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Entrepreneur Transforms Old Cement Bags into Solar-Charging Backpacks to Help Children Read at Night

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A local entrepreneur in Tanzania has transformed cement bags into backpacks that include a small solar panel to power a reading light.

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

Many rural households still depend on this antiquated implement for lighting after dark.

The bags have provided children with a reliable source of light that allows them to read.

VR Score

64

Informative language

59

Neutral language

7

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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