Published July 9, 2021, 8:15 AM
From providing off-grid electricity in far-flung sitios, enabling marginalized barangays with skills for livelihood and supporting education in science and technology, Shell companies in the Philippines (Shell) commits to continue and enhance programs that provide positive impact on Filipino communities through diverse grassroots projects.
For its 107-year presence in the country, Shell’s campaign “Let’s Keep Moving the Philippines Forward,” reinforced its advocacy for sustainable capacity-building towards a better future by providing more Filipinos with access to education, resources and opportunities via new technologies.
The campaign was launched with the release of Shell’s latest video featuring community programs such as Access to Energy, integrated bio-farming systems, livelihood projects, and the Shell Eco-marathon through mixed-media artistic renditions of alumni artists from the longest-running student arts competition National S
Bangladesh wins bronze in Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2020-2021
Md Sadik Abdal. Photos: Courtesy
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Md Sadik Abdal, an undergraduate student from Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Independent University, Bangladesh, recently led his team to the bronze prize (third place) at this year s Efficiency for Access (EforA) Design Challenge 2020-2021. This challenge is a global, multi-disciplinary competition that empowers teams of university students to help accelerate clean energy access and provide sustainable energy for all by helping to enhance the efficiency and affordability of high-performing appliances. Engineers Without Borders UK is the chief event partner of the competition. It is funded by UK aid and the IKEA Foundation. The Efficiency for Access Coalition is coordinated jointly by CLASP and UK s Energy Saving Trust.
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The Madagascar-based Jirogasy, which designs, manufactures and assembles solar IoT systems and computers, is fundraising as it plans growth into new markets. Formed by brothers Yann and Lauric Kasay, as well as two other co-founders, after a crowdfunding campaign in 2018, Jirogasy aims to innovate and create appliances that address local challenges. Its key early offering is the Jirodesk 2. “It is pretty hard to use a computer in off-grid areas of Madagascar and the difficulty stops entire fringes of local populations from accessing modern tools of work, education and social life. This further contributes to their marginalisation in Madagascar, which is one of the least developed countries,” Yann told Disrupt Africa. The company is selling these computers mainly to schools and medical clinics, but it is also targeting