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SUMMARY:From MIT Media Lab to Sierra Leone: Boosting Innovation in Africa 
 - A new generation of creative doers is on track
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DESCRIPTION:David Sengeh\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Medi
 a Lab)\, Cambridgewww.sengeh.com\nIn the framework of the recently launche
 d EssentialTech Program\, the Cooperation & Development Center is thrilled
  to welcome David Sengeh for a lecture on 2 main topics:- Improving prosth
 etic limbs to increase the comfort level of amputees\nDavid is a PhD stude
 nt in the Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab\, focusing on the mec
 hanical interfaces between man and machine. His research focuses on the de
 sign of comfortable prosthetic sockets and wearable interfaces. His work i
 s at the intersection of medical imaging\, material science\, human anatom
 y\, computer-aided design and manufacturing. Today\, nearly 100% of ampute
 es report some form of discomfort in their prosthetic sockets.\nThe talk w
 ill highlight work done in the design and manufacturing of a multimaterial
  3D printed prosthetic socket by the Biomechatronics Group at MIT Media La
 b and Stratasys. Custom fitted prosthetic sockets designed with variable i
 mpedance determined by the underlying anatomy at each node within the pros
 thetic socket have been manufactured and used in lab settings. Our prototy
 pes\, which combine conventional manufacturing processes and 3D printing\,
  have been used outside the lab in a recent investigation. The combination
  of both CAD/CAM and conventional materials and processes gives us the bes
 t of both worlds: structural integrity and variable impedance\, to increas
 e the comfort level of amputees.Link on hishis work on custom fitted prost
 hetic sockets at MIT Media Lab- Enabling a Generation of Creative Doers in
  Africa: How young people are changing their world\nDavid is also the Pres
 ident and co-founder of Global Minimum Inc. (GMin)\, an international NGO 
 that has distributed over 15\,000 mosquito nets in Sierra Leone. Currently
 \, GMin’s main project is Innovate Salone\, the first-ever competition c
 reated to foster innovation among high-school students in Sierra Leone. In
 novate Salone is a mentorship program and set of workshops where Sierra Le
 one’s youth can get help in developing their ideas. In just six weeks\, 
 the program attracted 300 students who worked on 72 different projects rel
 ated to health\, agriculture\, household chores\, crafts and entertainment
 . GMin also has Innovate The Cape which is currently running in Cape Town\
 , South Africa.Link on his initiative on fostering innovation among high-s
 chool students in his home country\, Sierra Leone
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