Meet Kevin Doe – 15-year-old Sierra Leone Whiz Kid

Meet Kelvin Doe aka Dj Focus, a 15-year-old self-taught hardware hacking whiz-kid from Sierra Leone who was given the chance to visit and study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)  by David Moinina Sengeh after he run a summer innovation camp in Sierra Leone.
The video below shows highlights from the Innovation Camp in Sierra Leone and Kevin’s visit to MIT Campus in Massachusetts.

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Kelvin’s story is very admirable and remarkable – this goes to show that innovation can spring from anywhere.  Kelvin’s drive to teach himself electronics and help his community by reverse-engineering radios, generators and other devices from what 99.9% of the population would consider trash is a moving reminder of that fact.

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