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Your name, and that of your organisation (or the organisation that will receive funds on your behalf).
Frank Bentum - Africa Open Science & Hardware(AfricaOSH) -
Name of event. Make another post with another event name if you have another event.
AfricaOSH Open Hardware workshop -
Email address by which you may be contacted.
frank@africaosh.com -
What open science hardware tool(s) will be the focus of your event?
Arduino
3D printer -
Describe your course or workshop, whom and what it is for, where and when it will be held, how many attendees (IRL or virtual) you expect.
The workshop will focus on the concept of open hardware in Ghana and in Africa. An interactive session with makers, students and open hardware enthusiasts, discussing the concept of open hardware in an African context, the opportunities offered by open hardware to Africa and also communities like AfricaOSH and GOSH communities, which provide support for open hardware makers around the continent and the globe. An introduction to open source hardware prizes like the Hackaday prize which rewards open hardware makers working on open source hardware projects.
This workshop is for students (high schoolers and university students), makers, and open hardware enthusiasts. We are looking at hosting between 20 - 25 people for this session during the last week of April (one of 27 or 28 April). The workshop will be in person.
Participants will have the chance to learn valuable skills, as the workshop includes a hands-on session that will teach them how to build a DIY Arduino-based thermometer gun. -
Do you have plans for ongoing activities after this event OR is it intended that the participants will continue activities after this event? If so, describe the intentions and plans here.
We intend to make this workshop a series of workshops, possibly across various regions in Africa (In collaboration with our community members in these countries). The plan is to organise an inclusive event that is committed to promoting open and collaborative approaches to science and technology in Africa, and to building capacity in open science and hardware. -
What event outputs (e.g. teaching materials, curricula, software, etc.) will you make available? Will these outputs carry an open licence?
All related outputs from software to hardware used in building the thermometer gun will be open (we will document the entire process and share it on [AfricArXiv](https://africarxiv.org and our website) and also all open forums. -
What you will use the grant for, roughly.
Hackaday has agreed, in principle, to also sponsor some part of the workshop. (Space, Catering Allowance for facilitators, Internet access)
We will then use the GOSH microgrant for:
a. USD 380 - Hardware parts for 20 - 25 participants
Arduino Pro Mini
FTDI FT232R
USB Mini
TP4056
Tactile Push Button
0.96" OLED
Smd Battery Holder
3.7v Lithium Ion Cell
b. Notepads and pens for the participants - USD 40
c. Media and Documentation - USD 80 -
Provide links (references) to documentation or reviews of similar
events or works you have executed. School coursework or projects
can be listed, even social media posts. Anything to give a sense
of what you’re about and your ability to successfully conduct this
course or workshop. To keep this short, just the links and their descriptions will do.
https://africaosh.com/
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