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| # '''Mature''' - Gaviotas was founded in 1971 | | # '''Local''' - They're also in Ecuador |
| # '''Prolific''' - Gaviotas has built a ''lot'' of appropriate technology, and worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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| * '''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 Documentation''' - Couldn't easily find build instructions for their tech |
| * '''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. |
| * '''Poor Licensing''' - I could not find any licensing information of their designs. ''If'' we could contact them, they ''might'' give permission to copyleft. | |
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| # Contact Gaviotas. Ask under what license their tech is currently released, if we can license it under CC BY-SA, and publish it on our website | | # Visit them. Get a list of all the tech they build, and see if they'd be open to licensing any of it openly. |
| # Contact UNDP. Ask if we can license their [https://archive.org/details/technologias_en_la_erradicacion_de_la_pobreza/ TECNOLOGIAS EN LA ERRADICACION DE LA POBREZA (1996)] under CC BY-SA. Then we can prioritize, build, and document the tech listed.
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| == External Links == | | == External Links == |
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| # Official Website https://centrolasgaviotas.org/ | | # Official Website https://www.yakunina.com/ |
| # Unofficial Website http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/
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| # TECNOLOGIAS EN LA ERRADICACION DE LA POBREZA (1996, UNDP) https://archive.org/details/technologias_en_la_erradicacion_de_la_pobreza/
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Gaviotas is a community in Colombia, which has done a lot of appropriate technology.
Pros
- Local - They're also in Ecuador
Cons
- Poor Documentation - Couldn't easily find build instructions for their tech
- Poor Licensing - I could not find any licensing information of their designs.
TODO
- Visit them. Get a list of all the tech they build, and see if they'd be open to licensing any of it openly.
External Links
- Official Website https://www.yakunina.com/
