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By: Thomas Witherspoon

Thomas Witherspoon — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:59:13 +0000

This is just the sort of thing we want to encourage and make available to children throughout Africa. Would love to talk with you sometime.

Make Magazine just posted our concept as a Maker Challenge on their blog:
http://is.gd/fN6Ir

One of the comments linked to this post.

To learn more about our charity, Ears To Our World, check out this recent article from the WSJ Mag:
http://magazine.wsj.com/hunter/donate/tuning-in/

Cheers,
Thomas

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Das Kraftfuttermischwerk » DIY Kofferradio — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:17:28 +0000

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By: thepatriciashow

thepatriciashow — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:59:15 +0000

I especially love the speaker !! Fab.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:47:06 +0000

That’s brilliant, where there’s a will there a way. You ask about cheap engineering kits: As part of the Maker Faire Africa in Nairobi this august we will have a solar workshop for teens, for which we are currently making kits, will be happy to save you a few for these budding einsteins. Would love to see what they come up with. Emer

By: tmsruge

tmsruge — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:22:34 +0000

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Emer – please do save us some of those engineering kits for me. Would love to see what they are able to create.

L, I will email you this morning. Thanks for your support.

Cheers all

By: L

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:41:56 +0000

This is so amazing to see, and such a stark contrast to the over consumption and waste that happens in the States other developed parts of the world. It’s comforting to see this confirmed again and again, that ingenuity sprouts from any where, given any kind of resources.

I’m a fan of your blog — if you tell me what kind of things you’d need for them and where I can send you kits, I can pull together a package for you. Just email me to let me know!

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:24:56 +0000

My cousins here in the Philippines show similar traits. Give them some simple things and they turn it into stuff I would never think of making with those materials.

Just given them any kinds of things: paper, old tarpaulins, plastic, fabric, working batteries, old parts of electronics, etc, and maybe some inspirational pieces. And give them some tools: pliers, cutters, glue, scissors, soldering stuff, sewing kits, etc. And then sit back and watch them at it.