Bright Hands

Why do we exist?

Currently, 1.1 billion people live without access to electricity, with a large majority of the people being based in Southeast Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. This affects all aspects of ones’ life, from low-quality education to economic disempowerment. Bright Hands aims to aide in socio-economically empowering them through technical hands-on training on harnessing renewables.

What is Bright hands?

The goal of Bright Hands is to teach young minds hands-on skills to build, maintain and operate simple, clean energy devices that will provide them with more access to electricity. The curriculum covers basic exposure to electronics, mechanics, and systems design to foster greater confidence and interest in STEM. We aim to partner with key organizations and institutions to support students from our cohorts to access STEM-based educational opportunities. click here to see the Bright Hnads interview with DW News.

 

 

Bright Hands Pilot

In August 2018 the Bright Hands team piloted the program with the first cohort of students in Lagos, Nigeria. Our pilot project was based on an in-house developed curriculum that taught students how to assemble phone chargers powered by solar. It was a week-long of activities creating awareness on renewables, hands-on technical training and an entrepreneurship workshop. The program yielded more than 40 students who became STEM enthusiasts and are continuously trying to not only commercialize the charger but to also improve on the design. Click here for the Bright Hands pilot documentary.

When is the next program?

The next program will be in Nigeria in August 2019. More details to be released.

 

If you would like to participate as a student, please fill out this form here
If you are interested in being a volunteer on our upcoming program, please fill out this form here