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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

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.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16lwOec4rLf7TtxHe2CoKG-UAhjHUhXFM/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xvjJQlvmLAveTNVTU2TA5rIZv56khNcQ/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLDqACd98vifQbFEYXZpnnPdUVRx9VDp/view?usp=drivesdk

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 13: Climate Action
Project Portfolio
  •  Made-In-Aba_Solar_Lantern_by_Sparkwise_Student_Team.pdf

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Student Reflection Video Link
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