He started in 2016 by handmaking 80 backpacks per month, sewing on a solar panel sourced from China that charged during the ...

Born in the Mwanza region of northern Tanzania, James remembers studying for school by the light of a kerosene lantern.

Many families rely on expensive kerosene lamps for light in these parts of the country. As part of efforts to deal with the ...

Now an organisation is using that energy to help children read after dark in Tanzania - by using their their backpacks to power a reading light. And they're using solar power, that's gathered free ...

White-throated sparrows teach each other new songs on migration stop-overs. Dainty Tennessee warblers make unexpectedly long ...

The company has also branched out into travel, sports, and cosmetic bags that aren’t solar-powered. James has sold backpacks to charities in Nigeria, Rwanda, Madagascar, and the Democratic ...