A 24-year-old has made his dream a reality in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Emmanuel Alieu Mansaray, a university student, had the idea to build a solar-powered car made from garbage and scrap metal he collected along the way. The project took him three years of hard work, but the car is now up and running.
Mansaray drives the car regularly around town and can reach speeds of 15km per hour. The “Imagination car” was designed using the country’s signature colors of green, white and blue, and locals describe it as “amazing.”
Pollution in Sierra Leone
Pollution is a growing problem in Sierra Leone. Now, more than ever, there is a need for renewable transportation to ensure cleaner air for its inhabitants. It has been ranked as the 17th most vulnerable country in the world when it comes to air pollution.
And it is not only transportation that is the problem. Many families use coal or wood as a source of cooking fuel, which means that the amount of carbon dioxide produced in cities is increasing. Freetown residents are exposed to indoor and outdoor pollution, which can cause numerous different health problems, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mansaray’s goal is to address goal 7 of the UN Sustainable Development
