Problem statement
In many remote and climate‑vulnerable communities, young people lack practical STEM and vocational training, while schools and clinics still depend on unreliable or fossil‑based power that often fails during extreme weather and grid outages. At the same time, growing volumes of local e‑waste and used EV batteries are poorly tracked and rarely recycled or reused, missing opportunities to improve community resilience and creating new environmental and health risks.
Mission statement
The mission of “Resilient Energy & E‑Cycle Lab” is to equip local youth to design, operate, and code solar‑plus‑battery microgrids that keep clinics, schools, and emergency shelters running, while using a youth‑built digital platform to map e‑waste, manage second‑life batteries, and channel community data into circular, climate‑resilient infrastructure solutions.
