The increasing rate of homelessness is a major concern for the Los Angeles. The people were struggling to find a solution for it. While everyone was only talking about it, these 12 school girls from the San Fernando high school of California took the effort.
The girls always wanted to do something for the high rising numbers of homelessness which touched almost 36% that year. Belonging to lower middle-class family themselves, financially helping the homeless were ruled out. They wanted to do something different.
The girls belong to a Nonprofitable Organisation called DIY girls which aim to inspire girls to pursue careers in engineering, math, science.
They didn't know coding, printing, sewing or...to cut in short- They knew nothing.
Only the vision they had. Starting the project from the scratch, thanks to all the Youtube free videos and google searches which came handy.
They built a solar powered tent using some 3-D printing, coding, UV sanitization system, solar panels. Considering the experiences the homeless people has to go through, the tent has a safety locking system and it can be converted into a back pack.
It took almost a year for the girls to work on the project. They spent their holidays working together.
While everyone enjoyed their holidays and vacations, they worked hard to get the project done.
Once they got it done, the team was hugely appreciated and was asked to present their prototype at MIT, Boston.
When they almost gave up a chance of going Boston, GoFundMe campaign helped them to gather more money than they actually wanted.
Now, the girls will join the competition with 14 other teams.
The girls always wanted to do something for the high rising numbers of homelessness which touched almost 36% that year. Belonging to lower middle-class family themselves, financially helping the homeless were ruled out. They wanted to do something different.
The girls belong to a Nonprofitable Organisation called DIY girls which aim to inspire girls to pursue careers in engineering, math, science.
After receiving a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program, the team got to work figuring out how to create a solar-powered tent and what that means exactly. Firstly, They had many ideas finally everyone agreed with the tent.
They didn't know coding, printing, sewing or...to cut in short- They knew nothing.
They built a solar powered tent using some 3-D printing, coding, UV sanitization system, solar panels. Considering the experiences the homeless people has to go through, the tent has a safety locking system and it can be converted into a back pack.
It took almost a year for the girls to work on the project. They spent their holidays working together.
While everyone enjoyed their holidays and vacations, they worked hard to get the project done.
When they almost gave up a chance of going Boston, GoFundMe campaign helped them to gather more money than they actually wanted.
Now, the girls will join the competition with 14 other teams.
"When you dream and work towards the dream, you can achieve it one day"
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