MAKER FAIRE AFRICA '09
2009, Ghana
The 1st Maker Faire Africa was held in Ghana, a celebration of African ingenuity and invention.
Butterfly Works joined the organising team of Maker Faire Africa to contribute to this exciting event as it supports our philosophy of 'liberate the maker'. We networked for support for the event, found new makers to present their work, promoted the event online and were present live to co-run the event and 'Match a Maker'. 'Match a Maker' is a match making service whereby makers and creators of all plumage can meet to share and services and skills. Tosh Hamilton from NairoBits joined us where he assisted Makers to start
an online presence.
The first Maker Faire Africa was a very successful and inspiring event where makers from Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Cote D’Ivoire, Malawi and Kenya came together to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Because of its success it was decided to make it a yearly event that travels through Africa. In 2010 the event will be organized in Nairobi, Kenya. Alongside mainstream and global media, the event was covered by Ghana dailys and many blogs and tweets.
Featured links
Youtube Video (from AfricaNews)
Guardian Newspaper article
Flickr Foto Set
AfricaNews post
Wired Online article
Maker Faire Africa (Project Website)
Make, create, upcycle, re-use, fix, invent, play, all part of our 'liberate the maker' ethos --- EmerBrowse through quotes
