You’re walking through an African urban center and you’re trying to find stories that showcase African ingenuity. What do you see? Look closer. It all looks like junk, it’s dirty. Look closer. You start talking to a few people and you realize that what you thought was junk isn’t… In fact, it’s an ingenious solution to something you never would have thought of in your Western-context run mind. Welcome to AfriGadget and the art of finding cool stuff in Africa. This is one of my favorite talks to give, because the audience takes part and makes it a truly participatory time.
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