Jun08
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Erik Hersman’s AfriGadget.com Named One Of TIME Magazine’s Top 50 Sites Of 2008
My good mate Erik Hersman is passionate about techology and passionate about Africa. He has combined these brilliantly in the recent past in the shape of projects like Ushahidi and AfriGadget. He’s been rewarded for his outstanding efforts by having AfriGadget named as one of TIME Magazine’s 50 top sites of 2008 alongside the likes of Yahoo! Answers Health.com, Mint and more.
Quoting directly from the feature:
So bookmark AfriGadget, a site dedicated to simple, sustainable inventions in Africa. Recent entries have covered efforts to create biodiesel fuel out of local pine nuts in Sierra Leone, and programs to build bicycles out of bamboo in Ghana and Kenya. AfriGadget isn’t updated every day (and sometimes not even once a week), but it offers such distinctive reporting that you won’t want to miss a single post.
This is a superb achievement, not just for Erik and his team of volunteers, but for the African Web as a whole. I want to extend my personal thanks and congratulations to him and his team for their efforts and commitment to showcasing great African innovations.
Mike, thanks a ton man. It was completely unexpected, and I am compelled now more than ever to find even more good stories of low-tech African ingenuity.
You know, we need more from South Africa. I know there’s a ton of cool innovative things happening down south, if you know any contributors send them our way.
Well done afrigadget. You deserve it for a great site