Stories from AfriGadget
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An Interview with Rob Katz of NextBillion.net (Video)
AfriGadget &bull Oct 28, 2008
Straying from the usual fare for a couple days, I wanted to post an interview that I did with Rob Katz, who runs a blog focused on businesses and entrepreneurs who are creating wealth at the “bottom of the pyramid”… Full Story »
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GSM/GPS based elephant tracking in Kenya
AfriGadget &bull Oct 15, 2008
Katharine Houreld has filed an AP story describing how the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a private game reserve ranch in Kenya and Save the Elephants, an NGO dedicated to the survival of the species are using the combination of a GSM/GPS… Full Story »
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Maker Faire: Africa 2009
AfriGadget &bull Oct 7, 2008
A couple weeks ago one of our inspirations for AfriGadget - Emeka Okafor of Timbuktu Chronicles - put forward an idea on the Ned forums about a “Maker Faire Africa“. The aim of a Maker Faire-like event is to create… Full Story »
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Monkey see Monkey do
AfriGadget &bull Oct 6, 2008
When you visit Diani Beach, Kenya’s version the Florida keys, look up and you’ll see 20 rope bridges swinging over the highway - what’s that little bulge with a tail? Before you flash by, you will realise that it’s a… Full Story »
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Rendille Home - Made of USAID Food Bags
AfriGadget &bull Sep 30, 2008
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Rendille Home - Made of USAID Food Bags, originally uploaded by whiteafrican. From the AfriGadget Flickr… Full Story »
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Philip’s Model Plane at International ArtBots Show (Video)
AfriGadget &bull Sep 18, 2008
“I feel good when I do these things.” One of my favorite stories on AfriGadget has been of Philip Isohe and his hobby of making very detailed (and working) model airplanes and buses made from scratch. Earlier this year, the… Full Story »
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Farming Innovations in a Slum
AfriGadget &bull Sep 4, 2008
Google Earth is one way to appreciate the crush in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum. Not surprisingly popular images of people living in desperate conditions aren’t far from the truth when it comes to this corner of Nairobi - but out… Full Story »
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Elephant Pumps
AfriGadget &bull Aug 28, 2008
Here’s an interesting simple, low-maintenance technology: “Elephant Pumps” that were introduced to rural areas in Zimbabwe and Malawi during the last few years. These rather simple, enhanced rope pumps (based on an ancient Chinese technology) where designed for use in… Full Story »
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Jiko Production Using Gas Cylinders
AfriGadget &bull Aug 24, 2008
Bush camping is one of the greatest pleasures of living in Kenya – only if you have the right equipment. On a recent hastily planned trip to Lake Magadi hot springs we discovered too late that we’d forgotten the jiko… Full Story »
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Evapocooler invention for cooling camels milk in Somalia
AfriGadget &bull Aug 23, 2008
Or How to get your camel milk to market in 40 degree C climate. My brother Dominic Wanjihia invented this gadget which he calls Fine Lined Evaporative Cooler, for rural application in Somalia - the cooling of camels milk for… Full Story »
