Why You Should Join Rainflower Today
Become a volunteer student researcher. Study real rain, deploy real smart devices, and help your community understand its water — while building skills that universities and employers around the world notice.
Rain is a gift of nature.
Let's study, measure and use it to our advantage.
Let's turn rain into our biggest national asset! Drinking water, agro water, industrial use — all are possibilities. Rainflower turns that vision into your laboratory — no expensive equipment or prior experience needed.
Real science, not homework.
Surveys, field experiments, and a live network of smart rain devices. Your findings feed an actual research project — not a grade book.
Your data protects your community.
Farmers, families, and planners across Bangladesh can use what you measure to understand and prepare for the rain that shapes their lives.
Skills schools don't teach.
Electronics, device repair, impact studies, field data collection — hands-on experience most people never touch before university.
A team that started with one student.
Founded by an 11th grader in California, powered by coordinators and student researchers worldwide. The next chapter can be written from Bangladesh — by you.
Started by a student.
Built for students.
Rainflower wasn't started by a company or a university. It was founded by Ethan Kabir, an 11th grader at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, California — proof that students your age can launch real scientific projects that matter.
See Rainflower in action
Three short videos — start with Ethan's founder message, then see what the project looks like on the ground.
The Rainflower Student Researcher Roadmap
Nine steps from curious student to trusted Rainflower researcher. You grow one step at a time — with a coordinator guiding you at every stage.
Join as a Volunteer Student Researcher
Sign up as a Rainflower volunteer student researcher. No experience needed — just curiosity and commitment.
Research with Custom Survey Tools
Use Rainflower's custom survey tools to gather real information about rain, water, and daily life in your community.
Perform Rain-Related Experiments
Run hands-on experiments — measuring rainfall, testing water, and observing how rain behaves where you live.
Deploy the Smart Device Network
Participate in deploying the Rainflower smart device network — placing real sensors that watch the skies over Bangladesh.
Perform Impact Studies
Study how the network's data changes things — for farmers, families, and neighborhoods — and document the impact.
Learn to Maintain the Network
Get trained to keep the Rainflower network healthy — checking devices, updating them, and keeping data flowing.
Collect Data from Devices
Gather readings from deployed devices and help turn raw numbers into knowledge the whole project relies on.
Repair Devices
Troubleshoot and fix devices in the field — practical electronics skills you'll carry for the rest of your life.
Surface New Ideas
Propose improvements to Rainflower itself. The best ideas come from researchers on the ground — that's you.
Ready? Connect with a Rainflower Coordinator
Your first step is simple: reach out to a coordinator on the Rainflower Worldwide Team. They'll welcome you, answer your questions, and get you started on Step 1 of the roadmap.
Meet the Worldwide Team →