Seeding Labs is usually focused on university-based, laboratory-based discovery. But there is certainly a lot of ingenuity and innovation happening outside of formal research programs too. We believe that strengthening science education strengthens an overall culture of tinkering, investigating, inventing and building.

Maker Faire Africa, which just concluded in Nairobi, is a wonderful initiative to support and celebrate people who invent and build. This years' event brought together an array of impressive people with wonderful devices, inventions, and art.