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In Tanzania, the majority of people live without electricity, yet a
third of the country uses mobile phones. Bernard Kiwia, a trained
electrician and vocational-school instructor, collaborated with the
for-profit social enterprise Global Cycle Solutions (GCS) to design a
phone charger from scrap bike and radio parts. Made from spokes, brake
tubes, clamps, motors, and capacitors, the device generates power when
its roller comes in contact with the bike’s spinning wheel as one rides
it
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