Today I’ll talk about a really interesting blog called AfriGadget:

AfriGadget is a website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. A team of bloggers and readers contribute their pictures, videos and stories from around the continent. The stories of innovation are inspiring. It is a testament to Africans bending the little they have to their will, using creativity to overcome life’s challenges.

Founded by Erik Hersman, the blog offers a overwiev of interesting products created by African people to solve everyday issues using resources available in poor areas of Africa.
The products showed in the blog range from an homemade robot in Togo to a simple and cheap solution for Nairobi blackouts and I’m sure you’ll like to have a tour across all the articles of this blog!

The site has been awarded by time.com as one of the “50 Best Websites of 2008” and is a great source of informations to understand Africans’ approach to product design and to develop a sustainable way for development in Africa.