Smart kid. Nice kid.
Want to foster innovation among young people? Encourage people like David and Kelvin, support a good non-profit that helps people who want to help themselves, and don't listen to politicians who say that low income people of color are not capable of achievment without special treatment and lots of money (that rarely gets to the needy).
I’m usually happy with myself when I can fix something with the help of a Youtube video. At least until I hear about people like Kelvin Doe.
Doe is a 15-year-old boy from Sierra Leone who has taught himself to build batteries, generators, and transmitters from scrap materials. His next goal: to build wind mills to generate electricity for his community.
This inspiring young innovator caught the eye of MIT and was given the opportunity to participate in the school’s Visiting Practitioners Program, the youngest ever participant in the program.
THNKR tells Doe’s story in a fantastic video. Check it out:
[h/t Grist]
