Soma Bags makes backpacks equipped with solar panels that power a light, enabling children in rural Tanzania to read even when the sun goes down. CNN values your feedback 1.

BLUETTI Handsfree 2 Backpack Power Station combines a 60L backpack with a 512Wh battery, solar charging, and multiple ports, offering convenience and durability for outdoor enthusiasts.

Released on October 15, these backpacks are designed with adventurers, photographers, and digital nomads in mind, making it easy to charge devices no matter where they end up. The series includes ...

James says the solar backpacks are more affordable than using an oil lamp. A solar bag costs between 12,000 and 22,500 Tanzanian shillings (approximately $4-8), with the reading light included ...

He started in 2016 by handmaking 80 backpacks per month, sewing on a solar panel sourced from China that charged during the children’s walk to and from school.

When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James’ part of Arusha, a region in northern Tanzania, ...

Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark (CNN) — When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books.

Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark. By CNN Newsource. Published January 20, 2025 2:44 AM ...