The SIGHT blog inspires the cross-pollination of ideas, solutions, and partnerships amongst its greater community by sharing insightful news and stories on SIGHT projects and events around the globe, submitted by SIGHT members and volunteer.
A solar system changes lives in an off-grid community in Peru In May 2019, 12 technical volunteers from the University of Calgary travelled to Peru with Light Up The World and IEEE SIGHT to install a solar system in Hanchipacha, an off-grid community. The system has had a positive educational, economic, environmental, and social impact…
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Dear IEEE SIGHT volunteers, The months continue passing quickly and once again I am writing to share new developments from the past month with all of you. I am happy to report that July provided key opportunities to strengthen the program’s partnerships with IEEE Societies. SIGHT Committee members had a very fruitful conversation with Microwave…
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One of the priorities of the Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC) this year is to establish a formal approach to assessing the impact created by funded projects and events. Social Return on Investment (SROI) is one of the methods currently being explored as a possible option to adapt to IEEE and HAC’s context. This methodology focuses…
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The current refugee crises in Europe and South America are among the biggest migrant crises in the 21st century. Since 2015, rising numbers of migrants have arrived in the EU from across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through southeast Europe from other continents. Within the last 10 years, European countries have received more than five…
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The Mukujju Health Center IV in Uganda takes care of a community where most mothers receive maternity services in an underserved and risky environment. This environment exposes both mother and infant to risks such as persistent sicknesses, avoidable disabilities and injuries, or even death. Patients in the health center suffering from other diseases are also…
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On June 4, SIGHT Steering Committee Chair Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan presented a keynote talk on “IEEE SIGHT – Global Partnership Strategy to Drive Sustainable Development Projects” at the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) chapter chair meeting held during the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Boston. His talk covered key topics such as: the role…
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IEEE SIGHT was established in Sri Lanka towards the end of 2018 with the intention of initiating humanitarian projects in the country. The group’s first initiative, “SLInspire,” will play an important role in strengthening the bonds in the multicultural society of Sri Lanka. SLInspire, a collaborative project of the Sri Lanka SIGHT group and SL2College,…
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Event Summary IEEE Student Branch UCET ( The Islamia University Bahawalpur) in collaboration with IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC), organized a workshop on “HAC Workshop on Training Volunteers on Renewable Energy Installation.” The event was part of 3rd IEEE Bahawalpur Subsection Student/ Young Professional/ Women in Engineering Congress (BSSYWC’19) 2019. The workshop started with a…
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The World Health Day Celebration organized by IEEE Bangladesh Section, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group, and IEEE SIGHT was held on 7 April with the theme of “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere.” Thirty-nine accomplished professionals from more than 13 institutions participated in the event, and speakers included: Rumana Ali, Member of the Parliament,…
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IEEE Bangladesh Section held its 2019 Student Branch Executive Committee and Counselors Summit on 29 March in Dhaka. Student Branch Chairs, Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group Chairs and Counselors from 34 Student Branches of IEEE Bangladesh Section (BDS) were present. The Student Branch Chairs presented their activities posters, containing the best practices of their…
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