For those of you that think that I should post stuff about me on my blog – the my school just posted a piece about an award I just got on the website. It’s really cool – the Foundations for Change: Thomas I Yamashita Prize supports young activists that make social change happen. If [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2008’
Mobile Phone Microscope
So last year, our co-winners in the Bears Breaking Boundaries IT for Society contest was a group of students working on attachments for cell phone cameras that could be used for microscopy diagnosis of diseases like malaria. Since then both of our projects have been taken up by the Blum Center for Developing [...]
Solar Power for Emergency Obstetric Care in Nigeria
This is a bit belated (I’m something like 6 months behind on blog posts) but my group got an honorable mention at this year’s Bear’s Breaking Boundaries IT for Society competition. Our project, led by Laura Stachel (MD, studying for a DrPH in the School of Public Health) proposes to provide sufficient reliable power [...]
AfriGadget
My friend Neema pointed out AfriGadget, a blog showcasing African ingenuity. The posts currently on the front page feature everything from biodiesel and renewable energy to simpsons toys to mobile phones made from recycled parts.
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