Towards the end of last year we had a great community day session with the girls at St.Elizabeth and African Born 3D print(AB3D)- a local based company that makes 3D printers from electronic waste(e-waste). Prior to the event, the St.Elizabeth girls were researching on the various effects of #e-waste on the environment and how countries like India, Ghana, Sierra Leone and even Kenya are already e-waste dumpsters for Western countries. With this realization, the girls were challenged to think of ways to tackle this challenge and we offered them an example of how #AB3D is reusing e-waste to make 3D printers.
Karl & Roy who are the co-founders of AB3D, gave a demonstration of how 3D printers work as well as the many applications that the 3d printing technology is used for. The girls were also encouraged to think up of ways that 3D printers can be used in their school community and they came up with interesting ideas on how they can be used to print door hinges to repair broken doors, create a 3 in one adjustable farm tool; imagine a digging/pitch fork+plow+spade!
It was a great session full of learning about new tech and imagining possibilities! We thank Karl & Roy for showing the girls various ways they can use technology to drive change in society.
