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Design to benefit the world: This solar-powered backpack improves health and education

Published: 4 January 2017

After moving to Montreal to attend Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Salima Visram designed theÌýSoular BackpackÌýto help tackle one of the "multitude of problems related to education of children in Kenya."ÌýMany children in Kenya live in homes without electricity and must use harmful kerosene lamps to study at night. The Soular Backpack has a solar panel on it which charges a portable LED lamp inside of it, eliminating the need for kerosene.
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