What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation | DK Osseo-Asare

Translator: Nelson Simfukwe Reviewer: Joachim Mangilima

Come with me to Agbogbloshie,

Twende pamoja sehemu iitwayo Agbogbloshie

a neighborhood in the heart of Accra,

eneo lililopo katikati ya jiji la Accra,

named after a god that lives in the Odaw River.

sehemu ambayo imepewa jina la miungu inayoishi mto wa Odaw.

There's a slum, Old Fadama,

kuna kitongoji duni na kongwe, Fadama,

built on land reclaimed from the Korle Lagoon,

uliojengwa kwenye ardhi iliyochukuliwa toka kwa Korle Lagoon,

just before it opens into the Gulf of Guinea.

kabla ya kufunguka kwenye ghuba ya Guinea.

There's a scrapyard here where people take apart all kinds of things,

Kuna jalala la vifaa chakavu hapa ambapo watu hufungua kila aina ya kitu,

from mobile phones to computers,

kuanzia simu za mkononi hadi kompyuta,

automobiles to even entire airplanes.

magari na hata ndege nzima.

Agbogbloshie's scrapyard is famous

jalala la Agbogbloshie ni maarufu

because it has become a symbol of the downside of technology:

kwa sababu pamekuwa ni ishara ya athari ya teknolojia:

the problem of planned obsolescence.

tatizo litokanalo na mpango wa utupaji wa vifaa vilivyokwisha muda wa matumizi.

It's seen as a place where devices from around the world end their life,

Inaonekana ni kama sehemu ambayo vifaa kutoka duniani kote hufikia mwisho wa maisha yake,

where your data comes to die.

ambapo taarifa zako zinakwenda kufa.

These are the images that the media loves to show,

Hizi ni picha ambazo vyombo vya habari hupenda kuonyesha,

of young men and boys burning wires and cables

za vijana wa kiume na wavulana wakiunguza nyaya

to recover copper and aluminum,

ili kuweza kupata shaba na alumini,

using Styrofoam and old tires as fuel,

kwa kutumia Styrofoam na matairi chakavu kama mafuta,

seriously hurting themselves and the environment.

wakijiumiza sana wao na mazingira.

It's a super-toxic process,

Ni mchakato wenye madhara makubwa mno,

producing pollutants that enter the global ecosystem,

uchafuzi ambao unaharibu mazingira ya ulimwengu,

build up in fatty tissue

unaojijenga katika tishu za mafuta

and threaten the top of the food chain.

na kutishia ngazi ya juu ya mlolongo wa chakula.

But this story is incomplete.

Lakini hadithi hii haijakamilika.

There's a lot we can learn from Agbogbloshie,

Kuna mengi tunaweza kujifunza kutokea Agbogbloshie,

where scrap collected from city- and nationwide is brought.

ambapo vifaa chakavu vinakusanywa kutokea majiji yote kitaifa na kuletwa hapo.

For so many of us,

Kwa wengi wetu,

our devices are black boxes.

vifaa vyetu ni sanduku za taarifa.

We know what they do,

Tunajua zinafanya nini,

but not how they work or what's inside.

lakini hatufahamu zifanyavyo kazi au kuna nini ndani yake.

In Agbogbloshie, people make it their business

Katika mji wa Agbogbloshie, watu hufanya hii ni biashara yao

to know exactly what's inside.

kwa kujua hasa yaliyomo ndani.

Scrap dealers recover copper, aluminum, steel, glass, plastic

Mawakala wa vifaa chakavu hupata shaba, alumini, chuma cha pua, kioo, plastiki

and printed circuit boards.

na sakiti za kuchapisha.

It's called "urban mining."

Inaitwa "uchimbaji madini wa mjini."

It's now more efficient for us to mine materials from our waste.

Ni rahisi sasa kwetu kupata madini na malighafi kutokana na uchafu wetu.

There is 10 times more gold, silver, platinum, palladium

Kuna dhahabu, fedha, platini, paladi mara kumi zaidi

in one ton of our electronics

katika tani moja ya vifaa vyetu vya kielectroniki

than in one ton of ore mined from beneath the surface of the earth.

kuliko katika tani moja ya mtapo wa jiwe la madini lililochimbwa kutoka chini ya ardhi.

In Agbogbloshie,

Mjini Agbogbloshie,

weight is a form of currency.

uzito ni mfumo wa fedha.

Devices are dissected to recover materials, parts and components

Vifaa hufunguliwa ili kupata malighafi na vipande

with incredible attention to detail,

kwa uangalifu mkubwa mno,

down to the aluminum tips of electric plugs.

mpaka chini kwenye ncha za plagi ya umeme zilizotengenezwa kwa aluminum.

But scrap dealers don't destroy components that are still functional.

Lakini wakala wa vifaa chakavu hawaharibu vifaa vidogo ambavyo bado vinafanya kazi.

They supply them to repair workshops like this one in Agbogbloshie

Huvipeleka kwenye karakana za matengenezo kama hii hapa mjini Agbogbloshie

and the tens of thousands of technicians across the country

na makumi ya mamia ya mafundi nchini kote

that refurbish electrical and electronic equipment,

ambao hukarabati vifaa vya umeme na kielectroniki,

and sell them as used products to consumers that may not be able to buy

ambao huviuza kama bidhaa zilizotumika kwa wateja ambao hawawezi kununua

a new television or a new computer.

televisheni au kompyuta mpya.

Make no mistake about it, there are young hackers in Agbogbloshie --

Usifanye makosa katika hili, kuna wadukuzi wadogo mjini Agbogbloshie --

and I mean that in the very best sense of that word --

Na ninamaanisha kwamba katika uhalisia wa neno hilo --

that know not only how to take apart computers

sio kwamba tu wanajua kufungua kompyuta.

but how to put them back together, how to give them new life.

wanajua kuzifunga tena, na wanajua namna ya kuzipa maisha mapya ziendelee kufanya kazi.

Agbogbloshie reminds us that making is a cycle.

Agbogbloshie inatukumbusha kwamba kutengeneza ni mzunguko.

It extends to remaking and unmaking

Inaenda hadi katika kutengeneza tena na kufungua

in order to recover the materials that enable us to make something anew.

ili kuweza kuokoa vifaa ambavyo vinatuwezesha kutengeneza kitu kipya.

We can learn from Agbogbloshie,

Tunaweza kujifunza kutoka Agbogbloshie,

where cobblers remake work boots,

ambapo mafundi viatu hukarabati buti za kazi,

where women collect plastic from all over the city,

ambapo wakina mama hukusanya plastiki kutokea pande zote za jiji,

sort it by type,

hupanga kwa aina,

shred it, wash it

hukata, kuosha

and ultimately sell it back as feedstock to factories

na kuuza tena kwa viwanda

to make new clothing,

ili kutengeneza nguo mpya,

new plastic buckets

ndoo mpya za plastiki

and chairs.

na viti.

Steel is stockpiled separately,

Chuma cha pua hupangwa peke yake,

where the carcasses of cars and microwaves and washing machines

ambapo machuma ya magari na majiko ya mionzi na mashine za kufulia

become iron rods for new construction;

hugeuka kuwa nguzo za chuma kwa ujenzi mpya;

where roofing sheets become cookstoves;

ambapo mabati hugeuka kuwa majiko ya kupikia;

where shafts from cars become chisels

ambapo mipini ya magari hugeuka kuwa patasi

that are used to scrap more objects;

ambazo hutumika kuchambua malighafi katika vifaa chakavu;

where aluminum recovered from the radiators of fridges

ambapo alumini inayopatikana kutoka kwenye majokofu

and air conditioners

na kiyoyozi

are melted down

huyeyushwa

and use sand casting to make ornaments for the building industry,

na kujazwa katika vitengeneza umbo kwa ajili ya kupata mapambo yatumikayo katika sekta ya ujenzi,

for pots which are sold just down the street in the Agbogbloshie market

au vyungu ambavyo huuzwa kwenye mitaa ya masoko ya Agbogbloshie

with a full array of locally made ovens, stoves and smokers,

na wingi wa majiko yaliyotengenezwa kienyeji,

which are used every day

ambayo hutumika kila siku

to make the majority of palm nut soups,

kutengeneza supu ya mbegu za mchikichi,

of tea and sugar breads,

kuchemsha chai na mikate ya sukari,

of grilled tilapia in the city.

kuchoma samaki.

They're made in roadside workshops like this one by welders like Mohammed,

Yanatengenezwa katika karakana zilizopo pembezoni mwa barabara na mafundi kuchomelea kama Mohammed,

who recover materials from the waste stream

ambaye hupata malighafi kutoka katika vifaa vilivyotupwa

and use them to make all kinds of things,

na kutumia kutengeneza kila aina ya vitu,

like dumbbells for working out out of old car parts.

mfano vinyanyua uzito kwa ajili ya mazoezi vitokanavyo na vifaa chakavu vya magari.

But here's what's really cool:

Lakini hili ndilo jambo la kufurahisha:

the welding machines they use look like this,

mashine za kuchomelea wanazotumia kama hii,

and they're made by specially coiling copper

zinatengenezwa kwa shaba maalumu zilizoviringishwa

around electrical steel recovered from old transformer scrap.

kwenye chuma cha pua kilichotokana na transfoma chakavu.

There's an entire industry just next to Agbogbloshie

Kuna kiwanda pembeni kidogo ya Agbogbloshie

making locally fabricated welding machines that power local fabrication.

ambapo wanatengeneza mashine za kuchomelea ambazo hutumika kutengeneza vifaa.

What's really cool as well is that there's a transfer of skills and knowledge

Uzuri ni kwamba kuna mabadilishano ya utaalamu na maarifa

across generations,

kutoka kizazi kimoja kwenda kinachofuata,

from masters to apprentices,

kutokea kwa mwalimu kwenda kwa mwanafunzi,

but it's done through active learning, through heuristic learning,

lakini inawezekana kwa kujifunza kwa vitendo,

learning by doing and by making.

kujifunza kwa kufanya na kutengeneza.

And this stands in sharp contrast

Na hii inadhihirisha utofauti uliopo kutokana na

to the experience of many students in school,

uzoefu wa wanafunzi wengi mashuleni,

where lecturers lecture,

ambapo walimu hufundisha ubaoni,

and students write things down and memorize them.

na wanafunzi huandika vitu na kuvikariri.

It's boring, but the real problem is

Inachosha, lakini tatizo halisi ni

this somehow preempts their latent or their inherent entrepreneurial power.

kwamba hali hii huondoa uwezo wa nguvu yao ya kijasiriamali.

They know books but not how to make stuff.

Wanajua vitabu na sio namna ya kutengeneza vitu.

Four years ago, my cofounder Yasmine Abbas and I asked:

Miaka minne iliyopita, mimi na mwanzilishi mwenzangu Yasmine Abbas tuliuliza:

What would happen if we could couple

Kipi kitatokea kama tukiunganisha

the practical know-how of makers in the informal sector

utaalamu wa kiufundi walionao waliopo katika sekta isiyo rasmi

with the technical knowledge of students and young professionals

na maarifa ya kiufundi waliyonayo wanafunzi na vijana wataalamu

in STEAM fields --

katika nyanja ya STEM --

science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics --

sayansi, teknolojia, uhandisi na hisabati --

to build a STEAM-powered innovation engine

kutengeneza mfumo wa ukuzaji ubunifu unaoendeshwa na nyanja hizi

to drive what we call "Sankofa Innovation," which I'll explain.

ili kuendesha kitu kiitwacho "Ugunduzi wa Sankofa," nitaelezea.

We took forays into the scrapyard

Tulivamia majalala vya vifaa chakavu

to look for what could be repurposed,

kuangalia kipi tunaweza kukipa umaana wake tena,

like DVD writers that could become laser etchers,

kama viandishi vya DVD vinavyoweza tumika kuchapa maneno kwenye metali

or the power supplies of old servers

au kifaa cha kusambaza nguvu ya umeme katika seva

for a start-up in Kumasi making 3D printers out of e-waste.

kwa ajili ya kampuni iliyoanzishwa Kumasi ambayo inatengeneza vichapishi vya 3D kutokana na taka za kielectroniki.

The key was to bring together young people from different backgrounds

Maana yetu ilikuwa ni kuleta pamoja vijana wadogo kutoka katika hali mbalimbali

that ordinarily never have anything to do with each other,

ambapo kwa kawaida hawana chochote kinachoweza kuwaunganisha pamoja,

to have a conversation about how they could collaborate

kufanya maongezi ya namna ambavyo wanaweza kushirikiana

and to test and develop new machines and tools

kujaribu na kuunda machine na vifaa vipya

that could allow them to shred and strip copper instead of burning it,

ambapo itawasaidia kukata na kuchuna shaba badala ya kuchoma moto,

to mold plastic bricks and tiles,

kuunda matofali na marumaru,

to build new computers out of components recovered from dead electronics,

kutengeneza kompyuta mpya kutokana na vifaa vinavyotokana na mashine za kielectroniki zisizofanya kazi,

to build a drone.

kuunda ndege ndogo zinazoendeshwa kwa rimoti.

And here you can see it flying for the first time in Agbogbloshie.

Na hapa unaweza kuiona ikipaa kwa mara ya kwanza katika Agbogbloshie.

(Applause)

(Makofi)

Yasmine and I have collaborated with over 1,500 young people,

Mimi na Yasmine tumeshirikiana na zaidi ya vijana wadogo 1500,

750 from STEAM fields,

750 wakitokea katika nyanja ya STEM,

and over 750 grassroots makers and scrap dealers

na zaidi ya 750 ambao ni mawakala wa vifaa chakavu

from Agbogbloshie and beyond.

kutokea Agbogbloshie na sehemu nyinginezo.

They've joined hands together to develop a platform

Wameungana pamoja kutengeneza jukwaa

which they call Spacecraft,

linalofahamika kama Spacecraft,

a hybrid physical and digital space for crafting,

sehemu ambayo ni mchanganyiko wa eneo halisi na eneo la kidijitali kwa ajili ya uundaji,

more of a process than a product,

zaidi kuhusu mchakato kuliko bidhaa,

an open architecture for making,

ujenzi huru wa utengenezaji,

which involves three parts:

ambao unahusisha namna tatu:

a makerspace kiosk, which is prefab and modular;

kibanda cha mtengenezaji, ambapo ni utengenezaji na uundaji;

tool kits which can be customized based on what makers want to make;

vifaa ambavyo vinaweza rekebishwa kulingana na kile anachotaka kuunda mtengenezaji;

and a trading app.

na programu ya uchuuzi.

We built the app specifically with the needs of the scrap dealers

Tumetengeneza programu hii mahususi kwa mahitaji ya mawakala wa vifaa chakavu

in mind first,

tukiwaweka akilini kwanza,

because we realized that it was not enough to arm them with information

kwa sababu tulitambua kwamba haikutosha kuwapa taarifa

and upgraded technology

na teknolojia ya kisasa

if we wanted them to green their recycling processes;

kama tulitaka wafanye mchakato wa kurudisha malighafi uwe salama kwa mazingira;

they needed incentives.

walihitaji motisha.

Scrap dealers are always looking for new scrap and new buyers

Wakala wa vifaa chakavu muda wote wanatafuta vifaa chakavu na wanunuzi wapya

and what interests them is finding buyers who will pay more

na wanachofurahia ni kupata mnunuzi ambaye atalipa zaidi

for clean copper than for burnt.

kwa shaba safi kuliko iliyochomwa moto.

We realized that in the entire ecosystem,

Tuligundua kwamba katika mzunguko mzima,

everyone was searching for something.

kila mtu alikuwa akitafuta kitu fulani.

Makers are searching for materials, parts, components, tools, blueprints

Watengenezaji wanatafuta malighafi

to make what it is they want to make.

za kutengeneza vifaa wanavyotaka kutengeneza.

They're also finding a way to let customers and clientele

Pia wanatafuta namna ya kuwataarifu wateja

find out that they can repair a blender

kutambua kwamba wanaweza kurekebisha mashine ya kusaga matunda na mboga

or fix an iron

au kurekebisha pasi mbovu

or, as we learned yesterday, to make a french fry machine.

au, kama tulivyojifunza jana, kutengeneza mashine ya kukaanga chipsi.

On the flip side, you find that there are end users

Katika upande mwingine, utagundua kwamba kuna watumiaji wa mwisho

that are desperately looking for someone that can make them a french fry machine,

ambao kwa hali na mali wanatafuta mtu ambaye atawatengenezea mashine za kukaanga chipsi,

and you have scrap dealers who are looking how they can collect this scrap,

na una wakala wa vifaa chakavu ambao wanatafuta namna wa kukusanya vifaa chakavu,

process it, and turn it back into an input for new making.

kuvichakata, na kurudisha katika hali yake ya upya.

We tried to untangle that knot of not knowing

Tulijaribu kufungua fundo la kukosa ufahamu

to allow people to find what they need to make what they want to make.

kuwafanya watu kutafuta wanachohitaji ili kutengeneza wanachotaka tengeneza.

We prototyped the makerspace kiosk in Agbogbloshie,

Tulitengeneza kibanda cha uundaji cha mfano katika Agbogbloshie,

conceived as the opposite of a school:

ikionyesha utofauti wa shule:

a portal into experiential and experimental making

sehemu ambayo ni ya kutengeneza kwa kufanya majaribio

that connects local and global

ambayo inaunganisha kwetu na ulimwengu

and connects making with remaking and unmaking.

na inaunganisha kutengeneza, pamoja na kukarabati na kufungua vifaa.

We made a rule that everything had to be made from scratch

Tulitengeneza sharti ambalo linasema kila kitu kinatakiwa kutengenezwa kuanzia mwanzoni

using only materials made in Ghana

kwa kutumia malighafi zilizotengenezwa Ghana

or sourced from the scrapyard.

au zilizopatikana kwenye jalala la vyuma chakavu.

The structures essentially are simple trusses which bolt together.

Muundo unatokana na mihimili ambayo inaungwa pamoja na bolti.

It takes about two hours to assemble one module with semi-skilled labor,

Huchukua takribani masaa mawili kukusanya jengo moja kwa mjengaji mwenye utaalamu wa kati,

and by developing tooling and jigs and rigs,

na kwa kutengeneza vifaa,

we were able to actually build these standardized parts

tunaweza kutengeneza hivi vipande vya kuunda jengo

within this ecosystem of artisanal welders

ndani ya mzunguko wa ufundi wa fani ya uchomeleaji vyuma

with the precision of one millimeter --

katika usahihi wa milimita moja --

of course, using made-in-Agbogbloshie welding machines,

Kwa uhakika, tukitumia mashine za kuchomelea zilizotengenezwa Agbogbloshie,

as well as for the tools,

na vile vile kwa vifaa,

which can lock, the toolboxes, and stack to make workbenches,

ambavyo vinaweza kufungwa, na kutengeneza mahala pa kufanyia kazi,

and again, customized based on what you want to make.

na tena, kufunga kwa kulingana na unachotaka kutengeneza.

We've tested the app in Agbogbloshie

Tumeijaribu programu ndani ya Agbogbloshie

and are getting ready to open it up to other maker ecosystems.

na tupo tayari kuizindua kwa mizunguko ya watengenezaji sehemu nyingine.

In six months, we'll have finished three years of testing

Ndani ya miezi sita, tutakuwa tumemaliza miaka mitatu ya kujaribu

the makerspace kiosk,

kibanda chetu cha uundaji,

which I have to admit, we've subjected to some pretty horrific abuse.

ambapo inabidi nikubali, tumefanya uharibifu wa kutisha sana.

But it's for a good cause,

Lakini kwa maana iliyo nzuri,

because based on the results of that testing,

kwa sababu kutokana na matokeo ya majaribio yetu,

we've been able to redesign an upgraded version of this makerspace.

tumeweza kufanya maboresho ya kibanda cha uundaji.

If a fab lab is large, expensive, and fixed in place,

Kama maabara ya uundaji ni kubwa, iliyo ghali, na ipo mahala isipohamishika,

think of this as the counterpoint:

waza hili kama ulinganishi:

something low-cost,

kile kilicho cha gharama ya chini,

which can be locally manufactured,

ambacho kinaweza tengenezwa kienyeji,

which can be expanded and kitted out incrementally

ambacho kinaweza kuongezwa vifaa na nafasi

as makers acquire resources.

pale mtengenezaji anapopata vifaa vipya.

You can think of it as a toolshed,

Unaweza kuwaza ni kama vile kijisehemu cha vifaa,

where makers can come and check out tools

ambapo watengenezaji wanaweza kuja na kuchukua vifaa

and take them via handcart

na kuweka katika toroli la kusukuma na mkono

to wherever they want in the city to make what it is they want to make.

popote pale watakapo ndani ya jiji kutengeneza kile wanachotaka kutengeneza.

And moving into the next phase, we're planning to also add

Na kuelekea katika hatua nyingine, pia tunapanga kuongeza

ceiling-mounted CNC bots,

roboti waliofungwa kwenye dari,

which allow makers to cocreate together with robots.

ambapo itasaidia watengenezaji kutengeneza pamoja na roboti.

Ultimately, this is a kit of parts,

Kwa uhakika, hii ni zana ya vifaa

which can be assembled locally within the informal sector

ambayo inaweza kusanywa kawaida katika sekta isiyo rasmi

using standardized parts

kwa kutumia vifaa vya wastani

which can be upgraded collectively through an open-source process.

ambavyo vinaweza boreshwa kwa pamoja kupitia mchakato huru na wazi.

In totality, this entire makerspace system

Kwa ujumla, huu mfumo mzima wa sehemu ya uundaji

tries to do five things:

unajaribu kufanya vitu vitano:

to enable emerging makers to gather the resources they need

kuwasaidia watengenezaji wanaochipukia kukusanya rasilimali wanazohitaji

and the tools to make what they want to make;

na vifaa vya kutengeneza wanachotaka kuunda;

to learn by doing and from others;

kujifunza kwa kufanya na kwa wengine pia;

to produce more and better products;

kutengeneza bidhaa nyingi na zilizo bora;

to be able to trade to generate steady income;

kuweza kufanya biashara na kutengeneza kipato imara;

and ultimately, to amplify not only their reputation as a maker,

na mwishoni, kuongeza nguvu si tu katika sifa yao kama watengenezaji,

but their maker potential.

lakini pia uwezo wao wa utengenezaji.

Sankofa is one of the most powerful Adinkra symbols of the Akan peoples

Sankofa ni moja ya ishara za Adinkra zenye nguvu za watu wa Akan

in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire,

nchini Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire,

and it can be represented as a bird reaching onto its back to collect an egg,

na inaweza kumaanisha ndege anayegeuka nyuma ili kukusanya yai,

a symbol of power.

ishara ya nguvu.

It translates literally from the Twi as "return and get it,"

Inamaanisha kwamba "rudi nyuma na pata" kutokea kwa Twi

and what this means is that if an individual or a community or a society

na hii ina maana kwamba kama mtu au jamii

wants to have a successful future, they have to draw on the past.

anataka kuwa na mafanikio siku za mbeleni, anatakiwa vuta kwa yale yaliyopita.

To acquire and master existing ways of doing,

Kujipatia na kuzoea namna iliyopo ya ufanyaji vitu,

access the knowledge of their ancestors.

kutumia maarifa ya mhenga.

And this is very relevant

Na hii ni halisi

if we want to think about an inclusive future for Africa today.

kama leo tunataka kuwaza kuhusu Afrika ya kesho.

We have to start from the ground up,

Tunatakiwa kuanzia chini kuelekea juu,

mining what already works for methods and for models,

kuchimbua kile ambacho tayari kinafanya kazi kwa namna na mifano,

and to think about how might we be able to connect,

na kuwaza ni namna gani tunaweza kuunganisha,

in a kind of "both-and," not "either-or" paradigm,

katika namna ya "vyote-pamoja" na sio "hiki-au kile",

the innovation capacity of this growing network

uwezo wa uvumbuzi wa mtandao huu unaokua

of tech hubs and incubators across the continent

wa vitovu vya teknolojia na sehemu za kutoa mafunzo barani

and to rethink beyond national boundaries and political boundaries,

na kuwaza tena zaidi ya mipaka ya kitaifa na kisiasa,

to think about how we can network innovation in Africa

kuwaza kuhusu namna gani tunaweza kutengeneza mtandao wa uvumbuzi barani Afrika

with the spirit of Sankofa

katika moyo wa Sankofa

and the existing capacity of makers at the grassroots.

na uwezo uliopo wa watengenezaji waliopo katika ngazi ya chini.

If, in the future, someone tells you

Kama, siku za mbeleni, mtu atakuambia

Agbogbloshie is the largest e-waste dump in the world,

Agbogbloshie ni jalala kubwa duniani la vifaa vibovu vya kielectroniki,

I hope you can correct them

Nina imani unaweza kumrekebisha

and explain to them that a dump is a place where you throw things away

na kumueleza kwamba jalala ni sehemu ambayo unatupa vitu

and leave them forever;

na kuviacha milele;

a scrapyard is where you take things apart.

yadi ya vifaa chakavu ni sehemu unayovifungua vifaa hivi.

Waste is something that no longer has any value,

Uchafu ni kitu ambacho hakina thamani tena,

whereas scrap is something that you recover

ambapo kifaa chakavu ni kitu ambacho kinakupa malighafi

specifically to use it to remake something new.

mahususi kwa kutumia kutengeneza kifaa kingine kipya.

Making is a cycle,

Utengenezaji ni mzunguko,

and African makerspaces are already pioneering and leading

na sehemu za uundaji vifaa zilizopo Afrika tayari zinaongoza

circular economy at the grassroots.

katika uchumi mzunguko katika ngazi ya chini.

Let's make more and better together.

Tutengeneza zaidi na kilicho bora pamoja.

Thank you.

Asante.

(Applause)

(Makofi)