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SHS Students Build An Electric Tricycle For The Physically Challenged In Society

by  Salifu Bagulube Moro 2 min read
  • A group of students from Dabokpa Technical Institute in Tamale have created an electric tricycle to improve mobility for Persons With Disability in Ghana
  • The students displayed the tricycle, which looks like a motorbike, at the recently held National Education Fair
  • They explained that they were driven by a desire to provide ease of movement and comfort for the physically challenged in society

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A group of students from the Dabokpa Technical Institute have designed a custom-built electric tricycle for Persons With Disabilities.

The students, numbering three, designed the tricycle to help improve mobility for the physically challenged in society.

Dabokpa Technical Institute, SHS students, electric tricycle, physically challenged, Tamale, National Education Fair
SHS Students from the Dabokpa Technical Institute in Tamale build an electric tricycle for the physically challenged in society. Photo credit: @ghanatvetservice_/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

The Dabokpa Technical Institute students showcased their groundbreaking tricycles at the National Education Fair held recently.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the SHS students took their time to explain the tricycle's various components.

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The disability-friendly electric tricycle has two comfortable seats, one for the rider and another for a passenger.

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Its ignition and handbrakes are positioned on the steering wheel for easier accessibility.

"We look for problems, and we look for a way of solving them," one of the students said while explaining the features of the electric tricycle.

According to the students, the electric tricycle could also be used by the abled in society.

Reactions to the students' electric tricycle

YEN.com.gh compiled a few netizens' reactions to the electric tricycle after watching the video on TikTok by @ghanatvetservice.

@Use Your Head said:

"The government should let it be featured in the news."

@jinel also said:

"If the citizens vote against this government psaa de33 hmmm."

@hazardous commented:

"The government should allow Ghanaian citizens living abroad to invest in building companies in Ghana, which would be great."

@TheOddOne also commented:

"Ghana, we have a future and need a leader who will help us build our dreams. Nana Kwame Bediako is the answer. Vote #12."

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KNUST students build dialysis machine

In a related story, YEN.com.gh reported that KWAME Nkrumah University of Science and Technology students developed a dialysis machine.

In a video, the students explained that they created the machine to address a pressing national health issue.

Ghanaians commended the students for their innovation, which aims to offer kidney patients a fighting chance at life.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over five years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Salifu joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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