MEMBERS & VISITORS A SOLUTION LOOKING FOR AN AFRICAN PROBLEM Bringing smart functionality to your home doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. If you have a smartphone and an empty outlet, you can use a smart plug to control, schedule, and automate nearly any electrical device. You don’t need programming skills or an […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS CYBER INVENTION CURRICULUM The Tharaka Invention Academy Cyber Curriculum uses a framework that follows steps we’ll take in the invention process. It includes introductory courses to help students get started. It also introduces students to entrepreneurial concepts to get them thinking about what happens beyond the invention process. This curriculum framework […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS Why Develop African Invention Education? Africa’s incredible wealth of natural resources is a good starting point. The fact that this material wealth has been historically and primarily extracted for the greater benefit of others outside of Africa is a good second point. Technological advances in artificial intelligence, human speech recognition, and […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Tharaka Invention Academy has its eyes on the future. With one of the world’s youngest populations, Africa’s large and growing pool of unemployed labor is one of its biggest problems. Young people in Africa many of who are physically and mentally capable, cannot find the jobs they need to […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS MacArthur Foundation Announces 25 New ‘Genius’ Grant Winners African people have no short supply of exhibited ingenuity. That is why I’m working so diligently behind the scenes to foster that creativity and bend it to the betterment of Africa and mankind itself. To be clear, innovation and inventions are not […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS IS KENYA’S WEATHER NOW BEING MANIPULATED? On September 29, 2022 at 6:43 PM I observed and photographed an atmospheric aerosol injection, aka “chemtrail”, in the sky above Marimanti, Kenya. I pointed out this observation to others present with me at the time. We observed this phenomena over a period of twelve […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: WHEN AFRICAN INNOVATORS COMPETE IN ARCHITECTURAL SPACES What will happen when African creators invent new forms of making things or adopting existing forms like those in building construction like that originated in 1964 by Dante Bini . We can wait and hold our breath for unimaginable surprises. After […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS KENYAN INVENTORS WIN $1,000,000 PRIZE Congratulations to Eco-Bana, a Kenyan social venture started by four university students, that has just won the prestigious Hult Prize and a cash award of $ 1,000,000. The prize is awarded to entrepreneurs who strive to tackle pressing global issues through innovation. The firm makes hygienic […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Can A Food Recipe Be Patented? Hey all of you wonderful African food preparers. Your numbers are huge. When I left Ghana after five years one of the things that I sorely missed were the MANY delightful and spicy and almost completely organic foods and treats. Download “Healthy Ghanaian Cookbook” Maybe […]
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