Breathe Almaty

Location: Almaty Kazakhstan

1. AlmaU – formed
2. Haileybury – formed
3. Lingnan University – formed
4. Other high schools – could be formed
5. Manufacturer or any type of association in Almaty – could be formed

Describe at least 5 partnerships with individuals and/or organizations that have been formed, or could be formed, to advance your venture. Please identify partnerships at the individual, team, and Lehigh / SIF level.

1. AlmaU – formed
2. Haileybury – formed
3. Lingnan University – formed
4. Other high schools – could be formed
5. Manufacturer or any type of association in Almaty – could be formed

1. What constituted the partnership?
   1. AlmaU – academic partners
   2. Haileybury – participants in our study
   3. Lingnan – made air filter prototypes
   4. Other high school – more participants for study
   5. Manufacturer – mass produce parts for filters and monitors

1. How did the partner help you? How did you help them?
   1. AlmaU – allowed us to connect with other students who are also interested in our mission
   2. Haileybury – Allowed us to begin our experiment and test their students
   3. Lingnan – allows us to further our study on cognitive ability
   4. Other high school – further prove our hypothesis
   5. Manufacturer – allow the public to buy filters and monitors

1. Was this a symbiotic relationship? Why or why not?
   1. AlmaU – symbiotic because AlmaU students are bridging us with Almaty and working in every part of our project and, in return, they are credited for their works
   2. Haileybury –  symbiotic because Haileybury students are participating in our study and a group of students and teachers are working with us on every aspect of our project
   3. Lingnan – symbiotic because we are showing the efficacy of their filter 
   4. Other high school – symbiotic because we would be showing them how to improve their cognitive ability
   5. Manufacturer – symbiotic because they would be making profit
2. What would help strengthen this partnership and make it more equitable?
   1. AlmaU –  AlmaU students getting more schools to partner with us for the cognitive study 
   2. Haileybury – Assigning tasks to the students based on their interests for our project
   3. Lingnan – Getting more data analysis on how effective the filter is 
   4. Other high school – asking what they need so that can best assist them 
   5. Manufacturer – Knowing the best strategy for purchasing components(if in purchase in bulk or not)

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