Oh wow – this really is humbling and inspiring. If you watch one thing today, watch this. From Boing Boing:
This short documentary about a teenager from Sierra Leone who taught himself electronics and got a residence at MIT is inspiring and humbling — what a kid!
15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.
Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the “Visiting Practitioner’s Program” at MIT. THNKR had exclusive access to Kelvin and his life-changing journey – experiencing the US for the first time, exploring incredible opportunities, contending with homesickness, and mapping out his future.
The story about Kelvin Doe (aka DJ Focus) is featured on the website fingerprintprojects.com along with many other stories about – cool stuff kids do – from around the globe. The site curates stories about amazing things kids do, that make a positive dint in the world.