There was a major announcement today from Nokia about the release of cheap phones for the emerging markets, featuring dual sims and the ever useful LED flashlight. What is even more interesting is that with the launch of the phones, … Read more →
[Note: Somaliland is different than Somalia.] These are the kinds of stories and projects that you just can’t make up. We’ve written about Nigerian Mubarak Abdullahi’s home made helicopter a couple years ago from old car parts. It appears that … Read more →
Peasant farmers are not the first group that come to mind when thinking about innovation but Mr. Frederick Msiska of Nchenachena in the Henga Valley of Northern Malawi is an innovator and in more than just one way. Mr. Msiska, … Read more →
Deep in Kariokor, a slum and a hub of Nairobi’s juakali leather industry, you can’t miss spotting Drogba hard at work at his home made leather press. Drogba’s leather press is an assembly of diverse components. The fly wheels are … Read more →
In Baringo one farmer has come up with two rather interesting innovations. Murray Roberts is in the business of planting restoring grasslands which involves planting grass seeds in severely degraded landscapes. The primary purpose of ploughing is to turn over … Read more →