Archive for the ‘Tools’ Category

Bringing smiles to the slums – Jua kali dentistry in Kenya

I got this photograph from someone who had his teeth repaired in Gikomba – the center of Kenya’s Juakali innovation, and another one of Kenya’s slums . The home made gadget looks pretty terrifying but check out the results!

Looks barbaric but check out the results!

Made from brass and modelled on something much more professional, this manual tooth mould (I’m sure there’s a technical name for this gadget) is cheap and brings smiles back to faces.

Drogba in Nairobi at juakali leather works

Jua kali dressed in Mitumba

Tractor tyres and bush buckets in Masailand

Video of home made bicycle repair tools and gadgets in Nairobi

Cement-bag Bellows in Lamu

Final Presentations at IDDS Ghana

Gears into Hammers

Bush puncture repair gadgets in Masai Mara

Hardware Hacking: Handmade Tools in Africa