Category: Young Stars

Faith Mutua’s Solar Schoolbag Brings the Classroom Home In a small Kenyan village where electricity cuts are frequent, 14-year-old Faith Mutua found herself studying under a dim kerosene lamp every night.The smoke made her eyes sting — and it gave her an idea that would brighten lives far beyond her own. Faith designed a solar-powered…

Rohan Mehta’s Smart Cane Brings Light to Those Who Walk in Darkness In a small workshop behind his house in Pune, 15-year-old Rohan Mehta spends most evenings surrounded by wires, sensors, and bits of recycled circuit boards.But what he’s building isn’t a toy — it’s hope. Rohan has invented an AI-powered smart cane that helps…