Innovation Challenge Update: January 2021
Lambaye Innovation Challenge January 2021 Update
The Lambaye Innovation Challenge is in full swing with many exciting endeavors well underway!
The Lambaye Innovation Challenge, funded by the U.S. State Department in Dakar, is an innovative cross-cultural program aimed at primary and secondary school students designed to increase access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) education in rural Senegal. Through a yearlong expert-guided workshop series, students will have access to STEAM experts and have the freedom to identify a problem they are passionate about and provided the STEAM resources to attempt an innovative solution.
The students in Senegal have come up with an incredible list of group projects that they have begun to work on! See below and add a comment at the bottom to cheer them on!
| Title | Object | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Solar street lighting | A public lighting system based on the use of solar energy with recovery and recycling | energy |
| Solar aquaponics | Automated hydroponics and fish farming system | Agriculture / Energy |
| Solar drilling | A solar-powered borehole to compensate for water shortages caused by frequent power cuts | Water / Energy |
| Wind-powered electricity | An electric generator system with the use of wind | energy |
| Declare my child at birth | A mobile application that facilitates the declaration of children at birth | Early childhood |
| Remote medical diagnosis | A system that connects doctors and the populations of Lambaye to facilitate access to medical care | Health |
| Biodigesteur | System for transforming organic waste into biogas | energy |
| Automatic seed sowing | A solar robot that automatically sows seeds | Agriculture |
| Solar oven | sun-based cooking system | Energy |
| Air Lambaye | A management application for the Lambaye garage (movement of vehicles, number of passengers per day, etc.) | Transport |
| Solar dryer | To preserve food by dehydration during exposure to the sun, while ensuring good hygienic conditions, in particular by avoiding contact with dust or insects | energy |
| "Same gokh" | An application that educates populations on civic engagement | Citizenship |
| Anti cattle theft system | A device that uses ultrasound to detect presence, movement and distance. | Breeding |
| Phytoépuration | Wastewater treatment system using aquatic plants | Water / Environment |
| Ecological garden | Realization of a garden model with recovered objects and recycling | Environment |
| Form working groups | An application that allows you to form intelligent work groups. Cross data and propose complementary work groups between the students. | Education |
| Crowdfunding | A crowdfunding system for the purchase of health equipment | Health |
| Environmental Protection | inventory and publication of fauna and flora on a web platform | environment |
| Rainwater collection system | Automated system used to collect and treat rainwater | Water |
| Hydroponics and PVC | above-ground market gardening system which saves a lot of water | Agriculture |
| Waste management and sorting | An automated system for sorting household waste. This sort facilitates the efficient management and recycling of waste | Environment |