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DESCRIPTION:The Jua Powered Portable Library (JPPL) is a solar-powered educ
 ation and STEM outreach program launched at AIC Mashambani (Hope Academy)\
 , Isiolo County\, Kenya. The initiative addresses limited access to learni
 ng resources and electricity in underserved communities by providing a por
 table digital and physical library with access to over one million digital
  books\, powered by renewable energy and inclusive assistive technologies 
 for learners with disabilities.\n\nKey activities include upgrading and mo
 nitoring a school's solar system\, deploying the JPPL digital library\, co
 nducting STEM mentorship and hands-on outreach through IEEE TryEngineering
  and WIE\, and engaging community stakeholders to promote sustainability a
 nd scale. The program reached 200+ marginalized students\, especially girl
 s\, through mentorship and career guidance.\n\nJPPL targets students\, gir
 ls and young women\, learners with disabilities\, teachers\, and underserv
 ed school communities\, with plans to scale across Isiolo County and North
  Eastern Kenya as a replicable model for inclusive\, solar-powered educati
 on.\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: Instutution of Engineers of Kenya \n\nIsiolo
  \, North Eastern\, Kenya
LOCATION:Isiolo \, North Eastern\, Kenya
ORGANIZER:chaltu.marta@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:74
SUMMARY:JPPL - STEM Outreach Program
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/542522
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p dir="ltr">The Jua Powered Portable Library
  (JPPL) is a solar-powered education and STEM outreach program launched at
  AIC Mashambani (Hope Academy)\, Isiolo County\, Kenya. The initiative add
 resses limited access to learning resources and electricity in underserved
  communities by providing a portable digital and physical library with acc
 ess to over one million digital books\, powered by renewable energy and in
 clusive assistive technologies for learners with disabilities.</p>\n<p dir
 ="ltr">Key activities include upgrading and monitoring a school's solar sy
 stem\, deploying the JPPL digital library\, conducting STEM mentorship and
  hands-on outreach through IEEE TryEngineering and WIE\, and engaging comm
 unity stakeholders to promote sustainability and scale. The program reache
 d 200+ marginalized students\, especially girls\, through mentorship and c
 areer guidance.</p>\n<p dir="ltr">JPPL targets students\, girls and young 
 women\, learners with disabilities\, teachers\, and underserved school com
 munities\, with plans to scale across Isiolo County and North Eastern Keny
 a as a replicable model for inclusive\, solar-powered education.</p>\n<p><
 img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9081f502-6
 ae8-4461-8068-00f2a2fee8ff" alt="" width="515" height="621"></p>
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