Comments on: Powering African Schools with Playground Toys http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/ Gadgets in Africa: Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hacking, the Afrigadget way « Ponoko – Blog http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-16543 Hacking, the Afrigadget way « Ponoko – Blog Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:09:39 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-16543 [...] accolade. And it is indeed good, bringing forth all manner of ingenious solutions to problems from generating power from playground toys to mobile phone [...] [...] accolade. And it is indeed good, bringing forth all manner of ingenious solutions to problems from generating power from playground toys to mobile phone [...]

]]> By: jales http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-15480 jales Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:19:27 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-15480 woah i'm truly impressed by this idea. i really hope it can be and well be implemented .. brilliant! woah i’m truly impressed by this idea. i really hope it can be and well be implemented .. brilliant!

]]> By: Sustainability, Free Schooling, and Play « Adventures in Free Schooling http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13743 Sustainability, Free Schooling, and Play « Adventures in Free Schooling Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:53:19 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13743 [...] 11, 2008 Below is a partial post taken from the blog AfriGadget (about technological advancements by and for Africans): The BBC is [...] [...] 11, 2008 Below is a partial post taken from the blog AfriGadget (about technological advancements by and for Africans): The BBC is [...]

]]> By: If Thomas Edison Were Alive Today… « The Everyday Idealist http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13537 If Thomas Edison Were Alive Today… « The Everyday Idealist Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:49:34 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13537 [...] a pretty awesome site; featuring small and ingenious fixes that have big results. Not all of the inventors are African, but their common focus is solving problems in [...] [...] a pretty awesome site; featuring small and ingenious fixes that have big results. Not all of the inventors are African, but their common focus is solving problems in [...]

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]]> By: AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13305 AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:40:23 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13305 [...] Contact « Powering African Schools with Playground Toys [...] [...] Contact « Powering African Schools with Playground Toys [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13296 Dave Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:38:22 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13296 A really interesting idea with development potential. A good way to spend grant funds to establish something that is sustainable. If a locally built model can create jobs and produce an energy source that is more viable than existing such as solar and mini hydro it looks like a real opportunity. The storage system is the crux - eg in the play pump, lifting the water into the reservoir effectively stores the erratic energy input that is inevitable given what children do with their time. Can you keep us up to date on progress. A really interesting idea with development potential. A good way to spend grant funds to establish something that is sustainable. If a locally built model can create jobs and produce an energy source that is more viable than existing such as solar and mini hydro it looks like a real opportunity.

The storage system is the crux – eg in the play pump, lifting the water into the reservoir effectively stores the erratic energy input that is inevitable given what children do with their time.

Can you keep us up to date on progress.

]]> By: Norman http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13295 Norman Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:49:53 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13295 thanks very much for the nice ideas and skills of geting Uganda get such nice ideas As l could lob for the same to be included in my project for the orphans and needy school l do wish you the best to make that work regards Norman thanks very much for the nice ideas and skills of geting Uganda get such nice ideas
As l could lob for the same to be included in my project for the orphans and needy school l do wish you the best to make that work

regards
Norman

]]> By: tm http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-13294 tm Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:11:27 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/21/powering-african-schools-with-playground-toys/#comment-13294 While reading this, PlayPumps was the very first thing that came to mind. I wonder if he was aware of them and was a partial inspiration for this design? I bet you could get a direct interview with him. It will certainly be fun to follow his journey and see how that first buildout will turn out. Maybe I can make a trip there to shoot video and photography of him building it :) You got anyone on the ground there with the Nokia N95? While reading this, PlayPumps was the very first thing that came to mind. I wonder if he was aware of them and was a partial inspiration for this design?

I bet you could get a direct interview with him. It will certainly be fun to follow his journey and see how that first buildout will turn out. Maybe I can make a trip there to shoot video and photography of him building it :) You got anyone on the ground there with the Nokia N95?

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