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DIY Low-Tech Windmills
Low-tech energy revolution in Africa by William Kamkwamba and the Moving Windmills Project. Simple diagram (pdf). Image by Tom Rielly (TED).
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Cameroon Blacksmiths
“On the outskirts of Maroua, the capital of the Extreme North of Cameroon, is a place quite unlike any other in the country. Here a community of blacksmiths practice their craft in the relative cool...
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Jua Kali: Innovation in Kenya’s Informal Economy
Wandering through winding alleys dotted with makeshift worksheds, one can’t help but feel clouded by the clanging of hammers on metal, grinding of bandsaws on wood, and the shouts of workers making...
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Decorated Mud Houses in Burkina Faso
“In the south of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in west Africa, near the border with Ghana lies a small, circular village of about 1.2 hectares, called Tiébélé. This is home of the Kassena people,...
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Africa Teaches the West How to Build a Car
Today’s cars look like spaceships and are built by robots in futuristic factories. At least, that’s the picture in the developed world. In Ghana, West Africa, both the cars and the auto industry look...
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In the Ugandan slum of Wakaliga, a thriving film industry called Wakaliwood has emerged. Mixing elements of Western action flicks and Chinese Kung Fu movies with Ugandan culture, Wakaliwood’s movies...
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African Vernacular Architecture Database
Malawi home built with rammed earth and thatch roof in Chizogwe village. Picture: Jon (Twingi) Sojkowski I am a registered architect and I have a passion for African vernacular architecture. I recently...
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