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Village Toys (Uganda)

Happy New Years everyone!

(The following series of images were sent in by Teddy (aka TMS Ruge) a professional photographer and an all around amazing individual who runs Project Diaspora.)

The SUV was made from an old Cooking Oil container, I can’t remember the brand. The “top” is cut-out and they put other little belongs in there pulled it for hours. The wheels are made from old slippers, or sandles. Spokes from an old bicycle served as the axles. Banana stalk was used to pull the “vehicle”.

“That’s my niece, Chris and her friend, Geofrey are in the picture. They spent hours in their own world pulling it across the yard.”

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Tags: children, kids, reuse, simple, Toys, uganda

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15 comments for this post.

Comment from cssProdigy
1 January 2009 - 10:53 am - :

Really Nice! Original we have something similar in Kenya.

Comment from James Jarvic
1 January 2009 - 10:58 am - :

Very creative use of what’s available to make very cool toys. I am impressed the the ingenuity.

Comment from andrew
1 January 2009 - 3:11 pm - :

that toy sucks

Comment from man yolk
1 January 2009 - 3:23 pm - :

So what does it transform into?

Comment from Me
1 January 2009 - 4:08 pm - :

It transforms into a little bit of peace while living in a very ugly world.

Comment from Amy
1 January 2009 - 4:16 pm - :

I think the toy is way cool. Those kids have some serious ingenuity going on. Bravo

Comment from also Teddy
2 January 2009 - 10:44 am - :

nice truck….and very nice red clay fired bricks in the backround! simple low cost long lasting housing solution in east africa. should of made them interlocking and it would save on cement…still though…nice!

Comment from Nicola
3 January 2009 - 11:17 am - :

Hi Andrew, I appreciate that looking at that toy compared to something packaged you might see in a toyshop in the West may ’suck’ but children have a lot of imagination – I’m sure they will continue to play with them for hours

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Comment from ariniaina
9 January 2009 - 9:19 am - :

so cute

This little story reminds me my childhood. My sister and I were used to play with toys we made by our own. geeee

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Comment from meneame.net
15 January 2009 - 7:06 am - :

Uganda: como fabricar un fantástico coche de juguete…

Esta claro que cuando no hay medios se agudiza la imaginación. Tan solo con un bote viejo de aceite para cocinar, zapatillas viejas, radios de una bicicleta y piel de plátano, es suficiente para arrancar más de una sonrisa y garantizar horas de dive…

Comment from Carlo
10 February 2009 - 8:33 am - :

I used to make them when I was living in Haiti.

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