Workshops

The workshops are intended to be one of the most hands-on aspects of the YIP initiative. We hope to test many of the ideas coming out of the idea box in these workshops. The workshops would be hand-on-training, management, session on soft skills etc. YUVA will also asct as a facilitator for helping organizing workshops at EPFL related to the YIP mission. We are planning to hold 6 workshops in an academic year.  We expect 20-50 participants in each workshop.

 

 

Past Event: Workshop 1: LEDSafari

There are approximately 1.6 billion people today who do not have access to electric light. This enormous portion of the world’s population gets by with kerosene lamp and other primitive sources of light. Burning kerosene is harmful for people’s health since particulates from the lamp clog the lungs, like smoking cigarettes.

 

We, LEDsafari, have developed a Do-It-Yourself low-cost solar lamp which costs $2 in developing countries. This lamp can potentially replace the ubiquitous kerosene lamp in a whole host of settings. Moreover, it has applications beyond what we can list here: study lamps, ambient lighting, mobile lamps, etc. Combined with a small solar panel, which we have picked to match the lamp exactly, the lamp promotes enviormental sustainability.

 

YUVA brings you a LEDsafari workshop where you can develop your own DIY solar lamp. And, if it interests you, we will help you share the wonder and utility of this simple technology all over the world. Join us for this challenge to eradicate the inappropriate use of kerosene as a fuel for lighting.

Details on  www.facebook.com/LEDsafari

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