- Project Name*
- Made-In-Aba Solar Lantern
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- Project Information
- Project year
- 2026
- Big Idea
- Clean Reading Light
- Essential Question
- How can we turn plastic and electronic waste into affordable solar light solutions for energy-poor rural students sustainably?
- Project Description
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Our Made-In-Aba Solar Lantern project helps to solve two problems we see daily in our rural community: lack of reliable electricity and growing plastic and electronic waste. Many students around us cannot study well at night because of frequent power outages, and some still use candles or kerosene lamps.
Our project collects discarded plastics and e-waste and turns them into locally built, rechargeable solar lanterns. With guidance from our teacher, we learn how to design, assemble, and test these lanterns ourselves using recycled materials and solar components.
Through related school programs, students in our network have helped build and distribute 100+ solar lights and trained hundreds of learners in basic STEM and clean energy skills. Beneficiary students report gaining 2–3 extra hours of night study time.
By leading this project ourselves, we are turning waste into useful energy tools, building technical skills, and creating practical climate solutions for our own community.
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- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 13: Climate Action
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