The Swahili Bed
The Swahili bed was in a recent article on MAKE Magazine (a publication that inspired AfriGadget’s creation). In it they discuss why this style of bed is so useful on the hot and humid East African coast. “In Kenya, the … Read more →
Posts in Category ‘How-To’
GSM/GPS based elephant tracking at The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya
Katharine Houreld has filed an AP story describing how the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a private game reserve ranch in Kenya and Save the Elephants, an NGO dedicated to the survival of the species are using the combination of a GSM/GPS … Read more →
Philip’s Model Plane at International ArtBots Show (Video)
“I feel good when I do these things.” One of my favorite stories on AfriGadget has been of Philip Isohe and his hobby of making very detailed (and working) model airplanes and buses made from scratch. Earlier this year, the … Read more →
Evapocooler invention for cooling camels milk in Somalia
Or How to get your camel milk to market in 40 degree C climate. My brother Dominic Wanjihia invented this gadget which he calls Fine Lined Evaporative Cooler, for rural application in Somalia – the cooling of camels milk for … Read more →
18 year old self-taught electronics “genius” invents mobile phone-based vehicle anti-theft system.
Morris Mbetsa, an 18 year old self-taught inventor with no formal electronics training from the coastal tourist town of Mombasa on the Indian Ocean in Kenya, has invented the “Block & Track”, a mobile phone-based anti-theft device and vehicle tracking … Read more →