Recently, members of the SolarSPELL team visited Tonto Creek Camp (TCC), SolarSPELL’s first Arizona implementation site, to brainstorm different ways an Arizona Natural Resources SolarSPELL library could enhance the Tonto Creek Camp experience for campers and leaders. The team was treated to an impromptu tour by TCC staff member, Rico, who shared his firsthand knowledge […]
On June 15th, we had an amazing training with Engineering World Health Tanzania Summer Institute participants. In total, 23 people were trained on SolarSPELL for BMETs. These participants were from 8 different countries, including the US, Canada, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, South Korea, Yemen, and Uganda. These participants will be entering into 11 different hospitals in […]
Colin, a Peace Corps Education Volunteer in Rwanda, shares his experience using the SolarSPELL digital library at his school, one of the five pilot schools: The SolarSPELL digital library has been a quick success at my school in the rural Northern District of Rwanda. After the initial training provided by the SolarSPELL team, my counterpart […]
Audrey is a Bridge2Rwanda Scholar who interned for the SolarSPELL BMET project. During her internship, she interviewed BMETs across Rwanda, assisted with the development of the BMET library, and trained volunteers from Engineering World Health’s Summer Institute. The following is an excerpt from her experience: For the last three months, I have been working with […]
The SolarSPELL for BMETs library kicked off its first training in Rwanda on June 8th with Engineering World Health Summer Institute participants. These students receive one month of intensive language, technical training and practical work, and then are placed in hospitals throughout Rwanda to help local biomedical engineering technicians fix medical equipment. The SolarSPELL offers […]