There are a number of solar backpack entrepreneur across Africa. From Kenya’s Salima Visram to South Africa’s Thato Kgtlhanye, all these innovative social entrepreneurs seek to solve Africa’s lighting problem and enable school going kids do their home work effortlessly.

But how are these solar backpacks made?

htxt.africa goes behind the scene to show case how Repurpose,  an innovative young company based in Rustenburg, South Africa, has a gone one more step to manufacture these schoolbags from recycled plastic paper bags, before they are fitted with solar panel ad shipped to school kids around the country.