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Monthly Archives: July 2009

  • July 29, 2009
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Retrofit Turns a bicycle to an ‘Ambulance’

Zambikes is a project that retrofits bicycles by adding a trailer. This is especially useful in rural Zambia (and other parts of Africa) where there aren’t many cars to get the sick to hospital, much less an ambulance. Watch how … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Ingenuity, Metal, Transportation, video
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  • July 27, 2009
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Charging mobile phones with bikes and scrap

Just last week two African inventors won recognition for inventions that involved scrap, bicycles and mobile phones. William Kamkwamba grew up as a farmer in Malawi, at the age of just 14, he had built his own wind generator. During … Read more →

  • Posted in: Communication, Energy, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Recycle & Reuse
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  • July 27, 2009
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Sudan: School Grounds Brew Home Grown Games

Local school grounds in Sudan are a breeding pool for home grown games. The most popular seems to use any pole available, including those against walls, string & a soda bottle filled with rocks and dirt. Voila, you have a … Read more →

  • Posted in: Community, Materials, Recycle & Reuse, Toys
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  • July 24, 2009
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Cordless ‘Table’ Light Bulb

A ‘stick-up’ Light Bulb like the one shown below sells on Amazon for $3.99 Sample the version we got from Gatundu, Thika District in Kenya. It goes for KSh. 100 ($1.20)

  • Posted in: Energy, Gadgets
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  • July 24, 2009
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Hacking an in-office shower

File this contribution from South Africa into the “odd, yet interesting file”: “What to do when you have a bath tub, but actually want to take a shower? Easy, just use whatever office materials you can find to make your … Read more →

  • Posted in: Sanitation
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