Presentation given at CEMASTEA Kenya 23 rd November 2016 based upon paper written by Eyal Bloch & Philippe Scheimann, TOP founders. Help fund the program: http://www.iwa.org/education-for-sustainable-development-kenya/

1. Child Makes Computer
Computer grows with the child
Support TOP by making a tax-deductible donation to
the Education for Sustainable Development in
Kenya program through the Institute of World Affairs

3. Digital culture
what is the language you need to know
to become part of digital culture?
• Adapting to Online-Centric Lives
• A Decline in Socialization
• Digital culture is rewiring our brains
• Fact Finding Isn’t Learning
• digital divide is an economic and social
inequality with regard to access to, use of,
or impact of information and
communication technologies (ICT)

4. From consumer to Prosumer
Prosumer= Producer + Consumer

5. Build the computer:
Add keyboard, mouse, monitor and electric charger
Computer loaded with software & content → ready to:
• Work online & offline
• Use with programs like Libre Office, Browser
• Learn software languages like Scratch, python...
• Read/Write/publish Content: Wikipedia, Websites….
• Connect electronic devices: sensors, leds, engines...

6. ABC → Word → Sentence → Story
Around traffic lights
Creative computing with
Scratch: traffic light,
Make games, animations,
Build a
traffic light
Electric
circuit:
turn on
leds

7. A B C → Word → Sentence → Story
From digits to Score of football...

8. Creating a sentence or a story like:
Displays the
temperature
of the room
Irrigation
system
using
Arduino &
humidity
sensor
Turn old TV to Malinux TELE
including Raspberry PI & content
used offline/online
Turn old printer into a
Wireless network printer

9. From Computer Lab to Maker Room

10. Goals
Start making electronic open source devices with Arduino controller
and linux based subcomputers (Raspberry)
Learn computer & Internet related skills: Office, web browser, Search
Engines
Learn open source programming - Scratch,Python...
Create a TOP center where users can learn & apply solutions to
authentic problems as well as develop and share their own
solutions

11. Self + social + spiritual + simple = Sustainability
Future + Past = Present
Connectedness: Leadership School for Doers and Dreamers
A paradigm shift can only start with leadership that moves from the ME culture to the WE culture; from
the Consumer mindset to the Prosumer mindset.
These leaders choose to abandon the role of victim to live the solution, rather than fight the problem.
They create the right conditions for each member of the community to discover and reveal his and her
talents, abilities, and inner strengths.
An attitude change starting with self-leadership that
grows inwardly and outwardly at same time,
connecting the head, heart, and hands with:
• Low tech and High tech
• Soil and soul
• Doing and learning
• Art and science
• Individual and community
Ownership of the problem = ownership of the
solution, and leads to:
• Purpose and process
• Creativity and community
• Value and evaluation
• Ability and responsibility
• Connecting diverse people from all walks of life

12. What if you could reach a site where you could not only watch a series of TED-type videos about real
life challenges, but also get a comprehensive explanation about how to solve the problem? (similar to
instructables.com)
At TOP you get:
• A holistic approach to the solution )economic & social/environmental)
• An explanation about how to solve the problem, comprising multimedia illustrations (photos, clips),
text, and open source software, if necessary
• A list of the makers/inventors involved in the creation of the solution with whom you can
communicate directly
• The opportunity to learn, contribute, apply and/or modify the existing solutions, and show us new
challenges
This is what TOP– Technology Of Peace –that Transform Our Problem
Developing and Sharing Technology for the
Wellbeing of the People of the World
and Mother Nature

13. The Israeli team
Eyal Bloch:Keashurim Social-Educational-Business entrepreneurship, Co-founder of
Education for sustainability
Philippe Scheimann:Entrepreneur and consultant, founded Steve’s Garage, a network
of classes for youth and adults around electronics (Arduino), software (Scratch), design
and sustainability.
Go to www.iwa.org & support TOP by making a tax-deductible donation to
the Education for Sustainable Development in Kenya program