Can you hear that?? Far away… behind the horst… a dreadful but familiar sound can be heard faintly. It seems like Mariah Carey has defrosted once again, and All I Want for Christmas Is You echoes in the Kiwanda like it’s almost the 25th of…
What is the WOT?
The WOT is a student organization with a passion for technology and development. We test and design extremely affordable technologies for use in developing countries.
A water pump for €20 and €10 for an irrigation system? We develop it or just join us!
Do you want more information about the implementation of technology in developing countries? e.g. for your thesis research or general interest. Contact us!
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Sem’s Diever Lecture - January 10th, 2025 No Comments
Today we have learned a lot about the history of the Diever. But before we can dive into the story behind our most famous (but not most notorious) windmill we will cover an introduction about windmills in general. In the lecture the rotor power coefficient…
EMAS – Well Drilling in Challenging Soils - January 4th, 2025 No Comments
Hand drilling a well by hand is affordable, quick, and uses local resources. But in many areas, it’s not possible due to low water yield. A new method developed by Wolfgang Buchner addresses this issue, allowing hand-drilled wells to be installed in more locations.Hand-drilled wells…
Human Powered Generator (HPG) Rower - December 10th, 2024 No Comments
We all know WOTters are the sportiest people in the world, but sometimes they need some extra exercise. This was achieved by fitting an old motor from a kid’s toy on an old rowing machine out of gym, connect to some batteries and we have…
Working weekend November 2024 - November 30th, 2024 1 Comment
This November we had our 4th workingweekend of the year. And although it was cold and wintery outside ❄❄❄we were still kept warm by the all the work we put in projects. We prepaired the terrain for winter, fixed the PTB and the Diever and…
Wissam Muases on sustainability in humanitarian action. - October 9th, 2024 No Comments
On wednesday 9th of october Wissam Muases came to the Kiwanda to share about his field work in the refugee camps in Bangladesh. He told us about three projects that emerged from the problems in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. He begon his presentation with…
Kick-In 2024 - September 1st, 2024 1 Comment
In August of 2024, during the Kick-In, the WOT hosted multiple fun activies for new students at the University of Twente. During these activities they were able to learn and make things at the WOT terrain. Troughout the Kick-In, which lasted 9 days, the new…
Intro activities 2024 - August 26th, 2024 No Comments
This September is filled with great opportunities to get to know the WOT. We will be hosting a variety of WOT-like activities every Wednesday and Thursday night. The evening starts at about 17:45 and we have dinner together (which you can join), or come by…
Testing our 2″ Breurram - May 14th, 2024 No Comments
In the past the Breurram has been built and tested by the WOT. It is a type of hydraulic ram pump, made out of standard components using an airbuble in a piece of flexible tube as expansion ‘tank’. More about the mechanism behind the Breurram…
