Transborder Immigrant Tool

1. CONTEXT: What were the circumstances that framed the meaning and process of this project?

This project was made to be a source of direction, technology, and hope for the immigrants crossing the border.

2. CONTENT: What was the issue, need, idea or opportunity addressed by this project?

To help the immigrants crossing the Mexican/U.S Border find the nearest water cache and serve as a survival kit through poetry as well.

3: FORM: What is the medium that was used to address or embody the content?

By using a phone app which transmits through simple compass navigation device, aural, and haptic cues.

4. STAKEHOLDERS: Which are the groups or individuals that were invested in the project?

Ricardo Dominguez (Co-founder of EDT), Bret Stalbaum, UCSD, Water Stations Inc., Border Angels

5. AUDIENCE: For whom was this project conceived?

For the immigrants crossing the border.

6. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES: How were the stakeholders, audiences, and others engaged/connected to the project?

Both Water Stations Inc. and Border Angels have water cache spots and EDT used these locations as wave points to guide them to water.

7. GOAL: What are this project's objectives?

To serve as a guide to the people crossing the deserts disoriented of where they are and give them hope and a survival kit to get through it.

8. VALUES: What were the project's guiding values or core beliefs? How were they expressed in the process?

To transmit poetry containing directions to those crossing the Mexican/U.s border.

9. RESOURCES: What tangible and intangible resources were used to pursue the project's

Goals?

UCSD and EDT/ b.a.n.g lab

10: OUTCOMES: What were the results of this project?

They received a lot of backlash from people, especially when it was talked about through Fox News. It caused controversy in America and it also put the EDT under investigation. They also received a lot of support from other organizations or people who approved of this.

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