PROJECT REPORT
THEME UTILIZATION OF
:
THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES
FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT TITLE A SIMPLE
:
DIY ELECTRIC GENERATOR USING
THE AVAILABLE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
INTROBUCTION
It was on a 22nd march 2025 during the project time when my accessor
Mr Aliku Yasin took us out of the school through our neighbouring slum
Asundi fo a walk where I identified the above mentioned project by
observing that most houses in the slum lacked electricity to light up
their small scale applications due to high cost and they were forced to
use candals which are harmful and pollutive to the environment .this
affected most of the school going children in Asundi while doing their
home work and also while preparing for school early morning.
AIM OF THE PROJECT
This project aims to design a sustainable low cost electric generator
using innovative methods to provide efficient and eco friendly
electricity for small scale applications
PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
This project will help to reduce wastes by reforming
To develop the community through skilling youths
Adding value to non valuable products
To help reduce the expences in electricity
OBJECTIVES
Design and construct a generator using readily available materials such
as a DC motor to convert electric energy
Ensure the generator produces a measurable output of atleast 5volts DC
to power a small led bulb or similar devices
Use simple tools and components that are easily accessible and
affordable ensuring the project can be completed by individuals with
basic technical skills
Build a functional generator with in the constract of limited resources
and time while demonstrating the principles of electromagnetic
induction effectively
Complete the design ,construction and testing phase of the project
within one year including trouble shooting and optimization for better
performance
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
PROJECT DRIVERS: identifying stakeholders and their need to ensure the
project addresses key requirements
BUSINESS NEEDS: Highlighting out comes the project aim to achieve such as
solving capacity issues or meeting legal requirements
BENEFIT AND COST: demonstrating measurable improvements and comparing
them to investment costs
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS: assessing economic technical operational and political
feasibility to validate the projects viability
ALIGNMENT WITH STORAGE GOALS: ensure the project supports
organizational priorities like growth or efficiency
RESOURCES REQUIRED
1. DC motor ; To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy when
Using a generator
2. Cardboard(wooden base); Its role is to provide structural support and
stability for the generator
3. Ice cream sticks; Acts as the axis for rotation allowing the motor to spin
4. Led bulb; to test the generators output by lighting up
5. Rubber band; Acts as a flexible coupling between components like shafts
6. 2 old CDS; provide a light weight yet rigid base for rotational move
PROJECT ACTIVITY PLAN
DESIGNING AND ASSEMBLE(How it will be designed)
-Cut a piece of cardboard or any other plastic for base
-cut out a circular box shape and fix old CDs on either sides
-Create a pulley using the old CDs
-Fix the DC motor firmly onto the base
-Drill holes in the ice cream sticks
-Attach a small skewer vertically on the motor shaft
-Glue the ice cream sticks perpendicular onto the skewer
-Use another holder to create support to the pulley for smoother rotation
-Connect wires from the motor terminals to a LED bulb on a breadboard
-use rubber bands for coupling mechanical motion
CHALLENGES FACED
Health risks during the collection of materials
Difficult in collecting sufficient materials like old CDS
Difficult in collecting of funds for the project
Poor budget for the materials
Electric shocks due to high release of volts from motor
In adequate time due to a number of other activities on schedual
Slow internet as needed to make the necessary research
SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES ABOVE
Improvision for example using boxes instead of cardboards
I requested a phone from my assessor for research
Organizing a time table in order to fix time for project
Gathered resources used by my friends instead of buying
LESSONS AND SKILLS LEARNT
1. I learnt that in order to get something done you have to sacrifice some
time
2. Cooperation makes things move on faster
3. Hard work pays but pains
4. I learnt how to utilize the available resources to solve community
problems
5. I learnt how to be patient
CONCLUSION
This project is an innovative project that will both solve the peoples
problems of electricity in the community and also prevent over pollution in
the environment due to the utilization of the available resources for
community development
RECOMMENDATION
Adding some fancy decorations to make it more [Link] will
allow maximum relevance out of this project
COMPILED BY; Aslam Nooh Oduka(sigma)
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