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These Refugee projects require Capital Equipment, Materials, Perishable Materials as well
as Human Resources to succeed
On-line minutes can be one way of promoting Sponsors' web-sites
The background to this Zambian Refugee project can be reviewed On-line here
Draft Minutes: Wed 23 May 2018 re mtg 22 May 2018 REF:UNAACMcd
ZIG/ZAG: UNDP-Zambia Refugee Program - UNA
Objectives: A Review "Energy" and "ICT" questions
B Discuss email blocks by email providers Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo
C Discuss need for urban planning advice for refugee resettlement areas
Date: Tue 22 May 2018 Time:17:30 - 18:30
Venue: Balgowlah RSL Contact: Stephen GOULD
30 Ethel Street SAN Projects Co-ordinator
BALGOWLAH 2092 {61}(4)1600-9468
INVITEES & ATTENDEES
Peter AXTENS [PMA] Chr Y Janece WILLS [JPW] Y
Gloria OMODEI [GMO] Y Carline DUFFY [CJD] E
Jan NEILSEN [JNN] Y Nick RIDDELL [NHR] E
Tim CHENKO [TMC] E Stephen GOULD [SGG] Sec Y
Kathy REID [KCR] Y
ZIG/ZAG: UNDP-Zambia Refugee Program - UNA
A 17:30-17:50 - Review "Energy - 27 Q&A"and "ICT - 8 Q&A" topics
The Topics for On-line discussion by 1st year Engineering students at 30 Participating
Universities that are members of EWB are:
C Energy - 27 questions
D ICT [Information and Communications Technologies] 8 questions
There are concerns that as more and more vehicles including cars become electric,
how is the Energy going to be provided with the latest debacles on the National
Electricity Grid hence the use of Pedal Power to reduce the drain on the grid for
many local community and home applications
Following the email re "Energy" & "ICT" questions we have received an email from
the Head of School of Engineering of one of the Universities involved with EWB
asking what can they do to help
"Dear Stephen
How can I help with this ?"
The Professor has been asked to consider a prototype Pedal-Power project similar to
the example in the Powerhouse Museum and provide statistics on the Power outputs
that can be produced
In the meantime Wayne has reviewed the Energy issues and Zambia Luena River
system which is deemed suitable for irrigation and generating Biomass for Energy yet
a micro-hydro pump is not operational because the gearbox broke down some years
ago
This raises the issue of local skills to fix pumps, bikes and other equipment
Perhaps the Universities could arrange annual camps for students to carry out
repairs and provide new equipment and training for the local people
Perhaps this could be off-set against the Students Higher Education Contribution
Scheme (HECS) fees as well as earn the Students local eCredits
B 17:50-18:10 - Emails blocked by Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo email service providers
SGG reported on the email blocks by Outlook, Gmail and Yahoo
On Thu 26 Apr 2018 Outlook blocked all email distribution on progress with the UNDP
Zambia project from 14 Outlook email accounts
On Wed 16 May 2018 on email "ehn.1a3posgg@gmail.com" Gmail reported only 112 emails had
been blocked yet there were no "Automated Email Received [AER]" messages received as
evidence that any emails had been sent and received
On Thu 17 May 2018 these issues were reported in writing by the SAN Public Officer to
the SAN Official Agent
On Sat 19 May 2018 we endeavoured to set up new email accounts with Gmail and Outlook
These accounts could not be opened
Also on Sat 19 May 2018 we endeavoured to open up new accounts with Yahoo email which
SAN has never used in the past
Yahoo would not allow any email addresses to be created
On Mon 21 May 2018 the SAN Public Officer endeavoured to contact Outlook, Gmail and
Yahoo on the telephone to discuss why emails could not be sent - contact report
Messages were left for a call-back with both Outlook and Gmail yet as at 17:30 Tue 22
May 2018 no call backs have been received
This process took over 2 hrs and the only person who could be contacted was "Dev" in
Yahoo who refused to open an account unless a date of birth was given
"Dev" would not give a reason why a date of birth was required for Yahoo to open an account
and not let the end user open their own account
"Dev" terminate the phone call when the SAN Public Officer would not give a date of birth
At 15:30 Mon 21 May 2018 the SAN Official Agent and Public Officer signed a letter to
be sent along with the report by email to the Hon Julie BISHOP Federal Minister for
Foreign Affairs seeking who was the most appropriate person to contact on this issue
This email was sent via "ehn.1a3posgg@gmail.com" and an AER was received from
the office of the Hon Julie BISHOP as the Minister for Foreign Affairs
C 18:10-18:30 Discuss need for urban planning advice for refugee resettlement areas
SGG said from his review of the questions and answers given there appeared to be
a need for Urban Planning rather than one-off 1st year student projects
According to the Wikipedia Settlement Hierarchy:
A City is 100,000-300,00 people
A large Town is 20,000 - 100,000 people
A Town is 1,000 - 20,000 people
A Village is 100 - 1,000 people
A Hamlet is a population of less than 100 people
Hence it appears that a refugee camp of more than 1,000 people requires an Urban Planning
strategy
Possible contacts on this issue could be Dallas ROGERS a speaker on Urban Planning
who is a lecturer at the School of Architecture, Sydney University
PMA suggested Donal CARR who, as a Staff Architect at the Sydney Cove
Redevelopment Authority (1970- 1986), led the revitalisation of The Sydney
Rocks area
Donal was contacted and he proposed that Paul RAVESTEYN of the Northgate Ministries may
be interested
NEXT MEETING
Date: Tue 29 May 2018 Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Venue: Balgowlah RSL E:
30 Ethel St P:{61}(2) 9949 5477
SEAFORTH 2092 W:
ACTION ITEMS ACTION WHO FOR WHEN
1 Housing & Transport topics On-line SGG All F 2018/05/11
3 Review "Housing" and "Transport" topics All All by U 2018/05/27
4 Submit Questions re "Housing" & "Transport" All SGG M 2018/05/28
Stephen GOULD
Projects Co-ordinator
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK
E: ehn.1a3posgg@gmail.com
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