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A  student  ini+a+ve  to  help  educa+on  and  health    in  the  world.  

h6ps://sites.google.com/site/fdvscidev/  

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Who are we?

USA/Armenia  PhD  in  biology  

Alexander  

             France  PhD  student-­‐Epidemiology  

Segolene  

Mauri0us  PhD  student-­‐Biophysics  

Jonathan  

France  Graduated-­‐Nanotechnology  

Luc  

       France  Graduated-­‐Informa+cs  

Thomas  

         Guatemala  PhD  student-­‐Microfluidics  

Karla  

                     France  PhD  student-­‐  Microfluidics  

Kévin  

     France  PhD  student-­‐Ecology  

Gabriel  

       Algeria  PhD  student-­‐Chemistry  

Sabrina  Bangladesh/France  Undegrad  in  economics  

Yasmine  

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Frontières du vivant FdV

•  An international interdisciplinary PhD program;

•  promoting research projects centered on an understanding of Life ;

•  recruits students from all over the world that were trained in any discipline.

•  part of the "Liliane Bettencourt program" created and funded by the Bettencourt-Schuller Foundation

h6p://www.fdv-­‐paris.org/en/ecole-­‐doctorale-­‐fdv/  

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Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Goal 5: Improve maternal health

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8: Develop global partnerships for development

The Millennium Development Goals

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Our projects

•  Do It Your Self for experimental classes: •  Map the difficulties in education around the

world •  Design non expensive tools for experimental

classes.

•  Aladin’s Lamp for Healthcare: •  Design a distant diagnosis tool using the

extended network of mobile phones existing in many developing countries.

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Aladin’s lamp for Health Care: A distant diagnosis tool

Advice

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Secondary Education Spending (average/child)

©  Copyright  2006  SASI  Group  (University  of  Sheffield)  and  Mark  Newman  (University  of  Michigan)  www.worldmapper.org  

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Do it your self?

“building,  modifying,  or  repairing  of  something  without  the  aid  of  experts”  

-   Low  cost  -   Sustainable   Useful  for  school?  

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Do It Your Self tools for school Step 1: Map the difficulties

<  500  $/year/class  

~30  students  /class  

Weekly  

4000  $/year/class  

~30  students  /class  

Weekly  

No  prac+cals  

50  students  /class   No  budget  

30  students  /class  

Monthly  

No  budget  

~30  students  /class  

Weekly  

<  500  $/year/class  

>30  students  /class  

Monthly  

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What would you do with 500 $/year/class?

Half a laptop?

Four optical microscopes?

Two chemical titration

protocols?

Five (good) science books?

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Design easy and non expensive protocols to help teachers in their daily work

The idea

Example: what would you do with a banana ?

Eat it is a solution but not the right answer

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DNA extraction !

©  Paris-­‐Montagne  

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•  Gather data from the questionnaires •  Design useful protocols for teachers •  Design a dedicated website to gather them •  Test the tools in Paris suburbs before sending them to

parteners.

So please help us, so that we can help education!!

Do It Your Self tools for school? The project:

Students receiving a College Degree in the Sciences: - Armenia: 10%

- USA: 11% - World Average: 23%

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Science education in third world countries Case study: Armenia

Satistics on Armenia Total Population: 3.1 million

Students enrolled in: Number of Students

Percent Female

Percent of Total Student Body

Higher Education 114,629 53% -

Biology & Chemistry 1,398 25% 1.2%

Physics 3,707 39% 3.2% Other Sciences (Medicine, etc.) 8,376 48% 7.3%

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What science education is missing

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•  Provide Professional Development opportunities to educators K-12

•  Become a Community of Change

•  Foster Educator/Researchers

•  Pay it Forward

A non-profit organization focussed on understanding and creating solutions for social

issues in Armenia

Excellence in teaching and collaboration among educators

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Conclusion(s)

• Act, by:

o  Applying our knowledge

o  To improve education and health conditions

o  And propose sustainable solutions

«  The  aim  of  educa+on  should  be  the  shaping  of  an  individual  able  to  act  socially  »  

[L’éduca)on  doit  se  donner  comme  objec)f  primordial  la  forma)on  d’un  individu  capable,  non  de  subir,  mais  d’agir  socialement.]    

 Pierre  Trinquier    "Le  Mé+er  d'ins+tuteur"  (Casterman,  1979)  

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Aknowledgements We  thank:  

You,  for  your  kind  a6en+on  

FdV  and  the  CRI  for  the  support  

And  all  the  people  who  contributed  to  the  projects  

Ian  Lee  Tin  Wah    for  the  logo  

Facts:    In France/Lower classes (suburbs of

Paris)   Around 4000 euros/class/year   Around 30 students /class   Weekly practicals   Teachers ok with the available

device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher + exams

(eg BAC)   Specialized teachers

  In US/public/lower classes   Less than 500 euros/class/year   10 to 30 students /class   Weekly (2 days minimum)   Enough time for practicals   Enough device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher

  In Armenia/Public/poor classes   Less than 500 euros/class/year   More than 30 students /class   Monthly   Enough time for practicals   Not Enough device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher

  In Senegal:   Less than 500 euros/class/year   Around 50 students /class   Primary teachers do everything   Weekly   Not enough time for practicals   Not enough device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher

  In Bangladesh/Pakistan/Middle Class   No budget   Around 30 students /class   Weekly   Not enough time for practicals   Not enough device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher

  In Cameroon:   No budget   > 30 students /class   Working class   Monthly   Not enough time for practicals   Not enough device/apparatus   Evaluation: by the teacher