Cal Poly Worldwide Development Program

Develop a program that will outreach and inform Cal Poly students of Burro's products, business model, and impact on the people of Ghana. The program would have the potential to spread throughout other universities to further Burro's or any company's use of appropriate technology for the people in this developing region.

 

The risk associated with designing and selling development products is too high for most companies to conduct proper research and marketing on most products. Because these products are sold at the lowest price point possible, R&D resources are scarce, and innovation moves at very slow. We aim to create a program at Cal Poly similar to the MIT D-Lab, the Stanford Extreme lab, and the Cal Development Impact lab that shoulders the most risky burden in creating solutions for developing countries. We aim to join committed students, passionate faculty, and a practical network of private-sector companies that are devoted to making an impact.​