How a sub-county, a school hall and a box of salvaged parts became the centre’s first grassroots exhibition — and what the organisers learned about who actually turns up. Sample copy for layout only.
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Grassroots Innovation Camp & Awards 2026
Four days of building, judging and exhibition. Sample copy for layout only.
Quote — Camp facilitator, CITES
We did not teach them to build. We gave them a table, some parts and a reason.
Judging for usefulness, not polish
Why the scoring sheet rewards a rough prototype that works in the village over a neat one that does not. Sample copy for layout only.
Prototype clinic: soldering and safety
A half-day bench session on joints, heat and what not to do. Sample copy for layout only.
Thematic areas framework
The four pillars, what sits under each, and how they are assessed. Sample copy for layout only.
Workshop receives its first donated equipment
Six irons, a bench supply and a box of salvaged parts. Sample copy for layout only.
Quote — Participant, 16, Nankandulo
I thought you needed a laboratory. It turns out you need a soldering iron and somebody who will let you use it.
From a salvaged radio to a solar dryer
One entrant’s route from taking things apart to selling what she built. Sample copy for layout only.