MEMBERS & 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: Females and Invention Education THESE ARE SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS WE’RE WORKING ON TO INCREASE FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN INVENTION EDUCATION. At Tharaka Invention Academy, we have been wrestling hard with approaches we can make to significantly expand the participation of girls and women in all walks of life in invention education […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: African People Need Invention Education For centuries, a wide array of impediments to development have been placed upon African people globally. Helpful aid has always had strings attached. Tharaka Invention Academy is positioned to deliver invention education online which will provide skills and knowledge to identify problems quantitatively, distill disciplined solutions […]
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 […]
Read moreMEMBERS & 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 […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS INVENTION SCHOOL APPRENTICES WILL WORK ON PROBLEMS LIKE ROAD BUILDING USING LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent in the year 117 under the emperor Trajan. Its leaders were able to mobilize its military to build roads of such quality and usefulness that many are still used today […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention In the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’, Plato famously wrote: “our need will be the real creator” which was molded over time into the English proverb ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. Prof. Oku Singer, Mechanical/Solar Engineer
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