by Amrutha Nair IEEE IES/PELS Joint SBC at MACE Coordinate " Light the Lives " L ast year, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES)/Power Electronics Society (PELS) joint student branch chapter (SBC) at the Mar Athanasius College of Engineering (MACE) collaborated with the IEEE SIGHT AG MACE SB, National Service Scheme (NSS), MACE at Kothamangalam, IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee (HAC), and Lions Club at Kothamangalam to organize the event " Light the Lives " (Figure 1). This event was created after noticing the lack of energy resources that faced the Kuttampuzha' Gram Panchayat. When this need was recognized, an application was submitted to the IEEE HAC/ SIGHT projects call for proposals focused on pressing community needs. Once the application was accepted, arrangements were made and over 40 volunteers worked tirelessly to install solar off-grid systems in five homes and a mother-child care centre in the Uriyanpet ty tr ibal colonies in FIG 1 Participants of the " Light the Lives " event. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPEL.2023.3275288 Date of publication: 27 June 2023 June 2023 z IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE 109http://www.atecorp.com