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Initiated by [[User:Agryfp|Andrew Paterson]] (Helsinki), in conversation with Michel Bauwens & Irma Wilson (Johannesburg), with aim to gain better understanding of the P2P developments in Africa that emergent in the form of Fablabs and makerspaces. Further suggestions most welcome. | |||
* | * Kër Thiossane, Dakar, Senegal, http://www.ker-thiossane.org/ | ||
* Feature on W.afate | * WoeLab in Lome, Togo, http://wlab.weebly.com/ (Feature on W.afate's upcycled 3D printer: http://www.ulule.com/wafate/) | ||
* Gearbox in Nairobe, Kenya, http://gearbox.co.ke/ | * Gearbox in Nairobe, Kenya, http://gearbox.co.ke/ | ||
*Open Taqafa, Casablanca, Morocco, http://www.opentaqafa.cc | *Open Taqafa, Casablanca, Morocco, http://www.opentaqafa.cc | ||
* Elfabrika: https://www.facebook.com/elfabrika | * Elfabrika, Tunis, Tunisia: https://www.facebook.com/elfabrika | ||
* NGO Shalin http://shalinry.org has been doing some appropriate tech/renewable energy projects in Kenya. | |||
=More Information= | =More Information= | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 23 December 2013
Directory
Initiated by Andrew Paterson (Helsinki), in conversation with Michel Bauwens & Irma Wilson (Johannesburg), with aim to gain better understanding of the P2P developments in Africa that emergent in the form of Fablabs and makerspaces. Further suggestions most welcome.
- Kër Thiossane, Dakar, Senegal, http://www.ker-thiossane.org/
- WoeLab in Lome, Togo, http://wlab.weebly.com/ (Feature on W.afate's upcycled 3D printer: http://www.ulule.com/wafate/)
- Gearbox in Nairobe, Kenya, http://gearbox.co.ke/
- Open Taqafa, Casablanca, Morocco, http://www.opentaqafa.cc
- Elfabrika, Tunis, Tunisia: https://www.facebook.com/elfabrika
- NGO Shalin http://shalinry.org has been doing some appropriate tech/renewable energy projects in Kenya.
More Information
- here's a list of fablabs worldwide, including African countries: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/labs/