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SolarSPELL co-director Dr. Laura Hosman presents the new digital SolarSPELL Training Course at a Peace Corps SolarSPELL workshop in Lesotho.

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New digital SolarSPELL training course debuts in Lesotho

By Rachel Nova, SolarSPELL Project Manager Think back to a class you…

Abby JohnsonSeptember 12, 2023

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B2R Farms interns curate & translate agriculture resources for Rwanda

By Shefali Sinha, SolarSPELL Communications Intern SU23 With 66% of its territory…

Abby JohnsonAugust 23, 2023

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Student spotlight: Paye Kialain uses data to empower

By Shefali Sinha, SolarSPELL Communications Intern SU23 SolarSPELL is an ever-growing organization…

Abby JohnsonJuly 17, 2023

Bahjat Mohammed Hussein points to a map of Syrian and Iraqi Kurdish regions during a lunch and learn talk on the challenges and opportunities facing NE Syria's education system.

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Rebuilding an education system amidst conflict

After decades of oppression and civil war, the Autonomous Administration of North…

Abby JohnsonMay 3, 2023

Four Bridge2Rwanda interns sitting at a table on a patio, curating agriculture resources in Kinyarwanda

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Bridge2Rwanda interns begin curating localized content for Agriculture Library

Since launching our digital Agriculture Library in Zimbabwe last month, our team…

Abby JohnsonApril 21, 2023

A SolarSPELL library platform sits in a a cornfield, resting against one of the stalks.

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SolarSPELL launches Agriculture Library with Foundations for Farming

We are thrilled to announce that the pilot of the SolarSPELL Agriculture…

Abby JohnsonMarch 20, 2023

Colby Howell helping their community with a vegetable nursery

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Sowing the seeds of a digital agriculture library

Over the years, we’ve implemented hundreds of SolarSPELL libraries in primary and…

Abby JohnsonMarch 17, 2023

Students and faculty from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi hold up SolarSPELL devices to the sun to see how they charge, as SolarSPELL director Laura Hosman talks with them about the technology.

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Launching the SolarSPELL Health Library in Malawi

In January 2023, the SolarSPELL—Arizona State University team traveled to Malawi to…

Abby JohnsonFebruary 15, 2023

Participants pose with their SolarSPELLL devices for a group photo at the Peace Corps Lesotho teacher training.

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Peace Corps Lesotho Teacher Training: PCV Kenna’s Experience

With Peace Corps Volunteers returning to the field, our team is delighted…

Abby JohnsonJanuary 31, 2023