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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 are emergent in the form of hacker & makerspaces and fablabs. Further suggestions most welcome to develop this list beyond the those listed in Fablab directory. | 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 are emergent in the form of hacker & makerspaces and fablabs. Further suggestions most welcome to develop this list beyond the those listed in [http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/labs/ Fablab] directory. | ||
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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 are emergent in the form of hacker & makerspaces and fablabs. Further suggestions most welcome to develop this list beyond the those listed in Fablab directory.
- 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/