TY - GEN
T1 - Design of a do-it-yourself (DIY) based solar-powered led lighting system for training and empowering rural youth
AU - Nair, Siddharth
AU - Rao, Roshan
AU - Kumar, Tarun
AU - Guru Prasad, G.
AU - Kumar, Manish
AU - Khadeeja Henna, P.
AU - Saifudeen, Aysha
AU - Mani, Monto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Do-It-Yourself (DIY) approach is an effective pedagogy method for providing vocational learning experience to the user. The DIY approach also yields a sense of ownership (and authorization) to the masses as they assemble the product themselves. It also provides a vocational training platform for innovative ideas of people by extending the applicability and its realization. With an increasing need for vocational training among rural youth, a DIY-based approach was explored aiming at reusable, smart power and sanitation. The design of ‘Roshini’, a DIY kit for solar-powered reliable lighting system aims at improving the adoption of improved sanitation practices, and sensitizing the community, through the youth, on good hygiene practices. Roshini also addresses the issue of lack of safe, well-lit sanitation access, lack of power supply for mobile phone charging and other basic daily needs which require electricity. The paper discusses the design approach towards the proposed development of ‘Roshini’—A DIY-based solar-powered LED lighting system.
AB - Do-It-Yourself (DIY) approach is an effective pedagogy method for providing vocational learning experience to the user. The DIY approach also yields a sense of ownership (and authorization) to the masses as they assemble the product themselves. It also provides a vocational training platform for innovative ideas of people by extending the applicability and its realization. With an increasing need for vocational training among rural youth, a DIY-based approach was explored aiming at reusable, smart power and sanitation. The design of ‘Roshini’, a DIY kit for solar-powered reliable lighting system aims at improving the adoption of improved sanitation practices, and sensitizing the community, through the youth, on good hygiene practices. Roshini also addresses the issue of lack of safe, well-lit sanitation access, lack of power supply for mobile phone charging and other basic daily needs which require electricity. The paper discusses the design approach towards the proposed development of ‘Roshini’—A DIY-based solar-powered LED lighting system.
KW - Do-It-Yourself
KW - Pedagogy
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - Rural youth empowerment
KW - Sanitation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85060282798
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-13-5974-3_39
DO - 10.1007/978-981-13-5974-3_39
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85060282798
SN - 9789811359736
T3 - Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
SP - 451
EP - 460
BT - Research into Design for a Connected World - Proceedings of ICoRD 2019 Volume 1
A2 - Chakrabarti, Amaresh
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 7th International Conference on Research into Design, ICoRD 2019
Y2 - 9 January 2019 through 11 January 2019
ER -