Recycle & Reuse

How to fix a bicycle tube

How to fix a bicycle tube… when a glued patch isn’t appropriate:

(direct link to the video)
“To fix such a problem, we designed a new way of fixing. You can simply tie the place, no need of glue, no need of nothing.”

Bulb 2.0 and Maker Faire Africa 2012

For the price of Kshs. 30 /= (EUR 0.27 or USD 0.35) you’ll manage to pick up this kerosine lamp from a kiosk in Kibera, Kenya:
Kibera lamp

Recycling car batteries in Rural Kenya

Maina, Rhoda and little Winnie are  a typical Kenyan family who live on the outskirts of Nairobi in an area that has no electricity.
But they have solved the problem of getting the daily news
rhoda family2
When I visited their home I was impressed that despite the lack of electricity, Maina has come up with an innovative solution and is able to keep up with whats going on and listen to his favourite Kikuyu music all day long!

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