DST - Strengthening, Upscaling & Nurturing Innovations for Livelihood (SUNIL)

Solar powered pico projector (2018-2019) Phase I

With limited resources and insufficient infrastructure most of the schools in remote location face acute problem of providing Quality education. The low availability of funds also makes it impossible for these remote schools to bring in the best of Digital tools for it's classroom. The Barefoot Solar projector has been designed as an effective visual aid. Designed, fabricated to cater these remote inaccessible schools with digital Tools, It has been developed as a high-quality teaching resource tool with our existing curriculum. The use of this projector does not get limited to the only classroom and it’s easily scalable. The product can also be used in awareness creation program where the right gear matters. To-date it’s been used in awareness program such as Girls education, menstrual hygiene, advocacy etc.,

It is successfully implemented in 70 Barefoot funded night schools from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Sikkim, Manipur, karnataka, Leh, Orissa, Chattisgarh etc.

It’s also currently in WWF myanmar, Malawi, Malaysia.

Category

Housing

Developed By

Barefoot College

Under SEED support?

Yes

Current Status

A bright, yet low-power projector that provides a bright enough image to see from anywhere in a typical classroom

• A long-life Lithium battery enabling the teacher to use the projector with their class for many hours.

• Multiple charging options: solar power, a solar cabinet

• An Apple TV and iPod Mini, so the teacher can mirror whatever they want to share with the whole class – wirelessly