Thank you for making #3DWash possible
Alumni newsThanks to the generosity of Deakin Alumni, staff and friends, A$30,000 was successfully raised through the #3DWASH crowd-funding campaign throughout April. Support from the Deakin Community, along with commitment from Deakin's Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET) and Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, encouraged a private foundation to donate the last A$50,000 needed to fully fund this fantastic project.
WASH stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and this funding will enable the team from CADET to make a big difference in the Solomon Islands by producing replacement plumbing parts from plastic waste using 3D printing. In future, a 3D printer could be safely transported between villages and used by local experts to fix toilets, pumps and taps quickly providing a safe and sterile environment. A partnership with NGO Plan International brings their knowledge and understanding of the Solomon Islands' community needs, together with Deakin's expertise. Hopefully in future this model could be rolled out to other communities in need.
Grateful thanks to our partners at the English Family Foundation, Start Some Good and Plan International. We would also like to formally acknowledge and thank the individual supporters of this project; we commend them for helping make this vision a reality:
Aisha Sadikay | Ian Gibson | Mike Tan |
Alecia Bellgrove | James Jackson | Monica Moore |
Amy Morris | Janosh Biczok | Natasha Davis |
Ashok Ilankovan | Jenny Barling | Neil Cochrane |
Bec Franken | John Westland | Olivia Oh |
Belinda Bardas | Julie Nolan | Patrick Schanen |
Ben Horan | Julius Orwa | Paul D'Urso |
Bernard Rolfe | Karen Hapgood | Peter Mackinlay |
Brad Bond | Kathy Reid | Piers Pettit |
Bree Gorman | Katrina Swalwell | PrintIn3D Geelong |
Carolyn Munckton | Kellie Arnold | Rachel Weston |
Cherihan Hassun | Khatereh Hajizadeh | Richard Andrews |
Cheyne Brudenell | Kim Ngan Pham | Richard Dent |
Christine Linden | Kirby Lucas | Rig Tig |
Christopher Baker | Kirsty Bruce | Rikki Andrews |
Claire Moore | Kristy Rodwell | Robyn Lampard |
Craig McGill | Lauren Abel | Robynne Hall |
David Dawes | Lauren Hawkins | Sandra Dunoon |
David Hunter | Leslie Falkiner-Rose | Sarah Frankland |
David Pardoe | Lillian Kline | Sarah Zaharie |
Divya Srinath | Lucy & Rosie Low | Sarah Obst |
Donna Squire | Mahbube Subhani | Shannon Andrews |
Elizabeth Braithwaite | Malissa Gough | Sheryl Anson |
Emin Parry | Mariana Paulino | Sheryl Anson |
Erin Hadden | Marianne Mansfield | Simon Rabl |
Estela Garcez | Marita Baum | Sohail Mohammed |
Gemma Willocks | Martin Reukers | Stella Knorr |
Georgie Kelly | Maryann Doolette | Stephanie McDonald |
Gerlinde Koeglreiter | Matt Low | Stephen Maurer |
Giles Peach | Mazher Mohammed | Stuart Palmer |
Heather Rogers | Mervyn Piesse | Tamara Chalmers |
Helen Dacres | Michael Currie | Teresa Treffry |
Helen Newton | Michael Mortimer | Tim O’Brien |
Hieu Trinh | Michael Pereira | uFraction8 ltd |
Hugh Kingsley | Michael Snowden | Vanessa Meachen |
Iain Livingstone | Michelle Varcoe | Victoria Denahy |
Ian Cunningham | Michelle Keam | Yuh-Min Chong |
17 anonymous donors |