WE CARE SOLAR Project - Savings mother's lives with solar-powered light and communication
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Ceramic Engineering Community-based Service Learning Electrical Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Women Inventors |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Project |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Laura Stachel |
| Description: | WE CARE Solar (Women's Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity) is a non-profit organization promoting safe motherhood and reduces maternal mortality in developing regions by providing health workers with reliable lighting, blood bank refrigeration and mobile communication using solar electricity. The US Solar Institute donates a portion of all tuition from solar education and solar training to WE CARE SOLAR to support their work improving the health of impoverished families in developing countries. |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
I am working with We CARE Solar for a community-based service learning project in my sustainable product design course. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | February 2010 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://wecaresolar.com/index.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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