Tot siens, maar ons kom terug volgende jaar

Cape Town, Friday 21st October 2011 - The HydroCruisers did their final presentation of the SWOT analysis of the HydroPulse project of CPUT. They can look back on a succesfull week. The official part of our journey has come to an end and the time left will be spent on sightseeing.
We thank all members of the HydroPulse team and the staff of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and supporting offices for their cooperation and hospitallity. We also thank these people for making our stay during this week into an instructive and wonderfull experience.

Sunset with Tablemountain: we can't think of a better fitting farewell.
Thanks, folks of CPUT!

Final presentation

Cape Town, Friday 21st October 2011 - At the end of the day The HydroCruisers present the results of the SWOT analysis based on observations they made during the three intensive days theay with the students of the HydroPulse team, their lecturers and managers. A discussion followed inwhich it was to decided to prolongue the cooperation and grasp oppertunities of which there are enough.

 Herald presents the findings of The HydroCruisers team.

Overview of the setup of the final presentation late in the afternoon on the last day.

On our way to the boardroom of the Mechanical Engineering department we stumble often on closed doors due to high security measurements. As we don't own a ID-card ourselves, Tjeerd tries to bribe de systeem with a honderd Rand banknote. Onfortunately, his attemps failes.

Township Delft

Cape Town, Friday 21st October 2011 - On their way back home The HydroCruisers pass through one of the townships of Cape Town. Accidentally the township is called Delft, the same name of the city from which the team members come from. This short tour was a shock for most of us.

Sight on the township Delft of Cape Town.

Belhar Community Centre - Shushu Shine Project

Cape Town, Belhar, Friday 21st October 2011 - The HydroCruisers visit the Belhar Community Centre. The centre's mission is to take care of disadvantaged kids and prepare them for their future participation in society. As funds are low, facilities are developed by cooperation with universities, one of them being the CPUT. In june 2011 students of CPUT and De Haagse Hogeschool worked together in the Shushu Shine project and developed and installed a solar boiler on the roof of the fish farm. The fishfarm is also developed in cooperation of CPUT.

Aacquaintance at the Belhar Community Centre. Vision and mission are explained. On the rear you can see the shed with the fishfarm. On top of the roof the solar boiler can be seen.

Close up of the solar boiler which was developed, produced and installed by students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technolgy and of The Haage Hogeschool Delft (The Netherlands) in the Shushu Shine project.

Inside the fishfarm.

 One of the children for whom it is all about.