Nine-year-old Kamogelo is one of many school children living in impoverished communities in South Africa affected by power cuts.
But the creators of the innovative solar powered schoolbag he is carrying are hoping it will help change things.
Made from recycled plastic, it features a solar panel in the flap – which charges as the children walk to and from school – as well as strips of reflective material, to make the wearer more visible in the dark.
Once the pupil gets home, he removes the solar panel and screws it onto a solar jar that can last up to 12 hours, allow him to do his homework even during power cuts.
“It helps me a lot when there is no electricity because I take the lamp and use that for lighting in order to read and do my homework,” he explains.
The Repurpose Schoolbags as they are called are the brainchild of a pair of young entrepreneurs from Rustenburg on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
At the factory where they are made, the plastic sheets are first cle