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Entrepreneur Transforms Old Cement Bags into Solar-Charging Backpacks to Help Children Read at Night

Soma Bags – credit: UNDP Tanzania A local entrepreneur in Tanzania is clearing two hurdles in one leap by transforming old cement bags into backpacks that include a small solar panel to power a reading light. By clearing municipal waste and helpi ...
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