UNDP Accelerator Lab organised design thinking sessions with members of Rwanda Union of the Blind and a solution provider to deeply understand the challenges and learn how visually impaired persons are trying to address the mobility issue. Based on discussions with members, they began to experiment on what features could help persons with visual impairment to move freely and safely. That is how the smart white cane was developed, an electronic cane that can detect obstacles up to 1.2 meters ahead.