Dec 12, 2020
Kyle Gaiser, a 2014 graduate of Southwestern Central School, was recently recognized by Siemens in a collaboration with Engineering for Change with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Gaiser, along with Hadijah Nantambi and Ian Williams, representing Uganda and the U.S., took the prize in the the Zero Hunger category in this year’s Innovate for Impact design challenge. Their EcoLife Foods team introduced EcoLife Cold Room, a storage solution that aids rural farmers in lessening crop loss due to poor handling and storage techniques.
Targeting communities in central and southern Uganda, the cold room is made of locally sourced and recycled elements, resulting in a cooperative, affordable and sustainable design.