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Catching Up with the Togolese E-Waste 3D Printer Makers

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Written byLova Rakotomalala
Posted 28 April 2014 19:58 GMT

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In 2013, we were introduced to the E-Waste 3D Printer project by Woelab engineers in Togo. My Africa Is gives the genesis of the WoeLab project and what the makers hope to achieve going forward : 

The Woelab team has organized conferences with individuals in the medical field in Africa, to get a better understanding of the implications of a tool like a 3D printer in the local health sector and beyond. The vision of the Woelab team is to supply 3D printers to cyber or internet café’s which are widely used in Lome.

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A small portrait of Lova Rakotomalala
Written byLova Rakotomalala

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