MEMBERS & VISITORS: Wake Up Young Africans and Transform The Continent Tharaka Invention Academy and Tharaka Invention Circle CBO will be delivering education and training that makes sense, that delivers relevant, truthful, and valuable skills and information that makes sense for a continuously growing and prosperous Africa. Join us in our journey and please […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Eugenicist Mayhem Charles had always been fascinated by the power of science and technology to change the world. As a young inventor at Tharaka Invention Academy, he had dedicated himself to finding solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing Africa and the world. But as he danced the deck of […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: THE DAY IS COMING SOON IMAGINE WHEN AFRICAN PEOPLE CAN SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH ARRIVE WHEN CHALLENGED ___________________________________________ “It was a hot summer day in the small village of Kinshasa, and eight young inventors were hard at work in their makeshift laboratory. Their names were Chiku, Lila, Nkosi, Zuba, […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM INVENTION EDUCATION? It is difficult to specify an “ideal” target population for invention education in Africa and other parts of the world occupied by those in the African diaspora, as different groups may have different needs and priorities. However, some potential groups that would certainly benefit from […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS WANNA’ BE A CHICK MAGNET? Two young inventors received a patent for a ridiculously simple food invention that may make them millions of dollars. If so, they will definitely become “chick magnet”, a term which means very attractive to females. Girls and women are NOT stupid. Most of them can recognize […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Young Inventors Solving African Problems There is a tremendous need for invention and innovation to solve challenges in Kenya, for example, but the public and private school systems largely do not yet formally recognize this need and have not accommodated systems to meet these needs. When recognized, priority is given to […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Innovation Station African progress moves forward and its young innovators, though in their early stages, will be a force to be reckoned with in the 21st century. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS AFRICA IS THE FUTURE “Demographics Is Destiny” Ashley make the case that for geopolitical, demographic, spiritual, linguistic, cultural, genetic, and ecological reasons, the future of the continent’s people is bright indeed. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer INVENTION SCHOOL’S SIGNATURE SERIES The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Ghana Invests Heavily in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Education Ghana is taking bold steps to insure its future prosperity by investing heavily in STEM education for its youth. Apparently, the students love the quality of the education they are receiving. This is an example of top down leadership headed by a […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Young African Inventors Top 6 Inventors in Africa, and their innovations When the word invention or inventor resonates, the first pick of the mind is the united states, Germany, Britain, or Japan. This has changed over time as other countries have joined the fight of producing amazing inventors and inventions and […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS MY DAD WAS A GOOD MAN AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY My father, Edward Singer, died on his 88th birthday on February 9, 1999. I miss him dearly but his memory holds a huge place in my heart. At the close of his funeral I just sat on a nearby bench […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Nigerian Teen: Robot Designer Inventor Isah Auwal Barde, aged 17, created the robot Mutum Mutumi from cardboard and other miscellaneous materials he could find. It took Barde two years to build the robot. He had no funding, so all the parts were found locally or provided by others. He also said […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS CONTINENT WIDE PUSH FOR INNOVATION Children In Freedom School is an Afrocentric primary school in Nakuru, Kenya and was founded by Oku Kanayo and Utheri in 2018. Children in Freedom School aims to reclaim Africa’s glory on the global stage by recognising the greatness inherent in every African child, nurturing it […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Young Inventors Can Harness Local Resources A primary focus of Invention School is to show apprentice inventors that there is a wealth of local resources to which large amounts of value can be added. In this light, the African leaders who we choose can make vast differences for the better OR […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS LEARNING TREES: Delivering Content On Africa’s Terms LEARNING TREES: Delivering Learning Outcomes On Africa’s Terms A New Earth is forming in Africa and elsewhere and one of the pillars of that formation is the system of education which can successfully bring about that transformation. Starting in the 1960s, various black communities […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS YOUNG APPRENTICE INVENTORS WILL TACKLE THESE PROBLEMS When young minds are given a heads up about some of the challenges that interest them besetting their homeland , their solutions may be percolating for 10 years or more, but you can believe that they will come up with solutions. Aside from writing […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS GO TOGETHER GO TOGETHER The technological progress of Africa and its Diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and later through its colonization by European powers up to today’s aspirants from China, European Union, America, and India. With the arrival of the 21st century, a new era of an awakened Africa […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Teacher To Teacher With Mr. Wizard Teacher To Teacher With Mr. Wizard From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Michele Norris. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: And I’m Robert Siegel. We learned today of the death of Don Herbert at age 89. If you’re too young to remember television in the […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS 7 QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED ABOUT THE SERIES 7 QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED ABOUT THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES 1. What is the world that the characters inhabit? I use images of people that look a little bit different, like a girl that has a bald head. She shaved her […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS PREPARING A GENERATION OF AFRICAN INVENTORS PREPARING A GENERATION OF AFRICAN INVENTORS I am working hard to implement a real world Invention School for African youth. Given the world’s current state of affairs, the stage is now set for Africans to deeply explore solutions to African problems without being hampered by […]
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