Ten-Point Marking Criteria
It is clear or obvious that:
1. The problem is real, with proof.
2. The problem is urgent, with proof.
3. The proposal includes original input from you.
4. The action, procedure, or method is clear.
5. The benefits and beneficiaries are clear.
6. It can be applied in your home country.
7. It can help AIU become a greener campus.
8. It is connected to your course of study.
9. The plan of action can be done in two weeks.
10.All sourced materials are correctly attributed.
PRESENTATION
INSECT-REPELLANT CURTAINS FROM
DISCARDED CIGARETTE FILTERS
A Project Proposal By
Joshua Abdulaziz HAMID (Korea)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (2015)
Albukhary International University, Alor Setar, Malaysia
PART ONE
GOALS OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL
The Proposal: Potential Benefits
Minimize environmental
damage from cigarette
butts.
Avoid health effects of
insecticides.
Create income
opportunities for young
people.
PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 1
•Collect and reuse
cigarette filters to
minimize environmental
damage.
PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 2
• Minimize the use of
expensive, toxic,
commercial insecticides.
PROPOSED PROJECT: GOAL 3
• Create income opportunities
for young people in 10
countries with the highest
population of smokers.
PART TWO
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Problem Part 1: CIGARETTE BUTTS
Image of cigarette butts courtesy of www.sustainableguernsey.info.
The Problem: Statement
•Cigarette butts seem to
be one of “the most
commonly littered item
... around the world.”
Martin, T. (2012, October 04). Cigarette Litter and how it Affects Us: Cigarette Litter Facts. Retrieved from quitsmoking.about.com.
The Problem: Background
•Most AIU scholars come
from countries with the
world’s highest
populations of smokers.
Personal communication, November 2012.
Languages of Top Smoking Countries Represented in AIU
Rank
Country
Language
Rank
Country
Language
1
Russian
Russian*
15 Cambodia
Cambodian
2
Korea
Korean
16 Uzbekistan
Uzbek
3
Kuwait
Arabic
17 Laos
Laotian
4
China
Chinese
18 Nepal
Nepali
5
Turkey
Turkish
19 Yemen
Arabic
6
Indonesia
Indonesian
20 Sri Lanka
Sinhala
7
Tajikistan
Tajik
21 Myanmar
Burmese
8
Viet Nam
Vietnamese
22 Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
9
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz
24 Bhutan
Nepali
10 Philippines
Tagalog
25 India
Hindi
11 Thailand
Thai
26 Rwanda
English
12 Mongolia
Mongolian
27 Somalia
Somali
13 Malaysia
Malay
28 Afghanistan
Pashto, Dari
14 Pakistan
Pakistani
*Top Ten
Adapted from www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/mar/23/tobacco-industry-atlas-smoking
The Problem: Background
• In China alone, 300 million
smokers consume about 3
million cigarettes a minute
or 1.7 trillion cigarettes a
year.
Martin, T. (2012, October 04). Cigarette Litter and how it Affects Us: Cigarette Litter Facts. Retrieved from quitsmoking.about.com.
The Problem: Background
•Cellulose acetate in
cigarette filters can
take up to 10 years to
decompose.
Martin, T. (2012, October 04). Cigarette Litter and how it Affects Us: Cigarette Litter Facts. Retrieved from quitsmoking.about.com.
Problem Part 2: INSECTICIDES
Image of insecticide courtesy of www.care2.com.
The Problem: Statement
Insecticides can eliminate
natural pest control,
develop resistance among
target pests, and other
pests multiply when
natural enemies are killed.
Williamson, S. (2003, September) The Real Cost of Pesticides in Economic costs of pesticide reliance. Retrieved from
http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Issue/pn61/pn61p3.htm
The Problem: Statement
• Insecticides are expensive:
In 2000-2001, sales of
insecticides and pesticides
worldwide is about USD
32,769 million.
Kiely, T., Donaldson, D., Grube, A. (2012). Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage: 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates. United States
Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved from www.epa.gov/pesticides/pestsales/01pestsales/market_estimates2001.pdf
Problem Part 3: POOR MINORS
Image of street children courtesy of www.wikis.lib.ncsu.edu
The Problem: Background
•The exact number of
street children ...
almost certainly runs
into tens of millions
across the world.
UNICEF (2002), State of the World’s Children 2003, p.37, quoted in Street Children Statistics. Retrieved from
www.streetchildren.org.uk/_uploads/resources/Street_Children_Stats_FINAL.pdf
Street Children in Some Countries Represented in AIU
Country
Rank
Street Children
1
India
11,000,000
2
Africa
10,450,000
3
Cambodia
616,023
4
Bangladesh
400,000
5
Peru
250,000
6
Indonesia
170,000
7
China
150,000
8
Viet Nam
23,000
Note: No current statistics available for other countries.
Estimates from http://www.streetchildren.org.uk/_uploads/resources/Street_Children_Stats_FINAL.pdf
The Problem: Background
•More than 90% of AIU
scholars need more
money.
Personal communication, November 2012.
PART THREE
URGENCY OF THE PROBLEM
The Problem: Urgency
•Insecticides can cause
1
2
asthma, birth defects,
reduced IQ, learning
3
disability, and cancer.4
1 Senthilselvan et
al, 1992.
1996 Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)-associated birth defects: report of four cases. Arch. Env .Health 51(1): 5-8)
3 Guillette, Environmental He. Perspectives, June 1998.
4 A. Swenson and S. Bushhouse, "Childhood Cancer Incidence and Trends in Minnesota, 1988-1994". Minnesota Medicine, vol. 81,
December 1998.
2 Sherman, JD.
The Problem: Urgency
Around the world, per
minute, about “10
million cigarettes are
purchased.”
Martin, T. (2012, October 04). Cigarette Litter and how it Affects Us: Cigarette Litter Facts. Retrieved from quitsmoking.about.com.
The Problem: Urgency
“Nicotine, tar, toxins, and
chemicals contaminate
the ground, waterways,
and damage organisms.”
Martin, T. (2012, October 04). Cigarette Litter and how it Affects Us: Cigarette Litter Facts. Retrieved from quitsmoking.about.com.
PART FOUR
PROPOSED SOLUTION, ACTION &
OUTPUT
Proposed Solution
• A cigarette filter contains
chemicals, such as nicotine,
which can repel insects.
• Cigarette filters can be made
into curtains for doors or
windows.
PROPOSED OUTPUT
•
•
•
•
One project proposal
One instruction poster
One promotion poster
One promotion slidecast
TWO-WEEK ACTION PLAN 1/4
• Action: Create one promotion
poster (English).
• Purpose: To motivate people
to collect discarded cigarette
filters.
TWO-WEEK ACTION PLAN 2/4
• Action: Create one instruction
poster (English).
• Purpose: To teach visually (no
text) how to make curtains from
discarded cigarette filters.
TWO-WEEK ACTION PLAN 3/4
• Action: Create one promotion
slidecast (English).
• Purpose: To show the effects of
discarded cigarette filters on the
environment.
TWO-WEEK ACTION PLAN 4/4
• Action: Create one project
proposal (English)
• Purpose: To convince a company
to finance a project:
–to collect discarded cigarette filters
–to make insect-repelling curtains
–to sell the product
PART FIVE
PROPOSED METHODS OR
PROCEDURES
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
Collect cigarette filters
Use a needle and thread
String the cigarette filters together,
Hang several strands from a strip
of cardboard.
5. Hang the curtain from a window or
a door
Collect
cigarette
filters.
Use
gloves.
Image of cigarette butt collection courtesy of www.longwood.edu
Dry the
cigarette
filters.
Image of cigarette butt courtesy of www.mdpi.com
Sort and
clean the
cigarette
filters.
Image of cigarette butts courtesy of www.williamsburg.weddingvideolosangeles.us
Procedure
1. Collect cigarette filters
2. Use a needle and thread to string
the cigarette filters together.
3. Hang several strands from a strip
of cardboard.
4. Hang the curtain from a window or
a door
Curtain
with
multicolored
design
Image of curtain courtesy of www.cutoutandkeep.net
Procedure
1. Collect cigarette filters
2. Use a needle and thread to string
the cigarette filters together.
3. Hang several strands from a strip
of cardboard.
4. Color, and hang the insectrepelling curtain from a window or
a door.
Curtain
with
painted
design
Image of curtain courtesy of www.hawaiiandays.com
Image of curtain courtesy of www.etsy.com
PART SIX
PROJECTED CONCLUSIONS
Conclusion 1
This project can help
minimize environmental
damage from cigarette
filters.
Conclusion 2
This project can prevent
negative health effects
of commercial
pesticides
PART SEVEN
PROJECTED RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1
A visual poster can be created
to teach how to package or
present the product.
Recommendation 2
A visual poster can be created
to teach how to sell the
product.
Recommendation 3
A visual poster can be created
to teach how to raise capital
for this project.
One More Time: Potential Benefits
Minimize environmental
damage from cigarette
butts.
Avoid health effects of
insecticides.
Create income
opportunities for young
people.
END OF PRESENTATION
INSECT-REPELLANT CURTAINS FROM
DISCARDED CIGARETTE FILTERS
A Project Proposal By
Joshua Abdulaziz HAMID (Korea)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (2015)
Albukhary International University, Alor Setar, Malaysia
Ten-Point Marking Criteria
It is clear or obvious that:
1. The problem is real, with proof.
2. The problem is urgent, with proof.
3. The proposal includes original input from you.
4. The action, procedure, or method is clear.
5. The benefits and beneficiaries are clear.
6. It can be applied in your home country.
7. It can help AIU become a greener campus.
8. It is connected to your course of study.
9. The plan of action can be done in two weeks.
10.All sourced materials are correctly attributed.