Engineering a Brighter Sudan involves bringing sustainable energy to a primary school in the remote village of Theou, Southern Sudan, where project member Mou Riiny was born. The project consists of specifying, designing, and building a power generation and storage system for the school as well as building a prototype system on campus at the University of San Diego (USD). Electricity carries with it a world of benefits for rural communities, including the alleviation of poverty, reduction of illiteracy, and help for the local economy by providing opportunities for entrepreneurship. The goal is to empower the people to obtain a higher level of education and independence, which will help a newly independent South Sudan prosper as a country.