The Chedza is a compact waterproof backpack made from canvas that contains an integrated solar panel that absorbs sunlight ...

Today, James is 33, and many parents in rural Tanzania – where all year round the sun sets at around 7pm – must still choose between saving money and allowing their children to read at night. But now, ...

A group of Whanganui children have new backpacks and other essentials to start the school year, thanks to a partnership ...

He started in 2016 by handmaking 80 backpacks per month, sewing on a solar panel sourced from China that charged during the children’s walk to and from school. By the time they returned home ...

Now an organisation is using that energy to help children read after dark in Tanzania - by using their their backpacks to power a reading light. And they're using solar power, that's gathered free ...

The municipality will distribute the backpacks to all children starting at the six elementary schools in the town next April for free. It will also go on sale to the public as well. The ...

Karen Cailotto, who teaches developmental psychology of children at Liberty, mentioned how seniors wearing children’s backpacks is an example of group identification. She describes it as ...

Heavy backpacks have become a growing concern for children aged 6 to 16, leading to a rise in back pain cases. Experts are warning that carrying excess weight in improperly worn backpacks can ...

Born in the Mwanza region of northern Tanzania, James remembers studying for school by the light of a kerosene lantern.