Tharaka Invention Academy
The technological progress of Africa and its diasporans was dramatically broken beginning with slavery and later through its colonization by European powers. With the arrival of the 21st century, a new era of an awakened Africa has dawned. In the graphic novel series we are developing entitled “Invention School”, curious young African students explore their creative potential for solving everyday problems through a subset of engineering skills under the watchful and loving guidance of highly skilled and creative science and engineering inventors from throughout the African diaspora. In order to complement this dream of an imaginary “Invention School” we have chosen to establish a real-world invention school such as this in Marimanti, Kenya within Tharaka-Nithi County. We are preparing a generation of African inventors. We are forging a new narrative of progress and innovation among Tharaka’s youth backed by a “can do” spirit and a desire to dream big through the use of effective equipment and curriculum.
Prof. Singer is the founder and Director of Tharaka Invention Academy. Love of teaching goes back to his early adulthood and that first position as a teacher assistant with Project Head Start for pre-school children. Prof. Singer has since accumulated 20 years of teaching in the U.S., South Korea, and Ghana. (art, English, and especially mechanical engineering at a nationally acclaimed engineering university).
Miriam Muthoni is Deputy Director of Tharaka Invention Academy. Born and raised in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. I have a wealth of experience in administrative roles having served in various positions in different institutions and mostly in University sector like Kenya Methodist University and the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton.
I am a multi-task-oriented focused to achieve my goals in every task that I undertake, am a firm believer in social responsibility and service to the society, which is a motivation for my involvement in several institutions. I also possess good skills in personalized approach to clients, co-workers as well as delivering optimum results. Ability to meet short deadlines and effectively handle stressful situations.
Over this period I have acquired specialized skills in management; and administration; institutional strengthening and capacity building,. I am doing Master of Arts in Women, Leadership and Governance in Africa and I hold Bachelors of Arts in Counseling Psychology and a Minor degree in Development Studies from the University of Eastern Africa Baraton. I have done a number of other courses including; Covid-19 Youth Leaders Training with Ministry Of Health and USAID, Training on International Federation of Social Workers in Pan African Regional Conference, Training of Facilitators in Project Planning & Management with AMREF; Resource Mobilization and many more.
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