The Woman Who Sews A Dress For Children in Africa Every Day
Lillian Weber, who happens to be 99 years old, makes a dress for children in Africa every day, which are distributed through the Little Dresses for Africa charity organization.
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Kickstarter for Documentaries on Makers in Africa
Diane Hendrix, Founder and Director of Young World Inventors, wrote in to let us know she’s raising funds to do another series of mini-documentaries on young makers who solve interesting problems with limited resources.
Images from Maker Faire Africa 2012
A slideshow of images from the two-day Maker Faire Africa in Lagos, Nigeria.
Made in Senegal
In Senegal, whole families of crafters find ingenious ways to use recycled materials. They utilize non-working computer parts, discarded electronics, and old soda cans to make guitars, sculptures and furniture.
Map of African Tech Hubs and Hackerspaces
A “crowdmap” of technology hubs and hackerspaces on the African continent.
Makeshift Magazine launches
The editors of Makeshift noticed that production, more than at any point in the last century, is occurring at the grassroots. In different cultures it goes by different names: DIY in the US, jugaad in India, jua kali in East Africa, and gambiarra in Brazil. Makeshift seeks to unify these cultures into a global identity.
Help Hackerspaces Happen in Cairo and Elsewhere in Africa
Maker Faire Africa is coming up next month, in Cairo, Egypt. It promises to be a three-day mashup of Africa’s most imaginative makers. And, at least two Americans will be joining them.
