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* '''Poor Documentation''' - Only a couple projects are listed on their website (https://centrolasgaviotas.org/). | * '''Poor Documentation''' - Only a couple projects are listed on their website (https://centrolasgaviotas.org/). Sometimes this is just a photo. BOMs are missing. Technical details are missing. Build instructions are frequently missing. Maintenance guides are frequently missing. Notable exception: [https://centrolasgaviotas.org/molino-de-viento-tropical wind mill], [https://centrolasgaviotas.org/bomba-de-camisa-gaviotas hand pump], [https://centrolasgaviotas.org/bomba-de-balanc%C3%ADn-gaviota see-saw pump], [https://centrolasgaviotas.org/ariete-hidr%C3%A1ulico-gaviota hydraulic ram]) | ||
* '''Poor Communication''' - Unable to contact them in 2025 using official website. I did get a response from the contact on the unofficial website (http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/), but I got a response from someone (Katherine Holt) who said she hasn't been involved with Gaviotas in over 15 years.. | * '''Poor Communication''' - Unable to contact them in 2025 using official website. I did get a response from the contact on the unofficial website (http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/), but I got a response from someone (Katherine Holt) who said she hasn't been involved with Gaviotas in over 15 years.. | ||
* '''Poor Licensing''' - I could not find any licensing information of their designs. ''If'' we could contact them, they ''might'' give permission to copyleft. | * '''Poor Licensing''' - I could not find any licensing information of their designs. ''If'' we could contact them, they ''might'' give permission to copyleft. | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 8 April 2026
Gaviotas is a community in Colombia, which has done a lot of appropriate technology.
Pros
- Mature - Gaviotas was founded in 1971
- Prolific - Gaviotas has built a lot of appropriate technology, and worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Cons
- Poor Documentation - Only a couple projects are listed on their website (https://centrolasgaviotas.org/). Sometimes this is just a photo. BOMs are missing. Technical details are missing. Build instructions are frequently missing. Maintenance guides are frequently missing. Notable exception: wind mill, hand pump, see-saw pump, hydraulic ram)
- Poor Communication - Unable to contact them in 2025 using official website. I did get a response from the contact on the unofficial website (http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/), but I got a response from someone (Katherine Holt) who said she hasn't been involved with Gaviotas in over 15 years..
- Poor Licensing - I could not find any licensing information of their designs. If we could contact them, they might give permission to copyleft.
TODO
- Contact Gaviotas. Ask for all of their documentation of their tech, if we can license it under CC BY-SA, and publish it on our website
- Contact UNDP. Ask if we can license their TECNOLOGIAS EN LA ERRADICACION DE LA POBREZA (1996) under CC BY-SA. Then we can prioritize, build, and document the tech listed.
External Links
- Official Website https://centrolasgaviotas.org/
- Unofficial Website http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/
- TECNOLOGIAS EN LA ERRADICACION DE LA POBREZA (1996, UNDP) https://archive.org/details/technologias_en_la_erradicacion_de_la_pobreza/TECNOL~1/mode/2up
