An African product design & engineering company focused on developing products for emerging markets.
FOONDI
What We Do
Workshops we have run in different locations
PCB Design & Etching workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
The PCB workshop was a hands-on session on PCB design, PCB etching, Circuit assembly after which participants got to 3D Print the case of your product. This interactive workshop was run in partnership with the team from Warefab Electronics in Kenya.
Wearable Tech & Arduino Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
We held an Arduino and Wearable Tech Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya.
This workshop covered an introduction to the use Arduino, basic electronics, sensors and actuators in creating interactive projects. Teams used this knowledge to build wearable tech projects using electronics.
Smart Weather Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
This workshop involved building a simple, low-cost weather device that uses sensors to measure the ambient temperature, humidity and light intensity. These devices were also able to connect to the internet from where users could control and monitor the readings of weather device online using a simple web application.
IoT Build-It workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
During this workshop, participants learned how to connect interactive Arduino projects to the internet and this way, control and monitor them remotely either from your cell phone or from a computer.
Impact Design Workshop
Re:publica '15
Berlin, Germany
This workshop was run during the Re:Publica 2015 conference and aimed at teaching impact design using solar powered technologies. More details here.
Multi-tool CNC workshop
FabLearn 2015
Stanford University
Foondi run a multi-tool CNC workshop (3D printer + milling machine) in collaboration with Qtron Systems. The workshop was run during the FabLearn 2015 conference on Equity & Diversity in Making. More details here.
Boda boda phone charger
Mpigi, Uganda
Uganda has an abundance of boda bodas (motorcycle taxis) for an easy commute. However, some areas experience power outages and in the rural areas, people pay a small fee to have their cell phones charged.
To solve this, we run a workshop with Watoto Church Training Center in Mpigi, Uganda. Here, the technical students built a phone charge that runs of the battery of a boda boda (motorcycle). Hence, the problem was solved and a business idea was generated. More details here.
Bici-blender workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
This was a design workshop aimed at leveraging pedal powered technology in building a blender that was powered by a bicycle - a Bici-blender
Find more about this workshop here.
Design thinking workshop
Bujumbura, Burundi
Design thinking workshop run in collaboration with Akilah Insitute in Bujumbura, Burundi. The workshop, aimed at teaching the precepts of design thinking & human-centered design, involved an interactive workshop on designing a better commute for the students. More details here.
People
Meet our team
Juliet Wanyiri
Founder & Engineering Lead
Juliet is an electrical engineer and is part of the first cohort of the Stanford FabLearn Fellows Program & the IDIN Workshop Fellowship program
Prior to this, Juliet was the lead instigator of Gearbox makerspace. She was also part of the engineering team behind BRCK.
Stephanie Njerenga
Monitoring & Evaluation Lead
Stephanie is an analyst with a background in Actuarial Science.
She is an alumna of the Mobile Start-up Camp 2013 and is passionate about using data to help organizations develop innovative solutions to problems.
Liz Ngibuini
Advisor
Liz holds a Law degree from the University of Nairobi and an MBA in Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise from Colorado State University. She is also a Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K).
As a native of Kenya, Liz is passionate about social enterprise and the role of market-based approaches as drivers of change in society.
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