O N E V I L L A G E P H I L I P P I N E S
Authors: Rushil Narain, Madison Tomison, Nithya Srinivasan, Maya Williams, Thien-An Ngo, Olivia Cai, Yukati Gupta, Oscar Wu
TA: Samira Feili | Advisors: Dr. Mandy Bratton
- Our mission is to promote social entrepreneurship and co-create products through our partnership with Gawad Kalinga to support natural disaster relief efforts for the Enchanted Farm community who lack access to reliable electricity during typhoons.
- Gawad Kalinga (GK) is based in the Philippines with a specific goal of ending poverty for five million people by 2024
- OVP specifically works with GK’s barangay named The Enchanted Farm, which is community oriented towards developing social entrepreneurship to support developing sustainable design solutions addressing community problems.
Project Progression & Goals
Charger-on-Wheels (C.O.W)
Portable Solar Powered Generator
Social Innovation Sub-team
Prototyping & Testing Sub-team
Business Plan Development
- Co-create social enterprise business plan for GK to sell solar powered lanterns
- Create project website for OVP and provide a template for other Global TIES projects
- Integration of solar panel, charge controller, lithium-ion battery, fuse block/breaker, USB ports, AC/DC inverter, 12V-5V adapter, outlets, weather protection covering, and tool box encasement
- Light-weight, inexpensive, and modular