The Misak Educational Institution Shur Pupen in Caldono, Colombia, faces recurring aqueduct failures and lacks tools to complement ancestral knowledge of water and land care. This limits environmental education and research opportunities for students, particularly those with physical, auditory, or cognitive disabilities, affecting the school community.
The Student Chapter IEEE AESS Cauca University partnered with the Misak Indigenous Council of Ovejas Siberia to develop an accessible monitoring system to address these challenges. This system integrates low-cost IoT hardware, water and soil sensors, and solar panels into an inclusive educational platform, providing data visualization with pictograms, Namtrik and Spanish audio, and Colombian sign language.
The project aims to strengthen water and school garden care from an intercultural and inclusive perspective, ensuring the active participation of all students.
This project was made possible by $6,200 in funding from the Dr. Swarn S. Kalsi Memorial Fund through the IEEE Foundation.