Parents' Guide to Afrigadget

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By Elizabeth Crane , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 10+

Glimpse of African ingenuity offers kids a new perspective.

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Africa and its people are too big a topic to be summed up on a single Web site, but the six Afrigadget blog contributors manage it to a large degree. They find small, interesting projects from all over the continent that underscore the creativity, ingenuity, and self-sufficiency of Africans. For instance, in Zimbabwe, there is a company called ZamBikes that retrofits trailers for bicycles. Since there are few cars in the rural areas, these trailers are used as transportation for goods and people -- even as ambulances.

Without Afrigadget, these stories wouldn’t reach an audience. This site spotlights the positive steps being taken there, and encourages creative thinking and environmentalism.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • What impressions did you have about Africa before you visited the site and after? How did the site change your mind?

  • Afrigadget is big on the creative use of existing objects. How can we use items we might otherwise throw away?

Website Details

  • Genre : Civic Engagement
  • Pricing structure : Free
  • Last updated : November 11, 2020

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