blogspot.com/2010/03/banana-fibre-particle-board-making.html

Madagascar: LONELY PLANET!

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/madagascar

Examples of schools in RURAL Madagascar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUohcSnt1Do&feature=related

Don't mind the singing.. :/ just mute your speakers or turn them down :)

Converting Coconuts into Value-Added Products

http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/views/coconuts.pdf

http://www.wur.nl/NR/rdonlyres/45A02358-8B96-49B2-B642-3F907F487287/53774/coconutArtkel.pdf

idea for rice husk/mushroom foam seat

CULTURE IN MADAGASCAR

Britannica online

The Mahafaly have a remarkable wood-carving industry, and their tombs of coloured stones and carved wooden posts are among the most beautiful on the island. The woodworking skills of the Zafimaniry, exemplified by their elaborate carved designs, are also renowned; their knowledge of woodcraft is included by UNESCO among its designations of Intangible Cultural Heritage, intended to safeguard nonmaterial cultural properties. The Betsileo also have a thriving wood-carving industry, making inlaid furniture of valuable hardwoods. In addition they produce ornamental cloths of very finely woven raffia and have become specialists in the production of coloured straw hats. Betsileo and Merina women in particular are expert in French-style embroidery, sewing, and dressmaking.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/355562/Madagascar/279540/Ethnic-groups

Flash appeal: Child survival, development and protection at stake in Madagascar

• Close to a quarter of a million of children under the age of five live in three food-insecure regions in the south of the country and are at risk of malnutrition

• An estimated 10,000 children had their education interrupted by the two cyclones, Cyclone Eric and Cyclone Fenele, that hit the southwest and northeast coasts in January

• Another 116,000 children around the country were out of school at certain times during the recent political instability here

• Interruption of water and sanitation services in main towns puts up to 100,000 children at risk of water-borne diseases
• And the recent unusual rates of violence have caused a high level of stress among children and youths who have almost no access to the required psychosocial support.

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/madagascar_49050.html

MADAGASCAR WEBSITE LINKS (allocated research tasks)

http://www.oecd.org/infobycountry/0,2981,en_2649_201185_1_70609_1_1_1,00.html

http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/

http://www.expat-blog.com/en/directory/africa/madagascar/

http://sf5mc5tj5v.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Madagascar&rft.jtitle=Africa+Research+Bulletin:+Political,+Social+and+Cultural+Series&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.date=2009-11-01&rft.issn=0001-9844&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=18144A&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2009.02600.x&rft.externalDBID=FRBP&rft.externalDocID=1901623381
(not sure if you guys can access this one)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/355562/Madagascar/279540/Ethnic-groups

http://rainforests.mongabay.com/20madagascar.htm

http://www.cies.org/country/madagascar.htm


THANKS TOM!

UNICEF: Schools for Africa

UNICEF Helping in these selected parts of Africa,  that have been devastated by disaster and whose school enrolments are the lowest in the country.

africa's tropical-subtropical regions (elephant grass growing areas)

vid

rice straw

http://www.ecopanelsystems.com/rice.html

sustainable building materials from rice straw

http://www.biomassandbioenergy.nl/filesricestraw/KeijsersSustainableBuilding.pdf

worldwide rice yield

map of africa for elephant grass

links

http://www.unicef.org/

http://www.indexaward.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=458&Itemid=292