Monteverde Projects
In 2018, WPI began working directly in Monteverde to sponsor projects with local partners there. For our first year we worked with three sponsors, The Bellbird Biological Corridor, CORCLIMA, and Vision to Reality Ltd. In 2019 We worked with CORCLIMA, Bajo del Tigre Reserve, Monteverde Community Fund, among others. All project are listed below.
2024 (Profs. Lisa Stoddard and Anne Ogilvie)
Moving Towards a Sustainable Kitchen for Monteverde Institute
Prototyping Proyecto Comunitario Cerro Plano
Developing a Car-Sharing Start Up CORCLIMA
Helping a Youth Program Grow: Escape Monteverde
Planning for Affordable Housing Action in Monteverde
Optimizing Media Marketing to Promote the Stories of Hecho en Monteverde Members
2023 (Profs. Carol Stimmel and Rob Traver)
World Trails Network: Sendero Pacífico Plan for Conservation and Restoration
Hecho en Monteverde Improved Sustainability Certification Program
Huerta Comunitaria/Community Garden Water Management System
Sub-Committee on Circular Economies: Alternative Currency Plan
CORCLIMA: Collective Transportation System
Developing a Community Center at Rio Shanti
2022 (Profs. Sarah Strauss)
Educational Resources for Improving Alternative Currency
Monteverde Wholefoods Women’s Empowerment Mode
Developing Waymarking Signs for the Sendero Pacifico
Developing Online and Community Based Fundraising Strategies for Fundo Comunitario
Developing a Framework for Safe Hiking Culture Along the Sendero Pacífico
Compact House Revolution in Monteverde, Costa Rica
2021 (Profs. Sarah Strauss and Melissa Belz)
Developing a Digital Marketplace for the Sendero Pacífico Communities (World Trails Network)
Supporting Youth in Monteverde ( Fondo Comunitario Monteverde)
Improving Monteverde’s Newly Implemented Local Currency Program (ENLACE Monteverde)
Developing a Virtual Tour for the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
Building Conservation Partnerships in Costa Rica(Centro Científico Tropical)
Developing a Public Transportation App in Monteverde, Costa Rica (CORCLIMA)
2020 (Advisors: Professors Peet and San Martín)
Improving Emergency Preparedness in Monte Verde Costa Rica
Empowering Community Trail Development Along the Sendero Pacífico (World Trails Network)
Developing a Plan for a Comprehensive Sidewalk System in Monteverde, Costa Rica (CORCLIMA)
Developing a Conceptual Design for a Solid Waste Transfer Center in Monteverde, Costa Rica (ASADA)
Conveying the Impact of the Monteverde Community Fund
Trail Maintenance and Shinrin-Yoku in Santa Elena Reserve
2019 (Advisors: Professors Kurlanska and Belz)
Designing a Plan for Composting Toilets for CORCLIMA
Designing a Master Plan for Bajo Del Tigre Conservation Area
Developing a Monteverde Urban Trail for the Sendero Pacifico (World Trails Network)
Promoting a Travelers’ Philanthropy Program for the MCF ( Fondo Comunitario Monteverde)
Developing an Association for Sustainable Farmers
Developing a Community Reinvestment Plan for SAILCARGO
2018 (Advisor: Professor Belz)
Developing an Integrated Organic Waste Management System
Designing a Marketing Plan for Rural Tourism in Costa Rica
