NGCP × Global Victoria · Bohol, Philippines
GridGlow
A design response to rotational brownouts in Bohol — informing, preparing and supporting households before, during and after every power outage.
Role
UI/UX Designer
Team
Team Glow (5)
Partners
NGCP · Global Victoria
Year
2025
The problem
A power outage without effective warning.
Rotational brownouts are planned at grid level — but for households in Bohol they arrive without warning, again and again. The same cycle of uncertainty repeats before, during and after every outage.
Communication gap
Alerts exist at grid level but never reach households in a localised, actionable format.
Health & safety risk
Medically-dependent households get no warning to protect medication, manage heat or plan care.
Economic loss
Micro-businesses lose ₱500–₱2,000 per unannounced outage in spoiled stock.
No support
No centralised information and no community infrastructure during an outage.
Watch
GridGlow in motion
The full concept pitch — the problem, the system and the impact.
The response
One problem, three layers of support.
Part 1
GridGlow App
Proactive, localised brownout alerts delivered directly to households via app, SMS, and Messenger.
Part 2
Glow Impact Campaign
Building awareness, educating households, and driving adoption through the channels they already use.
Part 3
Community Resilience Hub
Physical support centres in barangay halls as the safety net for when digital channels aren't enough.
The app
Localised alerts, made actionable.
Watch zones
Track the places that matter
Follow your own barangay plus the areas where family and friends live, and see each zone's power status at a glance.
Brownout map
See the outage, not just hear about it
A live colour-coded map shows which zones are scheduled to lose power and when — turning a grid notice into something you can act on.
Scheduled alerts
Clear, early, localised warnings
Each alert spells out the exact area, date and window, with guidance on how to prepare — delivered early enough to matter.
Preparation checklist
Know what to do before the lights go out
A personalised checklist — power, food, security, comfort, children — tailored to whether you're medically dependent, a micro-business or a general household.
End to end
The complete user flow.
Every screen and decision point mapped out — from the first alert through preparation, the brownout itself, and recovery.
Tap the flow to open it full size ↗
Reach & impact
1.4M
Bohol pilot population
117M
Filipinos in brownout regions
94.9%
of Filipino internet users on Facebook
Team Glow
Amy Zhang
Project & Finance Manager
Aaron Zou
Art Director
Charlotte Liu
Digital Product Designer
Ishika Desale
UI/UX Designer
Yuxi Miao
Strategy & Marketing Lead
Try it yourself
Click through the GridGlow prototype.
The full app experience, interactive end to end in Figma.
Open the prototype