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can ingenuity skip to content afrigadget gadgets in africa solving everyday problems with african ingenuity menu home about archives contact twitter instagram facebook afrigadget com relaunch we re back online with our old blog what started in 2006 by erik hersman founder co founder of ushahidi com brck com and other ventures was quickly turned into a group blog which featured various authors from around the world our mission to showcase innovative humans who come up with different solutions to problems in environments that lack industry norms access to professional tools a supply of the right materials or just anything that is not made in a factory in kenya where most of our authors grew up or live in this approach to problem solving is often called jua kali as in working under the hot sun steve daniels former advisor at the now defunct makeshift magazine created a wonderful paper called making do innovation in kenya s informal sector in 2010 on this innovative culture that we never really mentioned on this blog afrigadget com wouldn t exist without this jua kali spirit and it doesn t matter if you live in india and call it jugaad heard about the diy culture in cuba during the castro years or experience all of this resourcefulness yourself when you live in an economy of scarcity and need to solve a problem afrigadget was and still is our answer to showcase that in a world of norms patents regional financial and other restrictions people are able to change objects and create something new out of them it also is a testament to the maker culture that has always been around afrigadgetimoja back in 2005 we quickly came up with the term afrigadget as gadget blogs were the latest trend back then and we wanted to show to the world that even on the african continent there are a lot of nice gadgets that spice up your life also many of the innovations inventions aren t an africa only thing the knife sharpening bicycle for example one of our popular posts in 2007 talks about a bike that is also used to propell a grinding stone this bike may be made in china the setup may be locally assembled but is this really an african invention as it is equally found in other parts of the world we don t know and there are a lot of other cool things on the internet in 2018 that may not originate from africa but perfectly fit the afrigadget frame backups backups backups this site went offline in 2016 due to administrative and technical issues with the website host some data was lost the last undeleted backup is from 2012 yes you should always keep your backups we love this blog the shared stories and often missed linking back to some older content on this blog so we urgently needed to relaunch this site we have meanwhile managed to redirect the domain to a new server and are now in the process of slowly recovering old content and will set up a new template which means that this website is still under construction and if things aren t the way they should be or if something important is missing then please contact us thank you our platforms we are active on four different platforms this website facebook instagram and on twitter facebook instagram twitter provide us with global audiences that don t have to be directed to a single blog somewhere on the internet also there used to be this service called zero facebook com which allowed users in certain countries to access facebook free of mobile data charges this in itself is already an interesting observation and a topic for afrigadget that someone else should write about maybe you as user behaviour changes when services are free of charge vs cost money a peculiar calling habit as the former ceo of a huge telecommunications provider in kenya once called it is the result of such financial limits that have a huge impact on how people buy use and recycle products likewise our facebook audience is different from the other audiences on this website or even twitter talking about audiences there was a popular tv show on kenyan tv in 2017 that used our tagline our logo and reported nice stories from kenya unfortunately we are in no way affiliated with the tv show the producers never replied to our mails and on the other hand viewers kept on contacting us via facebook asking about the products that were showcased on the show we d love to help but we just don t know better sharing is caring some producers apparently don t care the show is great though and features some of our content that we wrote about in the past low tech vs high tech whenever we presented afrigadget to other audiences we also talked about ushahidi com which enabled the ihub in kenya a coworking innovation hub and we also mentioned all the other hubs that came up in the last few years we talked about digital projects that are created in africa but we never really mentioned them on this blog afrigadgets aren t limited to low tech solutions in fact there are a lot of very smart things that happen in the digital sphere that could also be termed as afrigadgets and not only software tricks that are never published due to software patents or because only a few people understand the magic of programming code we also talk about business ideas that work in african socities because they target the local user consumer behaviour all of those things are afrigadgets to us so whenever we mention afrigadgets we don t limit this to some made in africa wire toy cars which are great also because they are the complete opposite to the ex cathedra teaching still found in many schools i e studying vs being creative and doing something afrigadgets are local solutions to local problems this site exists to show them to the world still the low tech approach is near and dear to us and one of our favourite sites online is the low tech magazine that features a reasonable approach to anything low tech has lots of detailed information and asks the right questions where we only scratch the surface and deliver the audience the low tech magazine goes into detail you afrigadget also exists because people from all over the world have in the past contributed interesting stories we got boingboing ed a few times and always appreciated being part of a global community that understands the importance of documented innovations afrigadget has always been a group blog and we will gladly post your story as a guests blog post there is a flickr group that pools very interesting and original afrigadget material some of the photos turn into stories other are just interesting to watch or are tagged accordingly there is so much material out there and in the begining many contributers wondered why we are sharing normal things that can be found in any african village well to some people they may be normal to others they are very strange which is why we want to encourage you sharing stories photos videos and comments on everything afrigadget just contact us email subscriptions if you have previously subscribed to afrigadget com using an email subscription service such as google s feedburner service please note that we have lost login data to that service and can not provide any assistance to that and or change anything about it in case of doubt please cancel your subscription and use our rss feed instead thank you author jke posted on june 22 2018 august 17 2022 categories afrigadget community tags relaunch strategy website 1 comment on afrigadget com relaunch the diy three wheeler kevin becker recently moved to kenya and built this great diy three wheeler for his son my son wants to be outside all of the time this three wheel cart allows him to pedal himself around like fred flintstone or i can push him from behind with the handle the larger wheels are good for the rough terrain on our farm he can turn the front wheel to steer himself or i can tilt the cart back so the front wheel is off the ground when i need to steer the three wheeler in action https www afrigadget com wp content uploads 2015 08 video 1440795606 mp4 mp4 except for the wood i used parts that i had on hand which i brought with me from the u s but i m sure everything could be found here in kenya the wheels came from golf club bag carts but any spare wheels around 10 diameter should work the rear handle and front wheel support are made from 1 pvc the front handle is 3 4 pvc the seat is a piece of spongy foam used for padding your knees when doing yard work parts list 1 5 angle bracket approx 10 of 1 pvc pipe approx 2 of 3 4 pvc pipe 4 1 pvc t joints 2 1 pvc 90 joints 1 1 x3 4 x3 4 pvc t joint 2 3 4 pvc 45 joint 2 3 4 pvc end caps 1 foam pad 4 1 washers to attach the foam 1 19 2 4 board 1 21 2 4 board 1 12 1 2 board 2 16 1 2 boards assorted screws and bolts as needed let s see how long it will take until this is replicated in ongata rongai author jke posted on august 29 2015 june 22 2018 categories toys transportation tags cart gocart kids toy leave a comment on the diy three wheeler a tablet for africa guest post by jay cousins for many of you reading this the title of this article might lead you to a vision of one laptop per child or some other silicon valley vision of progress for africa the technology i wish to discuss is slower and simpler full disclosure it s my invention the betabook is a portable whiteboard which can be used with a smartphone for archiving content creation and social media sharing during my time in egypt working with the icehubs network i tested the initial prototypes uses in this context included translation through drawings and the written text of others i ve been able to communicate with deaf egyptians in aswan and others who cannot speak english improved communication visual aids allow for clearer communication of objectives or ideas part s list for air quality kit preparing for a hackidemia workshop in alexandria see previous post for outcomes note taking during field work and archiving using my smartphone annotation of photos as a form of resource documentation a visual model of the problems of land inheritance in egypt along with potential solution creating an illustrated children s story with my wife story by me illustrations by zeinab i found the betabook to be an invaluable tool and something i could share and use freely with my peers asking collaborators to draw it for me allowed for clearer communication and easy creation of new ideas three deaf brothers i used it with in aswan liked it so much we decided to do a spontaneous workshop to show them how to make their own early prototype showing difference between readily available plastic and custom created we used locally sourced plastic sheet not as good as our custom material but enough for their needs i hope that the project can also serve as inspiration demonstrating that technology need not always be digital this project started in a bedroom with a pair of scissors and developed in the open an early prototype built from an old notebook some plastic sheet and some tape using a pair of scissors since the end of my contract we have funded the product on kickstarter i m pleased to report it s been enthusiastically received by the egyptian market we recognise the current price of the betabook makes it less accessible to all tiers of the african market to address potential demand we are making our material available for people to produce their own we are also encouraging group buying to reduce postage costs for hubs which already use new process models such as graphic facilitation open space hackathons service design workshops business canvas workshops the betabook offers the opportunity to reduce long term material costs and generate additional income streams there are lots of discussions about localised production within various hubs and organisations we can see the potential of local micro businesses to profit from producing their own versions of the betabook we re interested to connect with communities who upcycle local waste collaboration with local artisans could also lead to unique product offerings while its too early for us to get this network of producers up and running at this point we are eager to gage the demand for this model please feel free to get in touch if you d like to be one of the first to know when we are ready to take this conversation further author ag author posted on december 22 2014 december 3 2018 categories books innovator series tags book egypt kickstarter leave a comment on a tablet for africa sk8opia skate ethiopia these are great news from our ethiopia based partner iceaddis a student recently designed a new wheel for skateboards that can be produced in ethiopia made and designed in africa reinventing the wheel eh bauhaus product design student daniel scheidler presented his bachelor project on affordable and locally appropriate vehicles for individual transport in ethiopia through extensive field research in addis ababa daniel concluded that new roads of good quality have been built across the city and the country but owning a car is still far too costly for the great majority of the population while the public transport system buses taxis on the other hand is overcrowded derived from personal experience in the skateboard scene daniel s proposed solution is a locally adapted type of skateboard as a viable option for the daily transport needs of the urban masses of central importance to the concept is the wheel which was especially designed for easy production with locally available materials up until now any complete wheel on the ethiopian market be it for bicycles wheelchairs or skateboards has been an expensive import from abroad daniel s prototype relies on a core out of spray foam insulation cast with a reusable mold and supported by a fiberglass coating and leather or rubber from used tires the wheel design is meant to be gradually enhanced and adapted through the iterative process of small scale local manufacturing see it all in action here 01 33 via icebauhaus thx author ag author posted on july 24 2014 december 3 2018 categories transportation 1 comment on sk8opia skate ethiopia maker faire africa comes to jo burg maker faire africa was first held in ghana in 2009 then kenya 2010 egypt 2011 nigeria 2012 and now in south africa 2014 it s been an amazing thing to be a part of and the best is to be there and see the local ingenuity the practical inventions that are made by some of the smartest and scrappiest people in africa makers from across africa will join za makers for 4 days of meet ups mash ups workshops and seed starting ideas for new collaborations in open innovation across the continent when sept 3 6 2014 where wits university of the witwatersrand exact location tbd who you all the other makers just sign up maker faire africa 2014 will bring together over 5 000 attendees along with featured inventors world class makers self made entrepreneurs workshop experts from south africa across the continent and around the world to manufacture real solutions for some of africa s most pressing challeng...