Ending the cycle of sickness

4 October 2016

Mitch Horrocks conducting research in Uganda.

Mitch Horrocks is a hands-on designer. So it comes as no surprise that for his final-year honours project, he spent months living in Uganda developing a stovetop extension to reduce water-borne illness in rural African communities.

“The idea of creating something for rural African regions is something that I’ve thought about for a while,” explains the Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Integrated Product Design student, who has volunteered in Uganda many times since high school.

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Byline

Hannah Jenkins

Acknowledgement of Country

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