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Posts Tagged ‘reuse’

  • April 12, 2011
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Retain, Reuse, Rejoice

We’re currently fighting a bug that has affected our server [Update: Fixed! ], hence the long delay in updating this wonderful blog. Also, we recommend subscribing to this blog (because the bug doesn’t show up on our feed), so if you … Read more →

  • Posted in: Ingenuity, Recycle & Reuse, Toys
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  • January 18, 2011
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Remote Controlled Toy ATV

Miniature versions of vehicles are as popular with kids in Cameroon as anywhere else. Adult craftsmen across the continent use materials such as wire, beads and recycled cans to create toy bicycles, trucks and airplanes—many of which transcend the level … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Recycle & Reuse, Toys, video
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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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  • March 8, 2009
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Global Peace Village or a Scrap Yard?

Community members accuse him of being involved with witchcraft, the local government forbids him to showcase his work …the Zimbabwean artist, Dexter Nyamainashe has been collecting scrap to create art for six years now. Dexter collects all his created art … Read more →

  • Posted in: Recycle & Reuse
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  • January 28, 2009
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Gears into Hammers

More pictures from TMS Ruge of Project Diaspora, this time of a crude hammer used to crush stones in a quarry outside Kampala, Uganda. It’s made out of an old engine gear.

  • Posted in: Metal, Recycle & Reuse, Tools
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