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Yearly Archives: 2009

  • December 11, 2009
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Video of home made bicycle repair tools and gadgets in Nairobi

In Africa bicycle repair men can be found everywhere, from under a tree to in the local vegetable market, one of the best places to find African innovations. At the Karen market I met the charismatic Mohammed Makokha who proudly … Read more →

  • Posted in: Gadgets, How-To, Ingenuity, Jua Kali, Metal, Tools, Transportation
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  • December 8, 2009
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Recycling car batteries in Rural Kenya

Maina, Rhoda and little Winnie are  a typical Kenyan family who live on the outskirts of Nairobi in an area that has no electricity. But they have solved the problem of getting the daily news When I visited their home … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Energy, Recycle & Reuse
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  • November 28, 2009
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Coconut + Zippers = Handbags

My daughter and I had a lot of fun on Lamu island, off the coast of Kenya, earlier this year. One of the items we came across was this coconut handbag. Some had designs, some were raw, all were incredibly … Read more →

  • Posted in: Materials, Recycle & Reuse
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  • November 8, 2009
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Solution for Nairobi Blackouts

It’s no secret that Kenya’s rivers are running dry as a result of forest destruction and environmental degradation which has led to a season of blackouts in the capital city Nairobi. Typical of the ingenious people of Nairobi one street … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Energy, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Jua Kali, Materials, Metal, Recycle & Reuse
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  • October 14, 2009
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Win a Copy of William Kamkwamba’s Book!

If you’ve been reading AfriGadget for a while, you know of a name that keeps popping up over and over – William Kamkwamba. He was first written about by another blogger friend Mike McKay and then subsequently covered here on … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Books, Energy
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